Scott 6T11 yoke question..

[Phil]

Thanks to all who replied. Yes, this set was on Ebay recently. I know I paid way too much for it but I had been wanting one of these for a long time and don't see them for sale everyday. It turns out the original owner played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees in 1912 and then became a rather famous chiropractor. At least it has an interesting history! Anyway, after recapping it and checking all resistors and replacing any that were out of tolerance I applied power and found I have a short on the B+ line. It turned out to be a short (10 ohms) between the horizontal winding in the yoke and ground. So either I have to figure out how to rewind this strange thing or find a replacement. Does anyone have a good yoke you want to sell?

[Joe Connor]

Phil, here's a link to the roster of the 1912 Highlanders. Which guy is he?

https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/NYY/1912.shtml

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Phil

Thanks to all who replied. Yes, this set was on Ebay recently. I know I paid way too much for it but I had been wanting one of these for a long time and don't see them for sale everyday. It turns out the original owner played for the New York Highlanders/Yankees in 1912 and then became a rather famous chiropractor. At least it has an interesting history! Anyway, after recapping it and checking all resistors and replacing any that were out of tolerance I applied power and found I have a short on the B+ line. It turned out to be a short (10 ohms) between the horizontal winding in the yoke and ground. So either I have to figure out how to rewind this strange thing or find a replacement. Does anyone have a good yoke you want to sell?

So your the reason that one from Indiana is no longer available... I was going to offer them a cnote if it stayed up longer...given that set was missing it's CRT and that a complete one auctioned for less than 300 at the last radiofest meet the 400 they were asking was way too much.

[WISCOJIM]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

a complete one auctioned for less than 300 at the last radiofest meet

Yep, the one at the Radiofest auction sold for only $240, and the seller indicated on the slip that it was "in working condition".

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[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by WISCOJIM

Yep, the one at the Radiofest auction sold for only $240, and the seller indicated on the slip that it was "in working condition".

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Yeah I usually skip the Friday radiofest auction and don't regret it, but after. I heard what that set went for there I regretted it bad...

[Phil]

After removing the yoke from the contraption to which it is mounted I was able to see the problem. The iron wire had broken and some of it became unwound and dropped down onto a terminal strip below. Since it is grounded this created a short. I had and have no clear idea what this iron wire is for in the first place but decided to simply wind it back as best I could, cover it with electrical tape to hold it in place and see if that would work. ! As soon as it warmed up I was greeted with a sharply focused, in sync picture. I let it run for some time and the yoke only became slightly warm, as normal, so apparently my crude fix is ok.

To answer some other remarks/questions: I have an envelope with the original operating instructions mailed May of '49 to George P. Shears, DC. in Huntingburg, IN. Also a receipt for tuner repair in 1952 from a shop in Louisville, KY. (They charged him $8.00)
http://billbahan.org/dr-george-shears-dc/

[Joe Connor]

Yep, ol' George had a cup of coffee with the Highlanders in 1912.

https://www.baseball-reference.com/p...hearge01.shtml

[EdKozk2]

Glad to see you got the set working.
Ed