Got an Admiral "roundie" today!!!! - Videokarma.org TV - Video

jstout66 · #1 04-17-2004, 10:13 PM

I lucked out at the estate sales today. On the first sale I went to I was doing my walk-thru and went into a small den. I look and I couldn't believe it.... an Admiral roundie that was still plugged in with rabbit ears attached. Fired it up and it came on! It's in a small "early american" cabinet with a cherry finish. Not a scratch on it. The color is a tad "off" and the picture tube has slight de-lamination, but I checked the tubes and found some bad ones in the color section so will get those ordered. It's model number LG2235 and chassis number 3G1155-2 It's the chassis with the dual horizontal output tubes! I believe it's a 1965 model. I'll post pix when I can!

polaraman · #2 04-17-2004, 10:34 PM

You DOG!

When you can Pix front and back!

POLARAMAN

jstout66 · #3 04-17-2004, 10:52 PM

I'll try and do it soon. I'm kind of a "tard" when it comes to posting pictures, but I'm gonna try and have a friend help me tomorrow. I TOTALLY lucked out on this one Polaraman. I had a cool CTC-16 that had a "black-matrix" Colorama tube in it, and I sold it due to lack of space. I really regretted selling it after it was gone. I had a CTC-31 tabletop remote, and Doug ended up buying that. That was okay because he really likes those RCA's and I knew it was going to a good home. I wish I had his skill in finding and repairing sets. I'm kind of screwed if it's anything beyond tubes and adjusting....... I was lucky on this one. I always wanted an Admiral and having the chassis with the dual horizontal outputs is a big plus! Anyway, I will post as soon as I can!

Charlie · #4 04-18-2004, 11:25 AM

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Originally posted by jstout66
I had a cool CTC-16 that had a "black-matrix" Colorama tube in it, and I sold it due to lack of space. I really regretted selling it after it was gone.

That's why I can't seem to get rid of any of my sets... i know i would probably regret it down the road. The man that came to my house to re-do my bathroom this week was trying to talk me into selling one to him, but i told him I couldn't part with any... yet. Since my house is so small, i am eventually going to have to get rid of something to make room for others i bring home!

drh4683 · #5 04-19-2004, 06:27 PM

Great find james! Look forward to seeing pics of it and hearing how it works out. As for selling sets, I too would regret selling them. I sold some really nice portable zenith color sets back in '98 when I started ebay. Its funny, I though I didnt have the room and was happy to get just the starting bid on them of $10.00! No way, I'll never do that again. I sold a nice space command 500 to spectrion back then and never should have dont that either. Dont matter now as I finally found another one of the same model. my advice: KEEP YOUR TVS!!!

jstout66 · #6 04-25-2004, 06:35 PM

Picture one of Admiral

jstout66 · #7 04-25-2004, 06:38 PM

Pic 2

jstout66 · #8 04-25-2004, 06:40 PM

Pic 3

Charlie · #9 04-25-2004, 06:47 PM

Man that's a nice set! Finding nice sets that already work can really brighten up a cloudy day!

Did someone remove the degaussing coils? I thought all sets had automatic degaussing by 1965.

captainmoody · #10 04-25-2004, 07:28 PM

That is a nice set, Looks like the degaussing coils are on either side of the crt Charlie.
It just doesn't use the metal frame like RCA.

jstout66 · #11 04-25-2004, 08:41 PM

I'll post a pix of it running once the tubes I have ordered come in. It had a ton of bad ones in the color section so the color was a tad "off". One nice feature..... it has a color fidelity control. Haven't quite fiquered out what it does but seems to act like a "picture" control that is on todays sets. Couldn't believe when I found it in the den of the house and it was still plugged in!

Charlie · #12 04-25-2004, 08:50 PM

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Originally posted by captainmoody
Looks like the degaussing coils are on either side of the crt Charlie. It just doesn't use the metal frame like RCA.

okay, I see.... on the sides there.

Chad Hauris · #13 04-26-2004, 06:22 AM

I think the color fidelity adjusts the crt screen grids, it acts like the "color temperature" settings on a computer monitor.

jstout66 · #14 04-26-2004, 08:49 AM

I have a few questions about this set, that I hope some of you will give your advice on. My tubes should be in today or tomorrow, so will know more on how the picture looks and how the set "behaves". But anyway..... I noticed the plastic (or bakelite) base on the end of the picture tube is cracked. Do I need to worry? Also a previous tech had installed a 2AV2 when the schematic calls for a 1V2, the focus seems okay tho, and I will install a 1V2. Would any damage have been done, and why would the tech have done that? Was a 2AV2 an improvement, or was he careless? I'm pretty "retentive" on never using subs, I just wait till my tube orders come in and keep my fingers crossed! Also I'm not very familiar with Admiral sets. Why did they use 2 horizontal output tubes?

Chad Hauris · #15 04-26-2004, 09:53 AM

2AV2 is a later design tube than 1V2...I don't know what the improvements are in the 2AV2 over the 1V2 but some makes like RCA used the 2AV2 in later models. I think if it works it would be OK to leave it alone...the lower filament voltage will help it last longer. Only thing I would not do is to install a 1V2 in a set designed for a 2AV2 as the filament voltage might be excessive.

2 horizontal output tubes splits up the load and puts less strain on the tubes. Admiral often used a low B+ in their sets, around 280 volts, whereas RCA for example used about 420 or so volt maximum B+. Consequently in the Admiral you've got to have more current to get the same horizontal output power because the voltage is lower. At the time this set was made, there probably did not exist a single h.o. tube that could have handled the high current.

Later Admiral sets used a 6KD6 which I think can handle the higher current demands (around 280-300 ma if I remember correctly, as opposed to about 190-200 ma for the 6JE6 in the higher B+ RCA sets).