One Fried Zenith Porthole

[VA561]

Thanks to everyone for the information. Here are some additional pictures of the HV transformer and one of the chassis. CW, if I can find the needed parts, I want to keep this set because the cabinet and chassis (other than the HV transformer) is in very good shape. It would be really nice to have the set going to play some old Christmas shows on near the end of next month but that's questionable at this time

[cwmoser]

Originally Posted by VA561

Thanks to everyone for the information. Here are some additional pictures of the HV transformer and one of the chassis. CW, if I can find the needed parts, I want to keep this set because the cabinet and chassis (other than the HV transformer) is in very good shape. It would be really nice to have the set going to play some old Christmas shows on near the end of next month but that's questionable at this time

Personally, I strongly agree with your decision. That Chassis of yours looks in very good condition - very little rust. Mine had much more rust than yours. Your chassis looks like the same model as mine. Mine is the 24G26Z1 chassis.

Like you, my plans are to play some Christmas classics on it this season.

If you are interested, here is the saga of my restoration:
http://www.cerant.com/ZenithPorthole...ortholeTV.html

Looks like you will be going though much of what I went through. I thoroughly enjoyed the journey.

Carl

[John Marinello]

Did you get a good 16EP4?

I would suggest removing that white plastic channel drum while you work on the chassis. That thing has 3 plastic spokes and are easily broken. You also need to be very careful when sliding the chassis back into the cabinet, as that drum needs to clear a hole in the cabinet.

[VA561]

As usual, very helpful advice from everyone. The picture tube passed all tests on the Sencor crt analyzer. Filament set, H-K shorts, G1 shorts, cutoff and emissions tests were all good. If anyone can help locate a replacement for the high voltage section, I would greatly appreciated it. It it would be nice to locate the complete section if possible.

[VA561]

Carl I just looked at the restoration link of your zenith porthole. Well done would be an understatement! Thanks for taking the time to document your restoration. It will be a tremendous help to every zenith porthole owner.