Zenith Color Console (1990)

[JohnCT]

Originally Posted by rwagoner

Can I ask what may be a stupid question (for even considering this) ... while looking into this repair I had sent a message to a company that had listed the two boards this TV uses. They have both, and are "factory rebuilt, new old dealer stock" and sold with no warranty... $50 each. Is it worth buying them "in case" or should I just plan -- ultimately -- to not repair it if it becomes unrepairable with the current boards?

Zenith rebuilt modules were a 20% failure right out of the box in my experience (red labels), and I might be a bit generous on the percentage. Now, if you can find yellow label boxes that are factory sealed, then those boards would be a safe bet as the yellow labels denoted brand new boards. If the factory seal is broken, I wouldn't bother as God knows what's in the box now.

Back then, we didn't have the option to buy one or the other: when the TVs were new and in current production, warranty parts came in the yellow label boxes. As the TVs were in production for a while, the next order for the same board might come in a red label rebuilt box.

John