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06-15-2012, 11:03 PM
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Zenith Mod 7500WU-6 "Chancellor"
I'm picking up a roundie combo unit tomorrow morning.
 This is a high end unit from 1965 with two remotes, solid state amp and 8 speakers. It has the Italian Provincial cabinet. Pix to follow once it's home......... 
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06-16-2012, 12:57 AM
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Cool! Once you get it please share with us what functions the two remotes can control....Inquisitive minds wish to know.
From what I've read Zenith combos tend to switch the speakers over to the TV chassis internal audio amp instead of using the stereo amp of the audio system. I've also heard that some folks rewire the speakers to stay connected to the audio amp in TV mode and feed the audio out of the DVD player(or whatever signal source you use) in to the audio section of the console for a clearer genuine stereo sound when using the TV. Thought you might find that interesting... Good luck with your new acquisition! PS: If it has one of those white finishes you should nick name it 'Chancellor Plapatine'. LOL.
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06-17-2012, 02:35 AM
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From the picture, it looks like one is the original and one was a replacement bought perhaps when the first one had problems. I have an RC Magnavox set with the original remote control and a second one new in the package.
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06-16-2012, 04:16 AM
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Can't wait to see pictures of that, no wonder you're excited! Have a safe trip.
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06-16-2012, 04:31 PM
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Got it home a couple of hours ago. The seller was kind enough to transport it from Phoenix to Tucson for gas money
 (Thanks Rob!!). The thing must weigh 400 pounds. It took four of us to load it onto and off of the bed of the pickup truck. The cabinet is oiled oak. The top of the cabinet needs some work, but is quite repairable. The sides and front are pretty good except for a small chunk of wood missing just under the CRT. Checked the CRT, and the date code is 6340, so it's the original Zenith tube. Lots of RCA type cataracts. I originally thought it might be a replacement tube, as the Zeniths typically cataract with a yellow halo. Good emissions on all three guns and good life test. Must have been a "low-hours" set to have good emissions after 49 years.
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06-16-2012, 04:38 PM
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Dah-Yum....Tony Soprano & co. could hide a BUNCH of "Whack Jobs" in that one... That must have been the TOTL, or very close to it, set back then...
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06-21-2012, 11:56 PM
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06-16-2012, 04:45 PM
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Looks nice! I heard(on VK) that Zenith bought CRT's from RCA(relabeled Zenith) early on until they produced their own. That would explain the RCA type cataract. Someone else will confirm or deny this info but I did get that info here. That makes my maggie combo look tiny! Too bad about the other set though, that would of been interesting also and somewhat more rare. Make sure and recap that amplifier before power up. those germanium transistors are getting hard to find in matched pairs.
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06-16-2012, 05:40 PM
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I think We all are!
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06-17-2012, 02:32 AM
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