Sets that you feel sorry for.....

[Kamakiri]

Okay, admit it, everyone does this

Went to an estate sale, hoping to score a Halolight that was pictured in the listing. Since the listings were 2 weeks old and everything was now 75% off, it seems that I missed out. But in a dark corner of the basement sitting on the floor, was this set.

I would have left it at the original $25, but now reduced to $6.25, I figured, what the heck, it'll only get tossed out, and it either probably works as it is, or close to it. It's a KCS171E chassis, making this set a 1969. Picture tube is a 20SP4.

Haven't powered it up yet, it really needs a good bath and some tube testing first. There's also a big honkin .22 uF @ 600V ceramic cap that is going buh-bye before it gets plugged in.

[Username1]

Good deal.... I would have taken it too.... But I would have turned it on by now....
'69 They were a little better by then..... I would have cleaned it out inside first though...
And I have seen yer office, you got more sets than me, and more room...
I would like to get more into smaller sets too...

[Countryford]

There are quite a few sets I feel sorry for. I go to Goodwill here, and typically leave with a tv from them. Here they are only $1.00. I'm even getting into the 1980 sets.

That is a nice tv you got. For the price, I would have grabbed it as well.

[mstaton]

I felt sorry for this little Philco from '78. For $2.50 half price day, I couldn't go wrong. Seems to be made in the USA since i could not find a "Made in ****" anywhere on the back and has a Batavia NY address. Yes it works and has a fantastic picture

[Kamakiri]

Batavia NY is about 20 miles from me. There was a huge Sylvania plant there at one time.....the Halolight I just finished up was made there.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by Username1

Good deal.... I would have taken it too.... But I would have turned it on by now....

I probably would have too, but when something's been on the basement floor underneath a workbench for God knows how long (barely saw it, had to move a disassembled bed frame to get it out), I figured it wouldn't hurt to see what's inside first. That, and the cheater cord was cut off, so I had to remove the back anyway.

I've just had bad experiences with ceramic caps going off like a firecracker....since I happen to have that value here, what the heck, yanno?

[Jon A.]

My 1991 Sears 12" color set I guess. It's newer than what I would normally go for, but I figured most wouldn't want a non-remote set, and with the little cash I needed for it on hand I wasn't about to allow such a unique piece to go to the shredder.

[Kamakiri]

Well, went through the tubes, found a shorted 4JC6. Didn't have one, but had a 3JC6 and a 6JC6. Went with the 3.....the set assumes you've got 120 VAC and mine reads 118. Close enough!

Replaced the cap, the tuner was dirty as hell....when it first powered up it had zero vertical sweep, but a little playing with the controls and re-seating tubes yielded a pretty darn nice picture

[Sandy G]

I hear ya. I would have saved it, too, if for no other reason than to show kids what we had to watch before there was color...W/my Porthole, I've found out that an amazing number of kids have never seen a B/W TV, except for a "Little" one, 5" or smaller..

[Eric H]

That's a nice set Tim!

I felt sorry for this 59ish RCA that was at a local auction, it was missing most of it's knobs and someone had started to paint it pink.

It's been overhauled, pink removed and some knobs from a later set installed, it works pretty well now.

[zeno]

Originally Posted by mstaton

I felt sorry for this little Philco from '78. For $2.50 half price day, I couldn't go wrong. Seems to be made in the USA since i could not find a "Made in ****" anywhere on the back and has a Batavia NY address. Yes it works and has a fantastic picture

Thats built by Sylvania E08 chassis IIRC. Very good little sets.

73 Zeno

[hi_volt]

Originally Posted by Eric H

That's a nice set Tim!

I felt sorry for this 59ish RCA that was at a local auction, it was missing most of it's knobs and someone had started to paint it pink.

It's been overhauled, pink removed and some knobs from a later set installed, it works pretty well now.

Ooooh. I like that 59 RCA set.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Eric H

That's a nice set Tim!

I felt sorry for this 59ish RCA that was at a local auction, it was missing most of it's knobs and someone had started to paint it pink.

It's been overhauled, pink removed and some knobs from a later set installed, it works pretty well now.

That model still used a 5U4 and a 6BQ5 audio output.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Well, went through the tubes, found a shorted 4JC6. Didn't have one, but had a 3JC6 and a 6JC6. Went with the 3.....the set assumes you've got 120 VAC and mine reads 118.

But the 3JC6 wants 600ma heater current and the 4JC6 wants 450ma. The 3JC6 is likely barely functioning. I'd use the 6JC6 (300ma) with a 42 ohm 1W resistor connected across its heater pins. That makes up for 150 ma to make it total 450ma.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

That model still used a 5U4 and a 6BQ5 audio output.

Yep, but the nice sound is causing the cabinet to resonate because the plastic channel that's supposed to be between the metal and the plastic was shot, it vibrates so badly it's not watchable. I'll have to find something to substitute it. It's not something that shows, it just tightens up the interface between the metal and plastic.