portacolor CRT replacement video

[DaveWM]

thought someone may be interested in whats involved...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOmfzGaGfbg

and the finished product

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xmA086NflUE

[zenith2134]

Very good video.
I put a NOS 11SP22 in my 1966 Portacolor a few years back.
It is now with me under the Atlantic Ocean.
cheers

[DaveWM]

the huricane/flood got it?

[AVeturri]

It got the entire collection save for the records and audio upstairs.
not sure I should even be here. carry on guys


.....AHA

[DaveWM]

sorry to hear about that...

[dieseljeep]

[QUOTE=DaveWM;3072521]thought someone may be interested in whats involved...



and the finished product

I'm glad to see it turned out that well. The convergence looks good.
Were you able to get the purity perfect, as well?
P.S., you must be using an inside antenna with your DTV convertor. A lot of breaking up.

[DaveWM]

yep was able to get the purity and convergence just fine, I did a rough setup so I need to do again with a cross hatch, as I used an ota pic to setup the convergence. The box was on a simple indoor antenna, I should get it on a DVD to get a better pic. Thanks again!

[Rod Beauvex]

What was the movie you were watching in the second one?

[DaveWM]

Columbo was on "matter of honor" I think was the episode.

[Rod Beauvex]

I loved the totally flat "Anyway, that was a success" comment in the vid.

Does the bottom always have the circuit board exposed?

[DaveWM]

the cabinet back has a bottom part attached. when its completely put back together the bottom PCB is protected by a slotted cover. I have to work on the degauss switch, its not working reliably.

[zenith2134]

Mine was the same model. Had a lot of trouble setting proper purity and convergence, although , as documented here in pictures someplace, I got it damn close. That was a space-heater in terms of radiated heat but it was quite a reliable GE and made a charming picture. Also ran into a case of the tun whiskers on the AGC potentiometer causing a white raster, Blew it out with 600VDC capacitors

[Electronic M]

If yours has the wood grained cabinet then it is identical to my Portacolor.

[DaveWM]

yes its the wood grained model. I am currently working on replacing the degauss switch. I think this style of the PC is one of the better looking models. Its nice having all the important controls out in the open, some of the later ones started to hide them (like the vert and brightness). I also like the lit up color and tint controls, helpful when adj in a darkened room.

[Electronic M]

I like the styling too of them too. Never seen any other sets up close to compare control layouts though. Here is a picture of mine.