Should i bother restoring a zenith?

[zeno]

That one looks like the hoz hold coil.

The line in the picture is probably a barkhausen or snivet. (sp?)
Saw a few caused by hoz output tube. Dont remember any more
about them, think is was more common in the olden days.

73 Zeno

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by zeno

That one looks like the hoz hold coil.

The line in the picture is probably a barkhausen or snivet. (sp?)
Saw a few caused by hoz output tube. Dont remember any more
about them, think is was more common in the olden days.

73 Zeno

Hey guys ,

Speaking of Barkhausen , does anyone remember the little magnet gadget that was supposed to mitigate it ? Not the "Damper Rings" like the Audiophile guys now use , but more like something looking kinda like an ION trap , just designed to fit around a Horizontal output tube . In all my years of TV repair "back in the day" I recall seeing 3 or 4 of them , but never experimented with any of them for fear of having my fingers THAT close to a running Horizontal Output . I presume one was to rotate this about the tube till the raggedy picture edge went away , and then tighten it into position with a little thumbscrew .

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by init4fun

...like something looking kinda like an ION trap , just designed to fit around a Horizontal output tube .

Those WERE ION traps...Most HO Tubes were about as big around as a CRT neck so it worked.