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vintagecollect · #31 01-12-2006, 03:56 PM

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Charlie · #32 01-12-2006, 05:49 PM

Someone here (from AK's very early days) had a photo posted with 3 roundies all playing James Bond... I think two were ctc 7's, and the third set may have been a 10. It was a really cool photo to see the three sets all playing together.

Actually, I think it was winter and they were looking for a heating alternative in that part of the house!

Steve McVoy · #33 01-12-2006, 05:54 PM

How about this picture:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/five_working.html

Charlie · #34 01-12-2006, 06:02 PM

THAT photo, my dear friend, ROCKS!

bgadow · #35 01-12-2006, 10:35 PM

I don't think anyone can beat that photo!

Sort of a challenge...I have posted in an old thread a shot of 2 of my roundies running (my avatar is half that picture) but I think I could get 5 of the 6 I have in one shot. Maybe I'll try that this weekend. Hmmm...there is supposed to be a cold snap coming before long!

kx250rider · #36 01-13-2006, 02:14 AM

I can't compete.

But I could post an MP3 of 6 Toyota Diesel engines running all at the same time

To see 5 15GP22s in one photo is remarkable. To see them operating is UNSPEAKABLE!!!!

Charles

ceebee23 · #37 01-13-2006, 01:38 PM

the pic is stunning!!! and just think of their combined value now ..let alone in 1953!!!

my own oldest daily watcher is a 1976 Sony KV1800AS ..standard 1970s Sony trinitron ...no roundies downunder

the old girl chugs on ...but could do with some love and attention ...the blue is a bit sick ..but she keeps working!

frenchy · #38 01-13-2006, 02:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Charlie

I recently bought one of those newer versions of the Atari 2600 at Walmart. I think it's called Atari Flashback, or something like that. It's at my parents' right now. We've been playing it on their 36" Hitachi. Guess I will have to bring it here to try on a roundie.

Geez I remember buying an Atari 2600 'mini' version that came with 10 game carts about 10 years ago, this machine will NEVER die! : )

bgadow · #39 01-14-2006, 10:45 PM

Well, I thought this would be akin to herding cats but it worked out okay. Each set has its quarks. From left to right: CTC-12, CTC-11, CTC-5, Zenith 25MC30 & 25MC33. Only the 11 & 5 were getting a strong signal-I didn't have enough splitters & cable to have them all off the same source. Looking at the pics you can sure see where they came up with the saying "Never Twice Same Color". Later I was able to compare the 11 & 12 with the same program & they were real close in reproduction. There is one more, a 15, but I couldn't get it in the picture. This was fun; I didn't think of it until later but this was, like, 125 tubes running at once!

Charlie · #40 01-14-2006, 10:51 PM

Great photos! In the meantime, the rest of the neighborhood is suffering a minor brown-out!

Pete Deksnis · #41 01-14-2006, 11:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaye-Halbert TV

But I could post an MP3 of 6 Toyota Diesel engines running all at the same time

Now if you could bring back smell-o-vision and bottle some of that pungent exhaust...

kx250rider · #42 01-15-2006, 12:13 AM

(PETE) Yes & no.... The odor would be french fries. Mine are fueled by soybean oil!

(BRYAN) That's a GREAT shot! All those sets on, and I don't see you running back & forth tweaking controls to keep them locked in

BTW: I see that Emerson 21" round-front B&W set ontop of your CTC-5... Is that from Southern CA? I had one like that with near the exact scratches on the Left side. I think Richard Rawlings got it from me about 10 years ago. Just curious...

Charles

bgadow · #43 01-16-2006, 09:57 AM

No, the Emerson was local. A friend of a friend inherited her grandfather's house & it was in the attic. The cabinet is pretty beat up but the set actually worked when I got it, but real weakly. I do know that somebody, way back, bypassed the fuse. Someday I'll go through it & get it working right again.

The CTC-5 likes to jump out of whack every so often but it behaves long enough for a picture. The biggest trouble was the 25MC33 which has tuner problems (loose wire, I think) & so would just barely stay in tune. Its in bw because it wouldn't lock in on the color picture-I later determined that this was caused by intereference from it's neighbor because when I turned the other Zenith off I could tune it okay. It also has a defect which gives the pic a yellow hue. I've read what causes it but have not yet done much of anything to this tv since I brought it home. That should be an outstanding set when I get done with it.

vintagecollect · #44 01-26-2006, 10:32 PM

My daily watcher is a 1965 Zenith model 5215, chassis 25MC33, just keeps humming along. My various avatars are from this set. Here's a pic..

vintagecollect · #45 09-08-2006, 05:45 PM

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