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10-20-2007, 08:39 PM
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Arvin restoration
I received one of those little Arvins a few days ago and recapped it this morning. The set turned out really nice. The original painted finish is quite good especially the painted woodgrain on the front.
The reason I have the water bottle next to the picture of the TV is to show how small it really is. The stand alone set looks like a standard size TV but it actually has an 8 inch screen. It is not electrostatic deflection but has a yoke. The 8AP4 is a metal tube that was not used in too many TVs. The set was complete except for the HV cage cover which John Folsom is generously sending me from a parts set. Steve 
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10-20-2007, 09:02 PM
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Very nice set, those are so hard to come by in good condition and with a good CRT to boot!
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10-20-2007, 09:22 PM
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Hey Steve,
Nice job. Very clean, original Arvin. And it's a real space saver! -Steve D.
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10-20-2007, 09:28 PM
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That sure is a tiny set,,,looks great!
Dan
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10-20-2007, 09:57 PM
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Is this the only set to use an 8" magnetically deflected tube?
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10-20-2007, 10:38 PM
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That looks great! I've seen a few of those cute little metal Arvins, but none in nearly as nice shape.
I don't know of any other sets that used that CRT (aside from the rebadged version of that same set that Sears offered under their Silvertone label).
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10-21-2007, 02:12 PM
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Those are one of the cutest sets... I've had a few of them, but none with good CRTs. Is it yours or a restoration customer?
Charles
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10-21-2007, 03:50 PM
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awww... a roundette! wish i had one
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10-21-2007, 05:12 PM
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I just realized it has a (rather massive looking) power transformer, unusual for what must have been a budget set at the time!
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10-21-2007, 05:26 PM
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Eric:
It is really a well built and designed set. It has, as you noticed, a transformer power suppy, 3 IF stages and DC restoration. Right now it is hard to see the picture as the smoke here in Thousand Oaks is pretty thick from all the surrounding brush fires! Steve
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10-22-2007, 01:04 AM
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Fraternal Twin
Here is the only other set I know which uses the 8AP4 CRT. It was made by Arvin, and marketed in the Detroit area for hospital use, and is branded as a HOSPIX. It is the same set as the Arvin 4080T, in a slightly different paint scheme. In addition, it Has a toggle switch and headphone jack for private listening.
Steve called me during his restoration of his Arvin, and to compare performance, I got my Arvin down from the top of the TV pile where it lives, and fired it up. I restored this set some years ago, and now it no longer wanted to lock horizontally. So I pulled it apart and replaced a couple of tubes and an NOS replacement electrolytic which was now running on the hot side. It is now back to operating properly. The 3 chassis photos are of the Arvin chassis. The little 8AP4 really is a cute CRT. This set uses a 6AV5 horizontal output tube, which has no plate cap! Most unusual, just like the rest of the set.
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10-22-2007, 12:06 PM
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