Admiral 14R12 Restoration

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Crist Rigott

Guys,
Had a chance to look deeper into this TV. It is indeed a 14R12 with a 20T1 chassis.
The CRT tested very low on my BK 476 tester. Below the green. I did a "Clean" on it and it didn't improve much. The rest of the chassis looks pretty good. A little rust on 2 of the mounting feet. Looks like one of the electrolytics has been replaced. Otherwise very much unmolested.

The cabinet has no cracks but certainly needs worked on. No deep scratches or anything like that.

A few of the tubes tested bad but most tested well into the green.

Looking forward to restoring this one.

It looks like a rebuilt CRT. The set appears to have been used, well into the 60's, judging from the replacement tubes.

[Crist Rigott]

Can you go into more detail as to why you think it is a rebuilt CRT and also what tubes gives you the clue to say that the set was used well into the 60's. I'm thinking maybe I could learn something.

Thanks.