19CK1 for Christmas!
 

Hey--look what Santa left under the tree for Anna and I :) :)

Although I'm not sure how he got it down the chimney, it's a Motorola 19CK1 color console, and fortunately, he didn't replace the tiny screen with a 21" tube...and to think, we would have settled for a DuMont bar or fish tank set! Next year, extra cookies for the jolly old fella.

The TV is in fabulous condition with original back, and an interesting serial number (ends in 00), so it might be the first, or the first after some production changes at Motorola.

Temporarily, we'll put it in the living room...and see if it likes its new home.

Happy Holidays Harry Poster

Harry,

Congrats on the new set it looks great, that sure is a different chassis layout, and a really different HV cage.

Matt

Wow, Merry Christmas indeed. It would be interesting to see the service manual for that one.

Phil Nelson

Wow, I wish Santa would bring me something like that. I guess I was a little too naughty this year :yes:

Very nice set. Looking forward to pictures of it running.

wow !! thats a beauty ,where's that santa at.

Harry, that is a wonderful set. How is your 19VP22? Should be a lot of fun to restore. I have one that has not yet made it onto the workbench. Say... when did you become a TV COLLECTOR? :-)

Here are the Motorola Service Notes:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/M...ews-TS-902.pdf

I don't see a schematic, but I did notice that it has a "filament transformer" which I take to mean a power transformer to run the tube heaters, but this set is likely a hot chassis anyway.

Ahh HATE Yew....-Yosemite Sam, Esq. (grin) WOW...What a score ! Hope the 19VP22 or whatever the # is, is still good...Congrats !!

I can only dream of sets like this..Congratulations!

That's a very nice set and I'm thinking pretty rare? It was interesting reading the service notes, especially the section comparing capacitors. Already in 1954 the black beauties were getting a bad rap.

Only ten tubes? are they all in the HV cage or something?

The transformer labeled filament transformer is actually a power transformer, with diode (selenium) rectifiers. The set uses 31 tubes, including the CRT.

Wow. Great find sir. I hope the CRT is top notch. Great shape for the rest of the set.

Harry Merry Christmas indeed if you get tired of this bueaty I take donations congrats on the new digs you lucky dawg ya...Timothy