Saved a 60's Motorola today! - Videokarma.org TV - Video

***Eric H*** · #1 08-07-2009, 07:24 PM

I was walking into the SA today and spotted this set sitting in the donation area, I grabbed someone and asked for a price on the spot, $80 - 50% so $40, Sold.

I don't have room for it but I felt I had to take it.

It's in pretty good shape overall, one big scratch on top and a lot of dust but it should clean up nicely.

It has the doors that roll across the front, don't know if it's Drexel or not, don't know the model number either, it either fell off or faded, if anyone knows year and model can you tell me?

I'll check the tube in a bit, it has a cataract starting, hopefully it's not the 23 inch tube that Doug had explode on him.

***Eric H*** · #2 08-07-2009, 07:59 PM

I just got done testing the CRT, it's tired, especially the green gun however I plugged it in and got a nice raster with all three colors visible.'

I suspect it would make some kind of picture if I hooked up a source.

Edit: hooked it up to a DVD player, the tuners touchy but after I got it tuned in it made a decent picture, missing one thing though, the color.

I also found a date code on one of the filter cans, 6547 so built late in 1965, so maybe a 66 model?

N9ZQA · #3 08-07-2009, 09:53 PM

If I remember right, 1965 was the first year for the 23EGP22 so your estimate of 1965 is probably correct.

The 47th week of 1965 is November 21-27.

Nice looking set; that cabinet should clean up quite well. As for the no-color problem, I've seen a lot of PC-board mounted tube sockets with corroded pins. If you can rock the tubes in the color section back and forth and get a glimpse of color, a litttle contact cleaner on the sockets while inserting and removing the tube should do the trick. Sometimes you may have to mechanically clean the sockets too, but moving the tube around usually breaks the accumulated crud loose.

-Jim

jpdylon · #4 08-07-2009, 09:56 PM

nice save. A little work with a beltron would probably make the CRT happy again. Don know about the cataract tho. After seeing doug's encounter I would be a little squeemish.

old_tv_nut · #5 08-07-2009, 09:57 PM

I can't identify the chassis, but three color controls is a giveaway that it used the single-tube color section.

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firenzeprima · #6 08-08-2009, 02:04 AM

wonderfull Tv set wow wow wow!!!!!

drh4683 · #7 08-08-2009, 07:43 AM

Thats a great find there. I really like 60's moto color sets. Too bad they are about the hardest sets to find.
Yes, the infamous 23EGP22 encounter. Won't forget that day watching a tube "explode" about 1 foot in front of my face. Good memories....

andy · #8 08-08-2009, 09:22 AM

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Charlie · #9 08-08-2009, 12:57 PM

That's a nice looking set. I like the color of the wood finish.

Dan Starnes · #10 08-08-2009, 01:35 PM

That is a nice find.

Carmine · #11 08-08-2009, 01:42 PM

it seems to me that a very easy and safe way to remove a bonded safety glass would be to submerge the face of the CRT about 2" deep in a pool of solvent (mineral spirits at the mildest, ranging to MEK at the harshest).

No heat, no physical prying, low amount of danger. The only downside would be having to wait, but then again these sets have been sitting for 30-years, what's a few days? I suppose you shouldn't toss lit cigarettes into the pan or let your cat drink the mix either, so do it outside in a shed or something.

Is everybody just so impatient that they must break out the blowtorch and prybar?

fsjonsey · #12 08-08-2009, 02:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Carmine

it seems to me that a very easy and safe way to remove a bonded safety glass would be to submerge the face of the CRT about 2" deep in a pool of solvent (mineral spirits at the mildest, ranging to MEK at the harshest).

No heat, no physical prying, low amount of danger. The only downside would be having to wait, but then again these sets have been sitting for 30-years, what's a few days? I suppose you shouldn't toss lit cigarettes into the pan or let your cat drink the mix either, so do it outside in a shed or something.

Is everybody just so impatient that they must break out the blowtorch and prybar?

Plain old Kerosene or gasoline would probably work as PVA removal solvents as well. You could use some kind of Livestock syringe with a long needle to inject the solvent behind the safety glass and speed the process up.

jstout66 · #13 08-08-2009, 04:38 PM

Nice looking set, but man.... I remember those from back in the day.
Could never understand with such good build quality, why Motorola color sets were such a POS.
Not dogging on anyones like for them, but god they were horrid.
I would pick one up tho if I found one in a thrift store.

bgadow · #14 08-08-2009, 11:04 PM

Real encouraging that you found this at the SA. I try to stop in the nearest one when I get down that way...haven't seen a tube TV in there for a couple years now...but if they are still getting donated, well, a good sign.

Seems like these Motos are really turning up lately! I sure wouldn't refuse one! They are a horse of a different color (as is the picture they display!)

***Eric H*** · #15 08-09-2009, 09:06 PM

Here are a few chassis shots, the last one is the chassis number I think, it also says 1 M 66 combined with the date on the filter cap that would seem to confirm a 1966 build date.

I also believe I figured out the no color problem, a 6DX8 in the Color I.F. circuit had cracked and gone to air, I don't seem to have one in my stock so I'll have to wait till I can get one to see if that fixes it.

The chassis seems to be a very high quality unit, no PC boards and point to point wiring that looks remarkably like a Zenith.

Everything is covered in a thick layer of stinky yellow dirt, a smokers set for sure, the Fly looks solid but it's also filthy.