1953 Arvin 8213 Restoration

[electronjohn]

Super! (Nice metalwork on the HV cage, too!)

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by electronjohn

Super! (Nice metalwork on the HV cage, too!)

Thank you.

[Tom9589]

Isn't it a little odd that they recommend pulling the Horiz Multivibrator tube? Won't lack of horiz drive cause the Horiz Output to red plate?

[Crist Rigott]

I tackled the yoke and the centering/focus ring tonight. When I took the assembly apart, I found the centering adjustment real rusty.







I then grabbed the one that came in the cabinet and it was rust too but as much. I cleaned it up and reassembled it using some light grease.

[Crist Rigott]

I then cleaned the yoke and replaced the 3 resistors and 56pf ceramic cap.

[old_tv_nut]

Great!

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Great!

Thanks.

[Gleb]

Good job!

What about the equipment you use for alignment? How do you insert the test signal, and couple the detector probe?

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by Gleb

Good job!

What about the equipment you use for alignment? How do you insert the test signal, and couple the detector probe?

I use an EICO 369 Sweep generator, a BK 200D Signal generator, a Knight KG-625 VTVM, and a BK 2150 scope.

The EICO 369 probe have the Detector in it. I use the probes called out in the EICO manual.

[Titan1a]

It looks better than new! Really great job!!!

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by Titan1a

It looks better than new! Really great job!!!

Thank you.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Titan1a

It looks better than new! Really great job!!!

It is better than new!
The component quality of today, it'll last a good long time
Everyone I knew, used to say I had a lot of patience, but nothing like yours. It's a work of art!
As said before, who would think a small player like Arvin could build a set of that caliber. Half of Arvin's production was in metal fabrication. They made the best portable electric heaters.
I understand, they're still in business making car parts and mufflers, Arvin Meritor.

[Gleb]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

It is better than new! The component quality of today...

That's true, but the sad thing is that there's almost nothing original left under the chassis... On the other hand, there's no choice, you have to do something with all that leaky capacitors and drifted resistors. BTW, are the original-looking Allen-Bradley resistors hard to find in usable quantities? As I guess, they remained in production until recently (up to the 80s or so)

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Gleb

That's true, but the sad thing is that there's almost nothing original left under the chassis... On the other hand, there's no choice, you have to do something with all that leaky capacitors and drifted resistors. BTW, are the original-looking Allen-Bradley resistors hard to find in usable quantities? As I guess, they remained in production until recently (up to the 80s or so)

I lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin for 46 years, about a quarter mile from the large Allen-Bradley plant!
If the breeze was right, I could smell the resistor department aroma. They moved the resistor and small potentiometer department to Mexico sometime in the 70's or 80's.
Centralab did the same.

[irext]

That chassis looks too nice to hide it away in the cabinet :-)

Nicest resto I've seen.