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10-07-2009, 06:52 PM
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1950s Arvin Television
... Put a cord on it - turned it on & tubes lit up, especially the one that got hot & burst(see pics) ...
 Ugh. We should put out a PSA - "If it's old, don't plug it in!" http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-1950s-Ar...item45ee8e2952 Last edited by bandersen; 10-07-2009 at 11:32 PM. 
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10-07-2009, 07:19 PM
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That's a nice looking set.
Looks like a 5U4 that they killed. Probably because of a shorted electrolytic. In that case you probably have to worry about the transformer. The tube chart is interesting. It seems to list for the CRT a 10BP4 or a 12LP4 or a 12VP4. I'd love a 12VP4. I can't tell what they have in it though. It looks almost short enough to be a 12VP4. Given the damage they've done already I'm reluctant to ask them to look. John
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10-08-2009, 05:57 AM
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It amazes me that manufacturers didn't install fuses in expensive TVs. Just trying to save a buck, I guess, and sell replacement sets. Victor/RCA Radiolas of the late 20's are a prime example of that; one is lucky to find one with a power transformer that is not open.
Kevin
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