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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin
That picture tube base is common to 110-degree deflection CRT's - probably no older than 1958.
get a good shot of that tube chart, most of us who think we have seen it all, US wise, can appreciate a set we never saw before  |
I will try to take a picture of it tomorrow Dav. I was told it was from the 50s.
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Tube chart shows CRT is a 17BZP4.
TUNG-SOL tentative data sheet has a date of April, 1957
https://frank.pocnet.net/sheets/127/1/17BZP4.pdf"
Thanks banderson. Greatly appreciated. I will print this off. The more info the better. There's a TV repair guy here but I think he's more into 'easy' fixes. A very disgruntled gent that hates life itself...lol
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IIRC I've got a spare 17BZP4 in my stocks."
Thanks Electronic. I'm guessing you're located in the States. The costs of shipping one of them to Canada would probably be killer.... We lose over 30% right off the bat thanks to our horrible dollar... Good God!!!
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So what's the history of the set? Phillips sets are uncommon in the US... did the set perhaps come from Canada?"
Hey Jr. I'm guessing that you're 100% accurate. My tech is with the Canadian Armed Forces. He services the planes, helicopters, tanks, radar whatever electronic needs they have. He is an absolute wizard. He did a major rebuild/restoration of my Harman Kardon Citation 16M monoblock amps. He sent me pictures of his process and there was this 50s tv sitting next to them against the wall. I made a comment that I thought those ol-things were stellar. He said "you can have it if you want..." I jumped on it. He was getting into old tvs as a hobby but apparently must have taken up too much space in his basement shop.
I presume it is from Canada though he travels and spends time wherever the CAF are stationed.
That is all I know about the history of this specific set.
I need to clean up the knobs. There is one that is damaged but I think I can 'fix' it. I was thinking I might fill it with wood filler. Sand it down to match the circular portion that broke off. Stain it to match the plastic and it should be ok. I will source a piece of walnut veneer for the top. The set itself is made out of that really cheap/shitty press board with the fake wood paper on top. The sides are 9/10 but the top is probably a 4/10.
I hope I can get it going. I'd like to source a 'matching' stand at some point. These old things are fabulous in my opinion. Something deserving to be kept around...imho.
I'm a newbee at this sort of thing..... speakers and audio gear (I'm on AK) is one thing but this stuff is totally foreign... lol