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Originally Posted by Kamakiri
Appears to be an RA-108 variant. I'll be working on one myself over the next couple months.....get your soldering iron ready 
Where are you from? |
I'm out in Farmington, New Mexico, up in the Four Corners Region near Utah, Colorado, and Arizona.
You'll be working on a RA-108? Excellent! Vintage televisions are pretty rare out here. In fact, vintage ANYTHING is rare. Pretty much everything "vintage" has to be imported! I've never seen another DuMont Teleset in person (except for maybe in a museum). Seems a lot of folks have high regard for them. I know my grandfather said DuMont was pretty near top of the line in it's day. They seem to be well regarded around these here parts (Meaning the forum)! Except for maybe the 19AP4 CRT!
First order of business is going to be a full recap. Looks like about 50 or better caps including electrolytics. Tuner has seized (it still turned when I was 15!), hardened grease is likely culprit from what I've read. It's going to be a learning experience for sure! As for the CRT, since I don't have any specialized testing equipment, some luck is going to play into it. I know the heater filament is good, but that's about it for now. I'm beginning to doubt that a bad CRT was the reason the set was retired, but a lot can happen in 50 more years. I've got my eye out for a spare CRT already.
New roll of solder and a new soldering iron tip are at the ready!
-Cary