1950 Mercury TV Console Model 0800 106 Restoration

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by DeLorean00

Thank you! If I understand it correctly that Mercury is the record company, and for a brief time in 1949-1950 they tried to get into making TVs. They made only a couple of models and this one seems to be one rarer models as I have only been able to find one more example of it online. Now someone might correct me on that.

Also, I really love that Marlon Brando that Eric H showed me. I think I am going to print that, frame it and set it on top of the TV.

You're welcome and it sounds like a great idea with the photo. Yes, there was Mercury records in the late '40's through the '60's. Mercury was a popular name.
"Unique" is always what you want with an early TV and your is just that. I can't wait to see it completely restored. Good luck.

[DeLorean00]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

You're welcome and it sounds like a great idea with the photo. Yes, there was Mercury records in the late '40's through the '60's. Mercury was a popular name.
"Unique" is always what you want with an early TV and your is just that. I can't wait to see it completely restored. Good luck.

Thank you. I am excited to get this working, I really was unsure when I started if this set was going to come back to life because it had been sitting for so long and the CRT tested very weak. I had basically no emissions even after letting it run on the tester for 2 hours. I resoldered the pins to be sure. After that, I ended up using my SuperMack on the restore function and gave it one pass. The emission shot right back up, I had cut off, and even the lift test was strong. Now that the TV is running the picture tube seems great.

[DeLorean00]

Today I got my Super Corona Dope and I have been working in the HV cage trying to fix my ozone problem. I have found some spiky soldering on the pins I fixed, I coated everything in the corona dope, and I changed the 1x2 as I am thinking it might have a hairline crack. I also noticed I was just starting to get a little high voltage leaking from the tire of the flyback if I blew on it. I painted the tire on the flyback with corona dope and that fixed it. The tire itself looks fine, no cracks or anything. Still appears if I blow air I am getting a little corona around the socket of the 1x2 where the tube goes in, it is almost like its forming between the pins on the tube side.

[DeLorean00]

Today I worked on fixing the internal antenna. I had a few great ideas from people here. I ended up using Elmer's glue and gluing the foil back to cardboard. I was missing a couple of pieces but after a look around the cabinet I ended up finding them. When I was done I hooked up my meter and I am getting continuity through it, how good of antenna it will make however I really don't know. But at least it looks better.

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