Show us your vintage B&W sets!

[jr_tech]

Well, since I have been just getting back into the hobby after a long "break", I am slowly clearing out space in my "TV room" and trying the variac on some sets that have not been turned on in 15 years or so. This is the best B/W set so far (outside of a Philco Safari... they always work). It is an 12" Admiral from about 1949-50 stamped "20Z6" on the chassis.

jr

[Eric H]

I've been in the mood to rebuild some sets lately so I grabbed this Philco, I was hoping for something a little different but this one has essentially the same chassis as the 49-1280 I did earlier this year, oh well, it's still a neat set.

I'm waiting on the Electrolytics to arrive but I've done all the paper caps and It has a picture, the Sync is unstable but I expect that will go away after replacing the remaining Caps.

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

This is the best B/W set so far (outside of a Philco Safari... they always work). It is an 12" Admiral from about 1949-50 stamped "20Z6" on the chassis.

jr

That's a nice looking set, the gold trim looks mint, The door is almost always missing on those Admirals.

[bandersen]

Here are the sets I've picked up since my last post in this thread.
The two Motorola cabinets are really in need of some TLC!

Admiral 30A16
Nice limed oak finish.


GE 810
I've powered it up and it runs without any recapping!


Hallicrafters T506
I've since gotten a replacement knob from a VK member


Motorola 9T1
The bakelite is cleaning up nicely, but how to repair that broken bezel


Motorola 12K2
The cabinet is riddled with Powderpost beetle damage on the right side
It's in quarantine awaiting fumigation


Here's my little Admiral collection so far