philco 21" console to fix or not

[Don Lindsly]

Few Philco TVs had chassis-mounted CRTs for good reason. There was far less factory and service breakage and lighter to handle. The 1956 TV 440/444 had chassis mounted CRTs and were a nuisance to handle. After that, only portables came that way.

Most shops had test set ups so firing up a chassis in the shop was no problem and took up much less room.

Yes, a bad video detector can cause a raster with no sound, no picture. A simple ohm meter check will confirm a suspect.

Don

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Don Lindsly

Few Philco TVs had chassis-mounted CRTs for good reason. There was far less factory and service breakage and lighter to handle. The 1956 TV 440/444 had chassis mounted CRTs and were a nuisance to handle. After that, only portables came that way.

Most shops had test set ups so firing up a chassis in the shop was no problem and took up much less room.

Yes, a bad video detector can cause a raster with no sound, no picture. A simple ohm meter check will confirm a suspect.

Don

I really don't remember a Philco, that the CRT, wasn't cabinet mounted. I just used to pull the yoke and use my test CRT.
The model in question, was the first to use the one piece chassis and full power transformer and 5U4.
Never was a big fan of the split chassis jobs, even though, I have one in my collection.

[Don Lindsly]

[QUOTE] I really don't remember a Philco, that the CRT, wasn't cabinet mounted. I just used to pull the yoke and use my test CRT.
The model in question, was the first to use the one piece chassis and full power transformer and 5U4.
Never was a big fan of the split chassis jobs, even though, I have one in my collection. [QUOTE]

The 1956 Miss America TV 440/444 and the 7 inch 50-701/2 are the ones I recall. I may have missed one. That 440 was one of the few chassis that was not carried over to the following year.

Split chassis were over-engineered and had high manufacturing cost. The flat chassis (1955 on) was built in the new factory that closed in '75.

[dieseljeep]

[QUOTE=Don Lindsly;3099270][QUOTE] I really don't remember a Philco, that the CRT, wasn't cabinet mounted. I just used to pull the yoke and use my test CRT.
The model in question, was the first to use the one piece chassis and full power transformer and 5U4.
Never was a big fan of the split chassis jobs, even though, I have one in my collection.

The 1956 Miss America TV 440/444 and the 7 inch 50-701/2 are the ones I recall. I may have missed one. That 440 was one of the few chassis that was not carried over to the following year.

Split chassis were over-engineered and had high manufacturing cost. The flat chassis (1955 on) was built in the new factory that closed in '75.

Now I remember that big, heavy beast. IIRC, it was a 24". It was an upright chassis, like the Admirals of the day.

[rcaman]

one more question. the focus magnet how much focus or should i say how sharp can i get the picture on this philco. the focus magnet is froze tight im going to put a little liquid wrench on it and let it soak. the set does have a good picture by the way. steve