early RCA color set on Ebay

[Steve Hoffman]

Steve,

Really?

I'll think about it in that case!!!!



Thanks!

[Jonathan]

Neither of you Steves want it? Both of you are crazy. :P I contacted the seller and asked him about shipping, and he said he'd ship it if I can and if I'll pay for it. It will be $172 to ship a 150lb 35x30x30 package from North Hills, California to where I am in Pennsylvania.

He said that the picture is dim and out of focus. Focus can be adjusted, but if it's going dim it seems like I'll have to pay lots to get it rebuilt, if I can get it rebuilt...

I'll gladly pay the shipping, and give this nice TV a good home, right by my RCA 630TS clone I recently just finished recapping.

I do want a beautiful prewar RCA TT-5, but thats like asking for world piece. I wanted a CT-100, but they are super rare as well, but a bit easier to get.

These beautiful round color screen TVs are quite appealing to me. Restoring it would be heaps of fun, as well as money, and effort, but when I see a beautiful color raster, it will be 100% worth it.

If none of you guys really want it, I'll gladly take it.

[Steve Hoffman]

Well, I have four roundies already... If it stays low I'll pick it up but if one of you want it for sure please post here.

[Jonathan]

I definately want it, even if it has a tube that is going gassy. I never bid yet because I want it to stay low. Though, if you happen to get it, would ypu resell it to me?

Jonathan

[Steve Hoffman]

Jonathan,

By all means, go for it. Hopefully it will stay low. I hope you get it; it could be a peach restored.

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by Steve Hoffman

Jonathan,

By all means, go for it. Hopefully it will stay low. I hope you get it; it could be a peach restored.

Ditto!


-Steve D.

[Jonathan]

Thanks so much guys! This is greatly appreciated.

[yagosaga]

Originally Posted by Jonathan

I definately want it, even if it has a tube that is going gassy.

This is only one reason for a dim picture. The former metal cone crts had problems with going gassy. But I assume that this set has a 21CYP22 crt, an all glas tube. If this is going gassy, it is imploding. ;-)
There are a lot of other reasons for a dim picture: low high voltage or focus, bad crt screen voltage, low IF amplifying and so on. I think, a dim picture is a good sign that with a little adjustment you can get a clear and bright picture.
BTW: read the questions. The seller will crate it and ship it if you are willing to pay the additional handlings.

[Chad Hauris]

Originally Posted by yagosaga

This is only one reason for a dim picture. The former metal cone crts had problems with going gassy. But I assume that this set has a 21CYP22 crt, an all glas tube. If this is going gassy, it is imploding. ;-)
There are a lot of other reasons for a dim picture: low high voltage or focus, bad crt screen voltage, low IF amplifying and so on. I think, a dim picture is a good sign that with a little adjustment you can get a clear and bright picture.
BTW: read the questions. The seller will crate it and ship it if you are willing to pay the additional handlings.

Yes these are valid causes of dim picture but in most cases of a dim picture I have seen, a weak CRT (low emission) has been the problem.

[frenchy]

<<Yes these are valid causes of dim picture but in most cases of a dim picture I have seen, a weak CRT (low emission) has been the problem.>>

But as far as an average-joe seller calling a set this old "dim", I'd have to chalk it up to a.) needs recapped especially when this old and probably has wax caps thruout, b.) tired tube or two or three, c.) might need other parts and adjustments and d.) these 21ax sets are pretty darn dim even when fixed up and with good picture tubes, compared to a modern set that can be used to light a room. It was pretty common back then for tv repair books to recommend that color sets not be installed in bright rooms, you should close the shades etc., which just hasn't been considered a problem at all the last couple of decades. Heck even if a tv is advertised as 'dead' that hasn't stopped me from buying them and I've been able to fix every one of them, so "dim" would never be a deterent either (unless maybe if it has already been restored and I saw it in person and could see the tube was shot)...Frenchy

[yagosaga]

Originally Posted by Chad Hauris

Yes these are valid causes of dim picture but in most cases of a dim picture I have seen, a weak CRT (low emission) has been the problem.

Thats what I found with sets of the 1960s and 1970s. They usually had weak crts. I have seen many tv sets from the 1950s (b/w), but I never found a set with a weak crt. The emissions of these old crts were such oversized that they didn't get weak in the lifetime of the set. (That's my observation with German tv sets of this era, but with respect only to b/w sets.)

[veg-o-matic]

Jonathan!

How on earth are you going to get a 150 lb TV shipped across the country for only 172 bucks? Who are you using? We'll all want to know! Considering how much I've paid in the past to get a set shipped halfway across the country, this is a huge bargain!
veg