My 11 year old son's Admiral 30A1 restoration project

[kramden66]

Tim
so you used a phaser on it ?
you should run sound from the zenith to the speaker below , you'll get more full sound , a 60's zenith with the look of a 50's color set , nice.
mike

[Kamakiri]

Well, finally wrapping this thread up with a success! Here's the Admiral playing away in Nick's room, on a dolly to make it easier to wheel over towards the bed

The loss in vertical sweep was, of all things, an intermittent shorted connection from his recap job. Had to have my friend Ed sort it out because I couldn't find it!

For his first television restoration though? Not bad at all! Once that one crossed wire was sorted out, everything else Nick did was perfect

Last remaining job is to apply the new decals!

[Jeffhs]

Nice to see that TV making a picture, after all the work you and your son put into it. Those old Admirals, like 1950s-'70s Zeniths, deserve to be kept going if at all possible, since these sets represent a level of quality we just don't see in anything anymore. However, how are you getting a picture on that set? I don't see a converter or cable box anywhere, just a pair of rabbit ears on top of the cabinet. Unless the antenna is just for show and you are feeding the set with a VCR or DVD player, it would be impossible to get any kind of reception unless Buffalo still has one or two analog TV stations. Even Canada's television system has gone (mostly) all digital, so you would be hard-pressed to find any analog TV there either. The only other thing I can think of is you have your own in-house TV system, using agile modulators. I remember reading somewhere in this forum that you do have such a system.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

The only other thing I can think of is you have your own in-house TV system, using agile modulators. I remember reading somewhere in this forum that you do have such a system.

Bingo!

I just set it to whatever I want to watch (or whatever he wants to watch), and tune the TVs in to channel 9. What's doubly nice about it is that I can transmit test patterns, crosshatch, indian head, etc....eliminating the need to hook up a TV analyst or dot bar generator. Just rabbit ears and dial it in!

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

Nice to see that TV making a picture, after all the work you and your son put into it. Those old Admirals, like 1950s-'70s Zeniths, deserve to be kept going if at all possible, since these sets represent a level of quality we just don't see in anything anymore.

For some reason I've been on a Zenith kick lately. Just scored this '55 model in front, with the front glass nearly opaque with soot. And note all of the other Zeniths in this shot. It sat in an attic for over 30 years. But I bet she'll work