zenith color roundie tv saved from barn 6/3/12

[kvflyer]

Looks like some car workn' on tools are being used on this TV. You obviously have other hobbies as well! We are a small group of people (I suspect) that appreciate this kind of thing. Looks promising.

[snelson903]

yup most of my tools are automotive ,thats what i did or still do depending on the degenerative artheritis in spine allows , worked for olds dealership since i was in high school then owned my own shop for 18yrs in osceola indiana until i got disabled 08 & 09 i brought home everthing and stuff it in my garage and outbuildings ,if notice the chassie in the picture is sitting on a car lift arm that i took home and set up in my garage ,every home needs a car lift in there garage dont they ,sure makes life alittle more easy.

[hi_volt]

I'm impressed!

It's great to see someone take the time to restore an old set like this. All too often they get parted out. Or worse......

[snelson903]

im not someone , its me hi--volt lol i cant help it when i see something i cant trough it away , if get rid of something its completly worn out ,then i scrap it if its metal.when i was growing up that's all i ever hurd was the old saying waste not , want not i guess it stuck good in my head .while we are on the subject of never getting rid of things here something i have had since i was a teenager did i mention how much i hate fishtanks ,say hello to my little freind john deer 1010 1949

[wkand]

Back to the roundie for a moment...

If the CRT is a Zenith, why is there another small sticker on the bell of the tube that says "Hi-Lite" with the CRT type. I thought Hi-Lite was RCA's brand for new CRT's and Colorama was the RCA brand for rebuilt tubes.

Did Zenith buy CRT's from RCA?

Nice JD dozer, BTW...

[gellis]

Come on guys, this set is a total POS. Show some self respect by putting your time into something more worth while like a set that is cosmetically sound that only needs ELECTRONIC repairs. The set will never be what it was again and whatever you do to restore it, it will still have a rusty crappy chassis that had mice in it and a moldy cabinet that was pissed in.

Roundies are still out there, its not like you found the only one thats left and its not a CT-100 or some other rare one of a kind set. Keep the CRT, scrap the rest. Lets get real folks.

[holmesuser01]

At any rate, the face of the tube looks great. I bet it will wake up if you allow the tube to cook for awhile.

[miniman82]

Strange, the Hi-Lite label says it's an FBP which should have a removable lens and gasket, yet the lens on this one is glued on???

[snelson903]

tell me more if it doesnt have the pva on it and it wouldnt get cateracs ill leave it ,i was going to give it a good bath before i do anything to it anyway . plus i probley got a week playing with the cabnet, i think i might have to replace the other panels to. does anyone know if this model ever came as a blonde ,i like to know now because if replace the top and sides panels i can go with any finish.

[snelson903]

if you have any valueble info or suggestions feel free to give me input , i used to work on lots of different kinds of tv's when i was a kid playing around, and made side money fixing freinds tv's over 15-20yrs ago and stopped ,thats the limit i know about tv's. i would work on alot of other type's of electrical things like motors extra. and all modern automotive electronic things theres no end to that. but some of you guys here know thing's about these tv i dont , you can say im a new old collector iv got some catching up to do .so dont watch me do something and assume i know all about it, feel free to give me your input or if you know a nice short cut im open,i have always liked working on tv's esply. the ones with tubes and there is a wealth of info here .

[holmesuser01]

Then leave it alone!!! I wondered if it was an FBP when I saw how reflective the safety glass was on it! Thats why I questioned the CRT lineage.

[snelson903]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

Then leave it alone!!! I wondered if it was an FBP when I saw how reflective the safety glass was on it! Thats why I questioned the CRT lineage.

i remember early on when some of you guys were talking about the picture tube , heres a new twist when i was cleaning it up the lenz about fell off ,what does that say do remanufactures repair pva problems when rebuilding the guns ,it looks like also someone replaced the flyback before hitting the barn. i just went ahead and cleaned everything up put double side tape 1/6 thick its realy automotive molding tape, centered it stuck it down good took high temp rvt injected all around the edge left 2inch open gap , let it set up good set it in todays boiling sun for about 1/2 hour sealed the gap let cool down hopefully now its vacuum sealed alittle from moister. oh yah i found two scratches in the lenz ,they only show at the certin angle.

[snelson903]

is there any problems if the it is left off it looks realy thin to be a safty glass and its darken isint it realy more of a filter .

[snelson903]

heres pics of tuner face i had to make a new spring for the door ,it was rusted in-two

[holmesuser01]

I'd wipe down the bell of the tube with a damp rag. Dont take a chance getting water between the safety glass and the CRT. The rubber gasket may be stuck from all the years of togetherness. I'd be really careful doing things here. GOOD LUCK!!