Driving a long ways for a spare chassis.Am I stupid?

[ctc17]

Tell your boss I drove from Los Angeles to South Carolina twice to clean out a tv shop and bring a bunch of it home.
No, you are fine. If you enjoy it and it gives your old set some security its worth it. Go get it

[drh4683]

Its worth it for a 29JC. Unfortunately, thordarson never made a replacement fly for the 29JC20, so if you have a bad fly, you're out of luck without that parts chassis. 29JC20's are known for flyback troubles as well. I had one go out on mine and I know oldtvman had one go on his too. Hopefully thats a good parts chassis and that it was scrapped due to a bad CRT and not a flyback...

[Findm-Keepm]

You're not stupid - you have my full support here too.

Make it a fun trip - if you are into the space thing, Wallops Island is a great stop. I've stopped there many times on my trips north. I used to make the trip to Accomac with my junior sailors that got the ol' 75 in a 55 speeding ticket. The Navy said they had to have a command rep, so I'd volunteer for the day off....10 minute trial, 5 hours of sightseeing, paid for by the hapless sailor.

You might also want to do double duty - if there is anything you need but can't get where you are, chances are the Hampton Roads area will have it. Anything else you need? I'm here on the "southside" of the CBBT - if you need parts, lemme know. Arrangements can be made! Same goes for Bryan G - need anything from down here, lemme know.

Cheers,

[JCFitz]

Originally Posted by drh4683

Its worth it for a 29JC. Unfortunately, thordarson never made a replacement fly for the 29JC20, so if you have a bad fly, you're out of luck without that parts chassis. 29JC20's are known for flyback troubles as well. I had one go out on mine and I know oldtvman had one go on his too. Hopefully thats a good parts chassis and that it was scrapped due to a bad CRT and not a flyback...

Most likely bad crt. he says the 21FB22 is a dud and he no longer has the cabinet or tuner. I was scared to death when my broken HV cup allowed the rectifier cap to get too close to the cage and the rectifier cap arced to the chassis so bad the picture disappeared and I smelled a burning smell.Talk about scrambling for the power switch. The first time I fired it up after repairs I was praying real hard that flyback was ok. I hope no here grabs the chassis out from under me now that the cat's out of the bag. I made a generous offer.

Now I wish I had seen something else mentioned on VK 24 hours ago. That dirt would already be in the driveway and I'd be on my way as soon as I got off work today. I'd have offered to prepay to save it until I got there even.
http://allentown.craigslist.org/atq/2406890002.html

I've emailed them just in case but I'm not setting my hopes too high being the cat's been let out of the bag here and I know there are members in that area.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by JCFitz

I hope no here grabs the chassis out from under me now that the cat's out of the bag.

That won't happen - Compucat, myself, and the seller are the only VK folks nearby. I can't speak for Compucat, but I'm outta room for more vintage stuff. We all wish you well in getting the chassis - ethics and civility are hallmarks of the VK crowd.

Like I said in an earlier post, lemme know if there is anything you may need parts-wise while you are in the area. a PM will do!

Cheers,

[JCFitz]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

That won't happen - Compucat, myself, and the seller are the only VK folks nearby. I can't speak for Compucat, but I'm outta room for more vintage stuff. We all wish you well in getting the chassis - ethics and civility are hallmarks of the VK crowd.

Like I said in an earlier post, lemme know if there is anything you may need parts-wise while you are in the area. a PM will do!

Cheers,

That's good to know.I had a certain member of a certain jukebox group grab out from under me a Seeburg Home Stereo Console out from under me by offering money for an item that was offered to me for free. Of course the ethics of the guy that had it where in the gutter too and he took the money.

Had arrangements to get it and everything and suddenly it was not available. The sad thing is I was getting this for my friend,not myself as I already have one. It was for the very same lady that now has the 1956 Admiral Super Cascode I have posted about a few times on here.

She only has a small suv and I have a pickup which you need to haul the 6 ft long HSC1.(Yes it really is 72" or 6ft long) you can bet your bippy I won't ask any questions or even casually mention any arrangements to get anything on that group unless it's safely in my possession.