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Old 04-17-2014, 09:33 AM
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Originally Posted by kvflyer View Post
I have a soft spot in my heart for early 50s Admiral sets. Our first TV was an Admiral in 1951. And as a teenager, I was given a model 26R12. It as well as the 1951 Admiral went to the dump over the years. But now I have another 26R12 that I restored (it worked when I got it!).

Looks nice and that CRT is in great shape... and Aluminized!

Good on 'ya Mate.
Thanks. Seems I like the early 50's Admirals too. I have a 21K1 console that has been my daily driver for a year now. Tim (Kamakiri) found it in Buffalo and recapped it. Then I found a better testing CRT for it, replaced all the resistors and tweaked the heck out of it. I have put hundreds of hours on it this last year and it is a WONDERFUL performer. I was thinking that if the Telebar performs as well (at least the TV) I would maybe sell the 21K1, but I dunno?!?!? It has worked its way into me heart as a lot of these sets do. Especially since this was my first working vintage set.
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