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Originally posted by Jeffhs
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antenna/cable connector, clearly states "Zenith Electronics Corp., Glenview, Ill. 60025", so this set must have been made before Gold Star took over the company. However, the set was manufactured in Mexico, which leads me to believe Zenith already had moved its main plant there by the mid-'90s; the Glenview, Illinois address was likely that of their business and administration offices at the time.
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That'd be right, though while I don't remember the exact dates, I tend to suspect your TV was made after LG bought a majority state in Zenith, but before they took them over outright.
I have a 25" Zenith Sentry 2 (also Mexican-made) that I bought new in late 1993, and I remember feeling a pang of depression about a year later when the news came out that LG was buying 51% of Zenith...
Anyway, by sheer coincidence, the past couple of weeks around here have been scattered "Spring clean up days" (large-trash pickup days) for many of the communities around here, and last weekend I picked up a 27" Zenith Advanced System 3 off the curb. It was made in January 1991 and was manufactured (assembled) in Zenith's plant in Springfield, MO. Anyone know exactly when Zenith stopped making TVs there? I figure this has got to be just about the last model year for any "Made in USA" Zeniths, though.
Normally, I wouldn't have been interested in such a recently-made TV, but I guess I couldn't resist, given that this was probably one of Zenith's nicer table-model sets at that time, and might make an easy replacement for my aformentioned low-end Sentry 2.
BTW, considering this relatively late-model TV was being tossed out, I fully expected it to be broken, so I was surprised to discover that it actually does seem to function quite well. However, when the power is switched off, a small roundish red 'spot' a couple of inches in diameter appears in the center of the CRT for a few seconds before it fades away (sorta reminicent of some old color TVs where the picture would collapse into a small rainbow "burst" for a few seconds while the HV caps discharged). Any idea if this is harmless, or could it be a sign of disaster to come? (thus explaining why it was tossed in the trash...)