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Originally Posted by kx250rider
DEFINITELY a set worth restoring and keeping!!!
I kick myself in the a$$ every time I think about how many of those metal cabinet Zeniths I junked because nobody would buy them in the 80s. Unlike so many of the other "tin cheapie TVs", some of those Zenith metal sets were VERY high-end; Space Command 600 remote, and the 'hi fi" sound with bass & treble controls. I think those were built as easy replacements for people who had big B&W sets built into walls, and expensive custom cabinets.
I also wish I still had any of the little Zenith metal color sets (14"-16").
Charles
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Thanks to everyone for encouraging me to do something with my set, and I am glad to know that there are others here for me to communicate with if I run into issues and possibly to scrounge the cosmetic goodies that I mentioned.
One person mentioned never seeing Zeniths in for service. Well, I would say that the statement speaks volumes on which is the superior build. I have always heard that Zenith made pretty bullet proof sets as compared to the other brands and were often more service friendly if service were an issue. My set has seen enough action to have had a rebuilt C.R.T. installed at some point. Seems like it is a Magnavox and I seem to recall some folks talking down on Magnavox rebuilds. MY tube however is in good shape and as I said made one of the most beautiful color pictures I have seen after about 3 decades of dormancy to the best of my knowledge. So, that should work out fine.
Like Charles, I want to kick myself for all of these sets be they metal, wood or whatnot that I scrapped back in the 80s. I was in high school electronics back then and these and some pretty neat 50s black and white sets were EVERYWHERE. Heck we had a Predicta (junk) sitting in our donation area in the classroom that nobody cared about! They (older sets) were either free or pretty cheap and to me had much more charm than what was current at the time. That is what got me into the hobby really. Just growing up in the years when these sets were say in the 70s still in regular service, and then the 80s when people were moving on to other things. TV shops were glad to find a kid like me to take some junk out of their way. I have seen truckloads of 40s-50s black and white sets loaded for the dump. It would sicken me that I couldn't save them, but my father already hated the "junk" I was filling his house with!
Anyway, again thanks to all and when the time comes I will update this thread. I have to order the horizontal efficiency coil first and make a capacitor order. I already have the color crystal that someone here sent me to hopefully get my color back. I think I will replace the paper, bumblebee, or old reddish brown drops that may be lurking. I think the electrolytics will still be usable, for a while anyway.