Welcome, Adam! :wave:

Glad you found us! Don't worry, there are plenty of us crazies around here restoring these old sets... and we're proud of them! :yes: You'll find that we've got quite a crowd here with various backgrounds, experiences, and knowledge. Seems we a constantly learning something new everytime someone makes a post concerning they're current project.

Hope you enjoy viewing all of our previous threads and posts... there are a lot of them here! And we look forward to hearing about your experiences and seeing your photos (when you get them together).

You'll probably find there are several collectors near you. We're spread out all over the country, and also the world!

Welcome, Adam! Wow, this forum is growing by leaps & bounds! As for sources for capacitors, I guess most of us get them mail order. There are a number of good sources: justradios.com, radiodaze.com, mouser, AES, etc. Look forward to hearing/seeing more of your collection!

Adam, thanks for joining the forums...we find at our shop that justradios.com is a very good source for caps. We have had to go pretty much to all mail order for parts now...we bought out all the caps at the local distributors, which mostly have not replenished the stock.

pictures of old televisions
 

Thank you all very much for welcoming me to the forum! I've been looking around and look foward to learning alot about televisions. I didn't realize there were so many operational old sets out there. I am particulary surprised to see so many of the round screen color sets.
Here are some pictures of some of my sets. They didn't all come out too well where I tried to take a picture of the tv on for two reasons. First, the flash made the picture look dim. Secondly, I think the camera actually took the picture in less time it takes a tv to scan through the whole screen (this is my theory anyway), so the entire picture on the tv screen is not visible. I have seen pictures of working tvs, is there an adjustment on some cameras to make it take the picture slower?

I don't think I put them back in the proper order, but anyway this is the last of what I have on this computer. The TV only seen from behind is my Philco.

Set the camera to 1/60 of a second, or 2/60th, 3/60th, etc. The vertical scan rate is 1/60 sec, so any multiple of 1/60 sec should work. Best results if you happen to start the exposure during a vertical interval and end it at the next vertical interval. Else you may see a light or dark band in the picture. It's pretty much random timing if it's a handheld (or tripod) camera with your finger on the shutter button though....

Hey Adam...

The Olympic you painted... that don't look half bad! In fact, it's kinda funky! :yes: I think one of our other guys has one similar w/out the radio and in blonde.

Yes, the flash will wash out your shots of a set operating. Turning off the flash works well for me. I also open windows to let outside light into the room.

Polaraman's Admiral
 

Rich,

Cool looking Admiral. It reminds me of the blonde Silvertone in the tv shop attic that had the record player w/out radio. You're right... looks interesting not being a typical square box. Good luck with restoration.

That would be me! Heck, if I didn't like the blonde so much, I think I might be tempted to paint mine, too.

Those are some tasty sets you got there, Adam. Is that long console a Magnavox? I'm definitely diggin' that.

Welcome, and hang around. The guys here have enough experience--and share it--so that even I have managed to do some stuff!

veg

Those are actually two different Magnavoxes, same year same model.
Heres some of mine back.

hey,i LOVE this thread!! where's the pictures??
frank

All of AK's photos were lost a couple of months ago when we had server issues. Not sure of the details, but, they are working on trying to get them back. The photos you currently see were posted after we switched servers.

Hi,
Anyone have a "DUMONT" B&W tv for sale?

Johnny.

I have a late fifties 21" console looking for a new home, but I'm on the wrong coast.

Hope We get the Pictures back that was the best part of this forum... Picture is worth 1000 words even in B&W......

This is always a problem for me. If I see something I would like to get I have to get rid of something due to space, or lack there of. Problem is there arent that many folks looking for a vintage TV. If there is someone I wouldnt know where to find them. Right now I know where there is a 1947 RCA roundie console that has my name written all over it. A bit over priced at $75 (but will take $50) but I have an 8T-243 with a good crt and the same chassis. I should be able to get something working between the two, but I hate to sacrifice one for another. I mean butchering one to fix another. I have to move the following before I can sink my soldering iron in the neat RCA.

I have a late 50's Airline 21" console in original but non working condition. The set is in very decent shape and I wish to give it to a good home. I also have a 1958 Zenith Space Command with I believe a 24" crt that drove me nuts last winter trying to recap and get rid of the symptoms of hum for sound with no signal and no vertical sweep. Thats the way I bought the set and after replacing nearly every capacitor and all bad resistors I wound up with the same exact problems. I put it aside out of agravation. I had high hopes for this beautiful set that looks as if it was hardly used, if at all. All tubes were period stock and the chassis and crt were very clean. No black sut on the crt and inside the HV cage. I wondered if maybe the thing had a factory defect and has always been set aside. I guess it needs a good home as well. Someone with more technical knowlege than I could fix what is likely ONE single short and have a set that will last a lifetime with little trouble. Sorry but I really cant GIVE this one away as I have sank a little in the caps and resistors. Plus the Space Commands are kind of special being early examples of remote control sets. I could break even at $50 if anyone is interested. Come get both! If anyone has a 21ZP4B CRT in good shape we can swap.

Sorry for being long, thanks for reading.....