Sylvania halolight combo!

[radiotron]

1953 sylvania halolight combo (colonial) model
radio/ record player work tv needs a high voltage cap

With ALL the ORIGINAL INSTRUCTIONS!!!!!!!!

[radiotron]

The doors arent that stable thogh becouse it weighs almost 300 pounds,
therefore someone held onto the doors while cariing it their still atatched though

[Username1]

there is one of those in ny cl

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/atq/3261235466.html

yea.

[radiotron]

Originally Posted by Username1

there is one of those in ny cl

http://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/atq/3261235466.html

yea.

the combos are a whole lot rarer thogh

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by radiotron

the combos are a whole lot rarer thogh

The one on CL could be in far worse shape than the combo is. The set in New York state has no knobs and the condition of the TV is unknown, which should send up a red flag immediately. I don't like to guess about these things, but the set on CL could be just about worthless, except for parts. (I would not dream of plugging this one in, except through a Variac -- and even then I wouldn't expect much, if the set worked at all.) The owner may have cabbaged the knobs for use with something else, and the tubes could be missing as well.

[radiotron]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

The one on CL could be in far worse shape than the combo is. The set in New York state has no knobs and the condition of the TV is unknown, which should send up a red flag immediately. I don't like to guess about these things, but the set on CL could be just about worthless, except for parts. (I would not dream of plugging this one in, except through a Variac -- and even then I wouldn't expect much, if the set worked at all.) The owner may have cabbaged the knobs for use with something else, and the tubes could be missing as well.

Mine the radio, and record player works, but the tv needs a high voltage cap
(working on that now)

[snelson903]

wow ,thats a good deal, someone needs to get that one before it becomes a art project that's the kind they go for.

[radiotron]

almost shorted the radio out, luckly i didnt! It was playing, somehow a piece of the pilot light broke off touched the negative, and positive it tured off smoke started pouring out the back, it was BAD:tears

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by radiotron

almost shorted the radio out, luckly i didnt! It was playing, somehow a piece of the pilot light broke off touched the negative, and positive it tured off smoke started pouring out the back, it was BAD:tears

Did you turn it off in time to prevent any more damage or a fire? How much damage to the chassis was there, if any? I personally cannot imagine how a broken pilot light (most of them in old radios are #47s) could cause a major short such as you describe, unless the pieces of the bulb somehow shorted a B+ point to ground and overloaded the power transformer. That may be where the smoke was coming from.

Hope you get the radio working again. These old sets can work quite well when they are in good shape. Recap yours (at very least replace the filters), and you will have a set you can be proud of.

Sylvania made some excellent TVs in their day. The Halolight cast a soft glow around the TV picture, increasing the contrast and also allowing the use of the TV in an otherwise dark room -- although I'd think the picture could be even better with at least one room light on in addition to the Halolight, to say nothing of reducing the possibility of eyestrain, as could happen if one watches TV in a totally dark room (most eye doctors will warn their patients against this).

Good luck.

[DavGoodlin]

Tubes are very easy to find for these sets. I would take it if it was closer.

[Username1]

"The one on CL could be in far worse shape than the combo is. The set in New York state has no knobs and the condition of the TV is unknown, which should send up a red flag immediately. I don't like to guess about these things, but the set on CL could be just about worthless, except for parts. (I would not dream of plugging this one in, except through a Variac -- and even then I wouldn't expect much, if the set worked at all.) The owner may have cabbaged the knobs for use with something else, and the tubes could be missing as well. "

Well, if I were interested in this set, I see that for a NY set, the chassis is rust free, so is the power transformer, the cabinet has no mold, or water damage, and the face is clear and clean. No picture tube brightner. I think that for the price this set is just three ticks below peach. Even the part of the cabinet back that sits on the ground that is unfinished looks like it has been in a nice dry climate. It certainly looks better than sets I have seen for $50. or more.... CL Often has some good finds.

[n2bew]

Originally Posted by Username1

It certainly looks better than sets I have seen for $50. or more.... CL Often has some good finds.

Well, I am off in the morning to pick it up. I live within 20 miles and had contacted the guy as soon as it showed up on CL in my area. I will post pictures when I get it and report on condition. ( I will start a new thread when I do so as to not hijack this one) Hope you guys are not too upset that I got it if someone had their sights on it.

At least you will know I will plan on restoring it and it won't end up a fish tank or worse.

By the way I am new to VK and have only posted a few times so thought I would say hello. My name is Tom and I have been only restoring radios the past year and I am just getting started with TV's. Having lots of fun so far and glad I found this forum thanks to Bob "bandersentv" mentioning it on his YouTube channel. I also have to give Bob the credit for getting me interested in TV's in the first place through his YouTube channel. I never even thought about restoring TV's and then after seeing Bob's restorations of them got hooked rather quickly.
This Halo will be only my third set that includes a little GE 1956 portable and an Admiral 24a12 that also showed up on CL in my area, I had to pay for the Admiral, but am glad I did!
So far I have only checked the CRT's with my B&K and done a light cleaning of the sets, and started taking the G.E. appart to recap it. I'm married and have kids at home so have to squeeze in time for the hobby when I can, which is not much. I hope to do more over the winter on these.

Tom B.

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by n2bew

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So far I have only checked the CRT's with my B&K and done a light cleaning of the sets, and started taking the G.E. appart to recap it. I'm married and have kids at home so have to squeeze in time for the hobby when I can, which is not much. I hope to do more over the winter on these.

Tom B.

I have the same scene. Fortunately storage is not an issue but time really is. I just have to make up my mind what to work on with that limited time. I decided on the Sylvania 21C528W Halo I just got. I get up extra early just so I can get a half hour in before leaving for work. I cooked the CRT (at 6.3v) on my tester for that 30 minutes each of the last 3 days and it moved from .5 to 6, on a 0-10 scale. This morning I pulled the tubes and will test them while doing laundry tonight. The capacitors are VERY suspicious looking, so I will pull the two-section chassis and bring half into work for a lunchtime re-cap. I have even been restoring radios at my desk over lunch. Do what you have to do. My goal is to have the set looking good enough to bring in the house and watch Twilight Zone DVDs on it.

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

The capacitors are VERY suspicious looking

The appearance of old paper and electrolytic caps is not a good guide to their internal condition. (They can look great outside but be garbage inside.) They are so often bad that most restorers replace them without question. This article has info about recapping:

http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm

Have fun!

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[radiotron]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

The appearance of old paper and electrolytic caps is not a good guide to their internal condition. (They can look great outside but be garbage inside.) They are so often bad that most restorers replace them without question. This article has info about recapping:

http://antiqueradio.org/recap.htm

Have fun!

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

thanks that helped a lot