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Turns out we got a remote roundie! Hmmmm...
As mentioned on the other thread the sellers unexpectedly at the last minute were able to arrange a meet up for delivery. We're pleased and concerned at the same time, because it turns out it's a remote set and we weren't smart enough to ask that question in the first place! They seemed pretty rare back in our days of youth so it never occurred to us that it might be!
So now we're trying to find out what Space Command came with chassis 25MC33? The prices for those on eBay range from not too bad to frightening! Here's some pics of our new baby! She'll come out of the cold and into the house as soon as our big strong son can help us out!
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home at last:
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sorry something went wrong trying to upload them all at once:
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remote unit??
inside of the cabinet on top right, behind the control panel in front:
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"cataract" and front controls
hope the "cataract" isn't too bad, and what does "all channel" mean?
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All channel means it should have UHF.
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I see two flat lead wires coming from the aerial connection terminals on the back. This would indicate the UHF tuner is installed.
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Good looking set. The 25MC33 is a great chassis. If the tube is strong, you should get a great picture out of it. Don’t fret over the lack of UHF. Yu will likely be using a converter box or other signal source which outputs on VHF. since the digital transition, the lack of UHF tuning is not the drawback it once was. I would not worry about finding a remote until the chassis and cabinet are fully restored then you can add that feature last.
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Before you worry about the remote, take the back off, post a pic and show us that it actually has the remote receiver chassis. Zenith made sets with pushbutton motorized tuning that were NOT remote ready. If you don't have the remote receiver chassis in the set then having the remote will not do you any good.
That is the zenith style cataract, not hard to fix. I had a video on my photobucket account, but after photobucket went ransom mode I can't play it, or embed it here...http://s1095.photobucket.com/user/El...?sort=3&page=1
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It's probably a good thing it's not a remote model; less complicated and less to go wrong! With with the motorized tune, how do you change the channel, is there an Up and Down button somewhere? There's nothing visible on the control panel.
The tuning knob is solid, there doesn't seem to be a clear window for the channel number to shine through. So it would come through the wood-grain? That seems kind of odd! We're kind of scared to plug it in and turn it on, my hubby's experience is limited to minor car re-wiring, a few old stereos and clock radios with tubes! As they say - first do no harm!
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Since the chassis was powered recently to take that screenshot it should be safe to power again for monitored tests shorter than 5 min. Zeno advised you on grarscale/screen/G2 adjustments a while back...Might want to do that to check your CRT.
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That's good to know!
WiscoJim suggested that we obtain a "SAM photo fact 757-4". I did a web search and the main seller of them "schematicman" doesn't have that one available (of course!), and I couldn't find it on eBay or elsewhere. Does anyone know a source for an original copy? We have trouble reading reproductions of things, and I just found out yesterday I need to have cataract surgery (the eyes, not the TV screen!)! Too much sun over the years. Any suggestions on the SAM thing is appreciated!
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You can buy Sams Photofacts directly from the publisher:
https://www.samswebsite.com/en/photo...earch&s=Search If you live near a large public library, it's worth checking with the reference desk. Some libraries have subscriptions with Sams that let their patrons download any Sams manual for free. Regards, Phil Nelson Phil's Old Radios https://antiqueradio.org/index.html |
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Thanks Phil!
I read somewhere on another radio forum that the SAM from the publisher are expensive and are just sometimes rather iffy copies, so we would prefer an original one if we can ffind it. My hubs says he got one once for a radio he worked on and it helped him a lot.
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