I know how you guys like pictures as much as I do, so I thought I'd give this old thread a bump and put up a few of what this '53 Zenith L1846R actually looks like:
This is one of the first pictures I actually took of it, the day I brought it home. Cosmetically, it's in great condition and the only thing I'd really like to improve upon is the simulated "gold-plating" that's worn off on the control panel, particularly on the pencil box door.
Here's a good view of everything that's going on underneath the chassis. From what I've seen, everything there is probably original which calls for a complete recap. If you spot anything here that I should pay special attention to, do let me know! I hope to get to recapping this in the near future. It's a real pain to take this chassis out, mainly due to it's weight. Removing the CRT helps, but not as much as I'd like.
This picture came out rather blurry, but I recall thinking it was one of the weirdest looking things I've ever seen inside of an electronic device. Based on what I know now, I believe this is the flyback transformer. I suppose if it were bad, I wouldn't have gotten a horizontal raster... and if it goes bad in the way that most transformers seem to do, I take it that it would get very hot, the wax would melt, and bad things would happen!
When did they invent gray, glittery wax?
