Admiral 24A12 restoration

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What a surprise - I scored another Admiral set
They must have been very popular in Chicago back in the late 40s. I find more of this brand than any other.

This is the sister set to the very similar looking 20X122 which has a gold bezel and single chassis while this set has a white bezel and a split chassis.

This is the first set I've picked up from an active smoker.
I didn't think much of it when I picked it up, but after I got it home I really noticed that both it and I stunk

He had it running when I came to pick it up - ugh. I switch it over to channel 6 (low power analog station) and heard some nice audio - even without an antenna, but no picture.
The price was right though so I brought it home.



First, I cleaned the knobs. One, it's easy. Two, I just picked up some Simichrome and was curious to try it. Man, this stuff is incredible!


Only one scratch in the cabinet that I've noticed.


I've only done a little cleaning, but the bakelite 'grain' looks really nice.


It appears that someone worked on this set in the mid-80s based on the date codes on the caps.


The lower chassis is a bit rusty.


Made in good old Chicago


I put some felt pads on the bottom so it's easier to slide around and protect my floors.


The 10BP4 tested nearly dead at first. I let it cook for a few hours at 7 volts and it improved until it was just touching the green. I may try rejuvinating once I get the set running.


Here are a couple videos of me checking it out and trying to get it running.
The 1B3 appears to be bad and the 1/4 amp fuse was blown. I replaced the 6BG6, 1B3 and fuse and tried to power it up.
The fuse blew again. I need to do some more checking now. I sure hope the flyback is OK!

Any ideas?


Admiral 24A12 part 1
Admiral 24A12 part 2