Zenith color roundie -- or just B/W?

[JohnAdams]

I had a 63 model with that chasis that i kept running for a little over 25 years.
It was 3 or 4 years old and had be hit by lightning. Insurance claim totaled it.

Just needed new antenna coils. That 29xxx chasis is built like a tank. I replaced the pic tube once and kept a supply of all small tubes on hand. Never did a single component (other than tubes) ever fail. By 1964 they were down to the 25LC20 chasis and some way got rid of 4 tubes along the way.
I may be wrong, but I think that Zenith chasis had more tubes that year than any other 1963 chasis. The picture tube it came with had a separate non frosted face plate. I liked it better than the newer ones and you never had to worry about the cataract problem.

[rca2000]

I just think it is cool to watch that big chassis, with that huge power tranny and the twin 3dg4 LV rect. tubes come up, and then produce a picture that "only a Zenith Roundie" can.

The CRT is starting to weaken in mine now though, but I still run it here and there to "keep things fresh--just like my GE 810 roundie BW set.

[drh4683]

I didn't mean to pull the rug from anyone who was interested. I figured it was still up for grabs.
I've wanted a 29JC20 in my collection for quite some time. Having the first generation zenith color set would really complete my collection.

[polaraman]

I also got mine for free through a connection Charlie made. I had to drive 1,800 miles round trip to get it. Mine has the Space Command 400 option. I really need to get at this set. My test jig is sittin on top of it.


polaraman

[Phil Nelson]

No blood, no foul :-)

If I had been desperate for it, I wouldn't have blabbed on an international forum in the first place.

I'm glad that someone with room to spare will rescue it -- especially someone willing to crate & freight it halfway across the continent.

P.S. If you can talk the seller into it, I would ask if he's willing to try removing those skinny legs from the cabinet before the packers arrive. Lotsa potholes and speed bumps when you're driving a thousand miles or more.

Phil