Sorry so long replying back to my thread I started, I am on vacation now and did a lot of O.T. this past week.
Anyway, the Halolight CRT tested very good. And since that was the TV I went to get originally that is the one I am going to work on first.
As far as I can tell it is a 1956 Rexford model. With the back gone I don't have a model number and can't find one on the chassis either, but going from old ads and comparison with others I found on the internet, that is my conclusion.
The same Sam's fotofact covers a number of models in the same time frame including the Rexford and the Kirkwood which is close, but the Kirkwood had a faux finish and the Rexford a mohogany vaneer like mine does. I have the photofact on order from
http://theschematicman.com/.
I have not pulled out the hallolight itself to look at it yet and see if is florescent or neon, I wondered about that myself. From pictures I have seen of other sets I think it is neon, It has a small transformer and a couple resisters that go to it from the set, No ballast or other florescent bulb type parts. The light bulb itself is inside the bezel and I can't see it until I pull it out and take it apart. Not ready to do that yet and want to keep it safe inside for now.
Thanks for the info on the Zenith set. As I said the guy told me both the Zenith's were working the last time he powered them up and he seemed to know a lot about TV's so I took his word for it. I have not yet had time and checked the CRT's in the Zeniths though, nor will I power them up without at least changing out the electrolytics.
I am putting in an order next week for the caps for the Halo and will use this thread to post how the restoration is going. This will be my first TV after working only on radios.
Tom B