57 Zenith SC200 console

[Adam]

I took me a while to figure out how best to get the chassis out. The way to go is to pull it all (the CRT and chassis as one unit) out the front at once. I was going to just take the chassis down to the basement and use a test jig, but there's enough space in-between the CRT and chassis for me to recap it like it is. I think I'll leave it together, and make enough room to put that whole unit on the bench.

I've never had a Zenith with this chassis before. Looking through my manuals it looks like it was only used for 2 years, on some 56, and most 57 models.

I also recently picked up a binder which contains images of all the Zenith TVs for 1957. I scanned the 2 pages for this set, and some of the space command advertising that was included.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Adam

I took me a while to figure out how best to get the chassis out. The way to go is to pull it all (the CRT and chassis as one unit) out the front at once. I was going to just take the chassis down to the basement and use a test jig, but there's enough space in-between the CRT and chassis for me to recap it like it is. I think I'll leave it together, and make enough room to put that whole unit on the bench.

I've never had a Zenith with this chassis before. Looking through my manuals it looks like it was only used for 2 years, on some 56, and most 57 models.

I also recently picked up a binder which contains images of all the Zenith TVs for 1957. I scanned the 2 pages for this set, and some of the space command advertising that was included.

I think Zenith got the message when all their long-time dealers and servicers complained about, how hard it was to repair them, because of that design.
It probably started with the "Y" chassis.