Packard Bell 17VT1

[Winky Dink]

Thanks for the suggestion on the missing capacitor.
I was wrong about sliding the yellow plastic thing off the contacts--the hidden ends of the contacts are anchored to the plastic.



I don't know what I expected to find back there, but I didn't find it. There were no hidden surprises. So I stuck it back together. Next thing is to reassemble the parts and run some electricity through the set.

[Winky Dink]

After reassembling the tuner, I finally found the missing connection and coil.

[Winky Dink]

Will wonders never cease? I got all the parts in the right places, and it works with a DVD player. I positioned the yoke retainer, yoke, and ion trap according to the dirty/clean lines on the neck, and the centering magnets according to my earliest photos. Beyond that I only had to adjust the outside controls and figure out that the DVD input plays on channel 13.

This is my setup: Isolation transformer, variac, chassis, CRT, mirror. A couple of questions on this photo.
1. This doesn't have a rubber cup guarding the anode connection. Is this unusual?
2. What is this chain for?



I posted a short video on Flickr. It only works for me when I start my computer. Then, after one or two plays it won't work until I restart the computer. Maybe it'll work for you.

https://flic.kr/p/23KQVaY

I took a couple of screen shots this morning.





I'll try connecting an antenna, but as it stands this is a gratifying success for me. Thanks for all the help that made it work. If you can guess both films you get extra credit.

[jr_tech]

Congratulations!

Originally Posted by Winky Dink

1. This doesn't have a rubber cup guarding the anode connection. Is this unusual?
2. What is this chain for?

I posted a short video on Flickr. It only works for me when I start my computer. Then, after one or two plays it won't work until I restart the computer. Maybe it'll work for you.

At that point in time, rubber cups were deemed an unnecessary expense in many monochrome sets.

Is there a place on the hv cage cover to attach the other end of the chain?

Video works fine on my iPad.

jr