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05-04-2009, 05:48 AM
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RCA in INDIANA
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1950s-RC...3A1%7C294%3A50
Too far for me to grab but a nice looking set from '49 Terry 
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05-05-2009, 12:04 AM
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Just finished watching Burns & Allen on my similar set. If I had more volume I would call it perfect. I love it!!
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05-11-2009, 06:48 PM
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Well, for better or worse it's mine
 I will be picking it up soon, It's about 3 hrs away. Can't wait to check her out. I will keep you posted and post pix as soon as I can. 
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05-12-2009, 08:13 PM
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Glad you got it!
Good luck w/it Terry
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05-19-2009, 07:33 PM
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I have the mahagony version and it is a good preformer. Nice sharp picture. Hopefully it will have a good crt.
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05-20-2009, 04:20 PM
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Well here it is, actualy better in person, Just a little cleaning on cabinet and a polish should make it look great. The chassis is a bit dusty but it looks as if this set was cared for. I decided to do a soft start with variac.. yes, we have audio,
yes we have voices, yes we have an adjustable whine!!!!  but there is no raster!!!  I took the brightener off and tried again still nothing. the crt filiment glows a very unhealthy almost white, i will have to test the crt and hope for the best.. and yes it uses the dreaded 16gp4.... I can only hope the crt is still useable, I will keep you posted. By the way, the cabinet is not Blonde per say but is a natural maple.
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05-21-2009, 09:53 PM
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Bad news guys, the crt is shot, tested on bk 400 and found open cathode
sooo does anyone know where to find a 16gp4??? what will sub?? I may have to bite the bullet and get it rebuilt.
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05-24-2009, 04:26 PM
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Sorry to hear! Don't know if the 16gp4 can be rebuilt. The metal cone crt's arn't good canidates 'cause they are hard to get a good seal between the glass and metal. You could keep your eyes open for a 16" parts set. RCA and Zenith was big on those 16gp4's back in 1950.
Terry
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05-24-2009, 04:30 PM
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Was wondering if you could slide in a 10BP4 of some other common crt to get the set working ?
Terry
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05-24-2009, 05:16 PM
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I looked in a subtitution guide , and unfortunatly the only direct replacement for the 16GP4 is 16GP4 A 16GP4 B ect....
Which is just differences is the glass tint and such . I would too would think you could substitute a different tube with a bit of modification . Could it be a bad solder joint on the cathode pin ?
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