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holmesuser01 05-25-2012 06:40 PM

I have these questions:

What are the dimensions of that cabinet?

and

How much do you think it weighs?

I love the styling of the set. I'm thrilled it plays well!

Bruce

John Folsom 05-25-2012 10:32 PM

Ha ha! You so funny! :-) Still, I have fantasies of putting a color wheel on the DuMont
Westminster 20" 'pop up CRT' set. But probably not. :0)

ChrisW6ATV 05-26-2012 03:59 AM

Isn't there a picture around that does show a color wheel in front of a 30-inch Dumont TV? That wheel assembly was more like ten feet around if I remember right.

Steve McVoy 05-26-2012 06:18 AM

Bottom of this page:

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

Sandy G 05-26-2012 10:27 AM

These were the LARGEST B/W CRTs ever made, right ? I mean, there weren't even any larger ones ever made even for experimental/industrial purposes ? And IIRC, "Their Reach kinda exceeded their Grasp" w/these puppies, they had problems w/Ion burn & other things.

Phil Nelson 05-26-2012 12:42 PM

What a wonderful set. You don't really appreciate the scale of these 30" TVs until you see one in person or see a photo like the color wheel shot, with a human standing next to the cabinet.

Phil Nelson

Bill Cahill 05-26-2012 04:22 PM

I saw that set in person. It's neat. I was really impressed with the hv supply chassis.
The cabinet styling, I think Crosley outdid themselves. It's beautiful.
Bill Cahill

M3-SRT8 05-27-2012 06:26 AM

Atta Boy, John. Nice work.:smoke:

David Roper 05-28-2012 11:40 PM

John did you ever see this?

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LpuMLz42wX...Crosley+TV.jpg

ChrisW6ATV 05-29-2012 02:28 AM

That set has UHF? I thought these 30-inch sets were from 1950-51. Or, was Crosley that far ahead of its time?

Thank you for posting that interesting ad, David.

John Folsom 05-29-2012 09:26 AM

Bruce; The cabinet measures about 50" W X 62" H X 24" D. I don't have a good estimate for the weight. I put casters on the set, so it is easy to move around.

Dave, I do have a copy of that Crosley flyer, thanks. The flyer calls out two models:
EU 30COBU (blonde)
Eu 30COMU (mahogany)

There were two paper labels in my set one for model is E-30 COBU, one for E-30 COMU. None of these model numbers shows up in any Sams Riders or other set indexes.

The set has a UHF converter built in. I see some original Crosley tubes with 1952 date codes, though most of the tubes have been changed out.


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