Just picked up another project for those cold winter days. This one is a 24" RC-200 Radio-Craftsman with a Radio-Craftsman cabinet.

Chuck

Here's a tighter shot of the tube and chassis.

I got the Andrea recapped this weekend. Here is a screenshot of the set on. The image is washed out by the light on my camera, but it was CBS football, with the Clowns, uh, Browns getting beat again.


:dammit:

I'll try to post a better shot to the gallery.

Let me try this again.

New project
 

I finally felt like digging in to a new project so I started on this 48 or 49 Emerson.
Actually I had a quick look at this set some time ago, installing the 5 rectifier tubes and patching up the ballast got it running enough to show a raster.

Here's the 5 25Z6 rectifier tubes.

and look at all the cans I get to restuff! Fortunantly most of them have paper covers and one section so those will be a breeze!

The original Emerson jug still checks good

The chassis was filthy! Worse, it has a lot of that greenish film that I have been told is Cadmium Oxide, highly toxic and carcinogenic!!

I found it comes off easily using Tub & Tile cleaner (basically Muratic Acid) this also takes the chassis down to the bare steel but since the Cadmium plating is shot already that doesn't really matter.

Back in May of 2003 I posted a picture in this thread of my "project" TRK-12. Well 10 months at the restorers and more money than I care to think about I have it back home again. I think it was well worth the wait.

Over the past 10 months I have been able to acquire all the missing parts, the only thing left is to have the radio push buttons made.


Chuck

Beautiful!
 

Wow Chuck, that looks beautiful!

48 Emerson
 

Famous last words.

This set has been a nightmare to recap!
It's finally working halfway decent though the horizontal is a little twitchy and on the edge.

It wouldn't tune anything at first, found out the fiber shaft that runs through the tuner had broken off right behind the front shaft. Got it on channel 3 and now it's working.

Well, TV & tube guys, I have a question.

In several posts you guys mention 'washing down the chassis'.

Exactly how do you do this and what liquids do you use?

How long do you dry it out?

Precautions?

Etc.?


I hope this hasn't been answered before at length - if so just point me in the right direction and I'll go away (and read) :D

Thanks in advance,

Paul

Cleaning
 

Paul,

This link should give you a good idea of how to go about cleaning the chassis, and many other pointers as well. Good luck.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/restorationadvice.html

Just thought I'd show off the TRK-12 in operation.

Chuck