1953 Arvin 8213 Restoration

[Electronic M]

I've been able to find small stashes of 40's-60's carbon comp resistors...Even NOS they are drifty and moisture sensitive...I have to make sure they are in tolerance before using the NOS examples.

The classic ohmite Brown Devils are still in production (though they are being phased out gradually) and new ones look original...
They more modern styles are made in more original shades of brown and I eventually plan to make up a kit of those.

[Gleb]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The classic ohmite Brown Devils are still in production and new ones look original...
They more modern styles are made in more original shades of brown and I eventually plan to make up a kit of those

That's a good idea, the newer resistors suppose to be much more stable and reliable while looking original.

Since I'm crazy on saving the initial under-chassis appearance, a set of the full E24 row of antique resistors has been my desire for a long time. I used every chance to get any quantity of the resistors, filling a special box little by little with them. When I collected a good amount of the resistors, I sorted them in the row and made a storage box to keep them in order:





Since we're lucky here in Russia to have carbon film types ('the green rods') since the 1940s and they are not very fail-prone, such a good source of the proper resistors promises me years of happy restoration life

[Crist Rigott]

OK, been away for a couple of weeks. Back on the project.
I added some 300 ohm twinax, cleaned up the tube shields, installed the control cover, added the cans and paper tubes to the E-Caps, and the CRT mount bracket. That should just about do it for the chassis. On to the CRT and cabinet.

[electronjohn]

Just beautiful.

[Crist Rigott]

Cleaned up the CRT and then moved on to the cabinet.

The cabinet top and sides were made from fiberboard and then covered with a faux Mahogany finish. There must have been something heavy placed on top of this TV which remained for decades. The top was dished in quite a bit. The sides were affected too.

So I decided to redo the top and sides with 1/4 birch ply and new veneer. I've have pretty much finished the new plywood and need to do some detail on the existing mahogany trim. Then on to the veneer.

[timmy]

I don't even think that chassis looked as good back when it was built as it does now.

[Crist Rigott]

Thanks timmy!

[Crist Rigott]

Today I applied the new Ribbon Sapele Mahogany veneer to the cabinet. The veneer is the paperback variety and I used the iron on method to attach. All went well. Tomorrow I'll do the black grain filler.

[Crist Rigott]

Grain filled and stained.

[Crist Rigott]

I stained the inside and applied some Medium Red Mahogany to the cabinet. On to the seal coats.

[irext]

That's going to be the nicest Arvin on the planet!