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[Kamakiri]

WOW WOW WOW!!!!

Where did you FIND that?!?!??!

[vts1134]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

WOW WOW WOW!!!!

Where did you FIND that?!?!??!

I found it on Ebay and paid through the nose for it after it went unsold, then I paid through the nose to have some one bring it to me. It'll be here for gazing purposes if you come get the Mighty Monarch.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by vts1134

I found it on Ebay and paid through the nose for it after it went unsold, then I paid through the nose to have some one bring it to me. It'll be here for gazing purposes if you come get the Mighty Monarch.

Tentatively planning for the weekend after this one, if you're free....just have to clear it with the other half that we have no plans

[leadlike]

Kind of a nightmare to work on. Stu's comment on the tuner was true with mine-I wound up bypassing it and fed video direct to the output tube. There were a fair amount of changes made during the production of these sets, I've seen several different types of flybacks used, so they either blew up all of the time and were replaced, or GE sourced them from many different places.

I see in another post you are looking for a new power cord for your set, and that it uses a strange plug. I have never seen that type of plug used anywhere else except on these early GE sets, if that helps at all.

[vts1134]

Actually the cord for this set was buried inside the cabinet so I don't need to find this one, but my other thread was more of a general inquiry also as a lot of my sets have power cords that are shot.

[stromberg6]

Seeing the state of preservation of that GE makes me smile! Nice to get an oldie that was preserved in great condition. Happy for you!!

[ketron281989]

I think we had talked on ARF but I have the 802, mine was probably recapped in the late 50s with those Solar paper caps, also the Phonograph looks to be from about then.

It would be real interesting to see some pictures of your chassis model, I would like to compare to my 802.

Real Nice Set, I like it without the phonograph as well.

[Sandy G]

[QUOTE=leadlike;3022297]Kind of a nightmare to work on. Stu's comment on the tuner was true with mine-I wound up bypassing it and fed video direct to the output tube. There were a fair amount of changes made during the production of these sets, I've seen several different types of flybacks used, so they either blew up all of the time and were replaced, or GE sourced them from many different places.

Weren't these one of the very, VERY 1st sets in production, & maybe they were still trying to find out what REALLY "Worked" & what didn't ? And, this WAS the early postwar period- Shortages of all kinds of things were common then.

[leadlike]

Quite a few shortages were on, you're right about that, Sandy. GE put out a few press releases explaining a delay in production because of a cabinet shortage.