First tv I ever bought.

[jr_tech]

National TV-1625.

Manual on the bay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Repair...-/273470715444

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jr

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Lazyfan

The vertical tranny is. Broken I guess dry rot. Maybe mice but there is no indication of mice. I may be wrong but I'm thinking it is an old admiral. The writing on the front. The tuner configuration. And by looking at schematics of that era. This is why my vote is admiral.

Have you checked resistance of the windings of the vertical output transformer (preferably against the schematic)? If you declared it dead solely based on looks you may be surprised... electricity don't much care what the path looks like just that it's conductive.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

National TV-1625.

Manual on the bay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Repair...-/273470715444

not affiliated
jr

Sure enough, that's it!

[Lazyfan]

I'll try to get better pics. I've seen the same metal grill on admiral

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

It's a nice looking set. The channel knob and split chassis makes me think Philco, but I've never seen a Philco with that style CRT bezel. There's got to be a tell-tail sign of the manufacture hiding somewhere on it.

Way early in the thread, I was thinking that it could be a National, as I had one many years ago. I never did anything with it, as there was no real interest in a set that old. It had a10" CRT and it wasn't worth spending any time or money on this type of set. That was a sign of the times.

[Lazyfan]

I agree national thanks guys. I bought a new horizontal transformer but the primary impedance is off by 1800 ohms less than 10 percent. But the leads won't be long enough. I'm thinking high voltage how would I insulate my splices safely.

[Kevin Kuehn]

The last picture you posted looks like a mouse took a few nibbles from the insulation paper on the vertical output transformer. Unless a winding is open, it could still work fine.

[Lazyfan]

Some of the windings are open

[Lazyfan]

Just ordered the manual from sunset books in ohio. Thanks guys.

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

National TV-1625.

Manual on the bay
https://www.ebay.com/itm/1951-Repair...-/273470715444

not affiliated
jr

The TV in the Sam's folder you posted the ebay listing for looks just like my Meck/Philharmonic TV I'm working on currently cabinet wise...

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

The TV in the Sam's folder you posted the ebay listing for looks just like my Meck/Philharmonic TV I'm working on currently cabinet wise...

Some of the smaller makes of TV only built chassis and would order cabinets from cabinet makers... sometimes the cabinet company would sell the same design to multiple TV brands....case in point I had a Grinnell store brand set (which had a chassis made by Olympic) and a newer Majestic that had a larger version of the same cabinet...both were Michigan based brands so there was probably a furniture maker that made that design for both companies.

[Lazyfan]

It looks like I'm missing the ion trap on crt.

[Lazyfan]

My mistake na on my model

[Sandy G]

I think the FIRST TV I bought, especially after I kinda developed an Unnatural Fondness for TVs was a 1984-85 Panasonic CT-101, that 1.5" color set. I got it from Henard Hardware, they were used to me buying "Oddball" things-I remember they had an FFL & I had them order me Major Uzi-THAT brought on a lot of "What The Hell ZAT thing ?!?" "Why you want THAT ?!?" As did the widdle color set-"$350 ? Man, I could gitchoo a 25" REAL Colored set you could SEE for THAT kinda money..." Civilians... They NEVER unnerstand, do they ? Hehehehehehehe....Still have it, last time I checked, it still worked DANDILY..

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Lazyfan

It looks like I'm missing the ion trap on crt.

Some CRTs did and some didn't use ion traps. If the CRT was ever replaced they may have installed a CRT that don't need a trap... look for a bent electron gun or angled gap between elements to confirm it is an ion trap tube.