TV Identification

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by vts1134

The console below the mystery table top set is an RCA 641TV.

One of these?
http://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_641.html


It is unless there was a TV only version of that set which I'm not seeing, then the Zworykin picture console is NOT a 641. The 641 has drawers between the TV and speaker for a radio and phono that are clearly not present in the Zworykin picture.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

One of these?
http://www.earlytelevision.org/rca_641.html


It is unless there was a TV only version of that set which I'm not seeing, then the Zworykin picture console is NOT a 641. The 641 has drawers between the TV and speaker for a radio and phono that are clearly not present in the Zworykin picture.

Correct Tom. Those two sets in the Zworykin pic are both prototypes and never made it to production.
The actual 641 in the pic you posted actually has a retro-fitted 12" CRT. It originally was a 10" set.

[vts1134]

My goodness, I was too quick to identify the console! Both sets seem to be unknown.

[jr_tech]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

The actual 641 in the pic you posted actually has a retro-fitted 12" CRT. It originally was a 10" set.

Or could that be an early 14 inch rectangular jug?

jr

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

Or could that be an early 14 inch rectangular jug?

jr

Not sure about the CRT, but these period retro-fits were VERY common. These were expensive sets and owners often opted for an upgrade before buying a completely new set. A smart idea because it was tough to beat a 630 chassis.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Not sure about the CRT, but these period retro-fits were VERY common. These were expensive sets and owners often opted for an upgrade before buying a completely new set. A smart idea because it was tough to beat a 630 chassis.

I scrapped two Admiral 30B1 combo's, that were converted to 14", using a 14BP4. They both looked like a hack-job, done by the same firm. They had that plastic safety lens assembly. Also, the flyback and yoke had to be changed.
I had understood, by the people that owned them, that they were never too reliable.