Holy Smokes!!! I actually aquired a KV-3000R!
 

I doesn't work.. My brother picked it up for me and it's sitting in Riverside for me to come get it this weekend! He checked it out and it's completely dead, along with the power doors. So I told him to just leave it alone till I get there.

Apparantly it took him and two other guys to muscle it into his pickup truck..
This one is in great condition too! He found it on CL and picked it up for $300.

Im so stoked! This is one heck of a coming home present!

You Lucky Dawg !! That puppy has been one of my Objets De' Lust for 30 years now...

Bravo!!! :banana::banana::banana:

Some people here might consider me crazy, but if I were offered one of these or a 30" DuMont for the same price, it would be tough decision.:scratch2:

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True, I have never seen a 30" Dumont before! I just hope the 820DB22 CRT is ok, these are rare CRT's now..

Just curious, The doors are integrated within the power supply? So if there is no B+ present, the doors will not move right? This is going to be a dawg to troubleshoot im assuming...

Congratulations! I hope you get it working soon and have fun troubleshooting.

Hey you never know-it could be as simple as a bad power cord or blown fuse!

Congrats, Shawn!!! That's a magnificent set, and I have the service manual on it and will be happy to send copies. Please be careful when moving that set, as it's SUPER easy to rip the tamo ash wood veneer off the base. Also, be sure the chassis bolt are all there. It weights 510.7 pounds. I might be able to point you to a working CVM-3000 parts chassis, if you need later. No promises, as I have no idea if the guy still has it.

Charles

Kewl! Thanks Charles :thmbsp: . A blown fuse sounds too easy, I like the challenge. But yes, it would be nice if it was just a fuse, lol.

Remember the trailer I had last year when I picked up a few sets from you? Im thinking of using it to pick up this guy. Call me crazy, but I think the use of foam and saran wrap around the cabinet will protect it from rub marks from straps.

That should protect it, but the biggest problem I had moving mine, was that if you tilt the set slightly, the wood pedestal scrapes on the ground. That causes the veneer to rip off. I'd recommend pulling the chassis out, and moving it apart. The tube is chassis-mounted, and is easy to pull (if you're a competitive weightlifter, or have help :banana: ).


It's been years, but I think I had to cut & resolder the wires for the anti-finger pinch sensors on the door edges. Everything else was unplug-able. Evidently the touch sensors have to be hardwired.

Charles

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...assisRemvl.jpg

Hey all! Im down visiting my brother and I just managed to shove the set in the back of my Tahoe between my brother and I. What a beast! Looks clean, the bottom of the set unfortunantly has some damage. Veneer is cracked a bit. I have a remote for it and when I got it the back was already off the set. Not sure if someone has been poking around but it looks untouched.

I was going to ask that... There were two remotes that came with it new; RM706 and RM706W. They were the same remote as the more common ones, but added the "door" button. VERY VERY VERY rare. The RM706W was basically a show piece, and was an RM706 encased in a Tamo ash wood housing. Too nice to use. I've only ever seen one W, and they were unavailable from Sony even in the early 80s.

Is there a name plackard on the cabinet next to the power button? Sony mailed a 24k gold plackard to the buyer of those, with their name engraved on it.

Charles

Well believe it or not it does have the RM706W with the door function! The plackard however is missing.

WOW!!!!!! I have to see that set some time... Since you have the set, if you like, I can make a hard copy of the service manual for you. I never have good luck scanning and eMailing files. That chassis is 100% unique, and shares nothing with any other Sony. It's only used in the KV-3000 and the CVM-3000/CVX-3000.

Charles

Shoot Charles, that would be awesome! Let me know if you want anything for copying the service manual for me!

I have a feeling im goona need it..
Ill snap off pics of the beast ad it's remote once I get it unloaded and in the house.
When I get it up to snuff I'll take a video of it working and put it up on the net. And hopefully of the doors opening via remote too.