your favorite/most durable set

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

Looking back, probably the most durable set, both in terms of build quality and longevity, was a Zenith. Don't remember the model or chassis number, but it was an early-60s VHF-only, metal cabinet table model 19 inch. Power tranny with 3DG4 rectifier, 90 degree CRT with BIG NECK (as opposed to the more common 110 degree, small neck). Used it for 5 years and gave it to a widow lady who used it with a UHF converter for many more years till she passed away. The set never needed service or had the back off.

AFAIK, that model was the only Zenith that used that CRT.
Are you sure that it used the 3DG4? All the Zeniths I saw with that CRT used the rare 5BC3, novar based 5U4 equivalent.
I've been wrong before, maybe once.