Westinghouse found in the wild.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by Eric H

The Wild being a thrift store.

This Westinghouse HCK611 had just been dropped off when I arrived, it was on the floor and priced before I left, $37 later it was in the back of my truck.
Some poor Dog is going to sleep on the Couch tonight.

CRT checks excellent as far as I can tell, my testers are bit screwed up but between the two of them I determined it checks like new on emissions and tracking.

Powered up and made a picture even, but the filters are shot and there's a loud hum in the sound.

I'm surprised you aren't seeing hum bars in the picture as well as hearing hum in the audio, if the filter caps are that bad. I would replace them as soon as possible, as it seems they are on their last legs. Caps in this condition may be close to shorting as well, which could and probably will damage or destroy the power transformer if they don't cause the line fuse to blow first.

However, it sounds to me as if the CRT is in good shape, so if you correct the power supply problems the set should be OK. As I said, if you have severe hum in the sound, the capacitors are in very bad shape and will fail or short eventually. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised the filters are going bad if they are the originals, as the TV was made 58 years ago.

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

I'm surprised you aren't seeing hum bars in the picture as well as hearing hum in the audio, if the filter caps are that bad. I would replace them as soon as possible, as it seems they are on their last legs. Caps in this condition may be close to shorting as well, which could and probably will damage or destroy the power transformer if they don't cause the line fuse to blow first.

However, it sounds to me as if the CRT is in good shape, so if you correct the power supply problems the set should be OK. As I said, if you have severe hum in the sound, the capacitors are in very bad shape and will fail or short eventually. I wouldn't be the least bit surprised the filters are going bad if they are the originals, as the TV was made 58 years ago.

Dude, you really needed to tell Eric all that "electronics 101" stuff as though you were talking to a newbie TV collector, , really ????

I'm betting the man has a good idea of what it's gonna take to restore that set.......

[damen]

Looks like a Magnavox sourced chassis

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by damen

Looks like a Magnavox sourced chassis

I had the same thought. If that's the case that's interesting to learn...I never heard of Magnavox building sets for others before.

[zeno]

Agree. Same tag style, same chassis numbering & same cage color as older
Maggy.

If it walks like a duck.....

73 Zeno
LFOD !

Originally Posted by damen

Looks like a Magnavox sourced chassis

[nasadowsk]

Originally Posted by init4fun

Dude, you really needed to tell Eric all that "electronics 101" stuff as though you were talking to a newbie TV collector, , really ????

You guys owe me a new phone screen

[Carmine]

Originally Posted by init4fun

Dude, you really needed to tell Eric all that "electronics 101" stuff as though you were talking to a newbie TV collector, , really ????

I'm betting the man has a good idea of what it's gonna take to restore that set.......

I don't understand going through all that work when TV has been digital since 2009. There's no way to get a signal into that TV unless the owner lives in some part of the world where the NTSC standard is still being used.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Carmine

I don't understand going through all that work when TV has been digital since 2009. There's no way to get a signal into that TV unless the owner lives in some part of the world where the NTSC standard is still being used.

That's another stupid Jehffs-ism... I will give Jehffs one thing he's less senile than Brandon. He can at least complete 3 real sentences in a row.

[Popester]

Very cool find. We’re those RCA clone chassis or did Westinghouse do their own design and manufacturing? I worked 10 years and are Boulder, CO never saw that brand come in for repairs. Wondering if Westinghouse only sold back East and the mid West. Kind of like Packard Bell was a West coast brand.

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by Carmine

I don't understand going through all that work when TV has been digital since 2009. There's no way to get a signal into that TV unless the owner lives in some part of the world where the NTSC standard is still being used.

We have converter boxes that they sold by the millions here in the USA before the DTV transition here because many Americans still had perfectly good working Analog TV sets at the time so they had a $40 off coupon program for people in the USA so that we could buy converter boxes for our Analog TVs, you can still find plenty of those converter boxes at the thriftstores for $5, some of them are still in their original boxes yet, never used.

[init4fun]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

We have converter boxes that they sold by the millions here in the USA before the DTV transition here because many Americans still had perfectly good working Analog TV sets at the time so they had a $40 off coupon program for people in the USA so that we could buy converter boxes for our Analog TVs, you can still find plenty of those converter boxes at the thriftstores for $5, some of them are still in their original boxes yet, never used.

Um, , , you DO realize Carmine's post was a joke, , , , right ?

[vortalexfan]

Originally Posted by init4fun

Um, , , you DO realize Carmine's post was a joke, , , , right ?

Are you sure?

He posted the same exact comment in the Radiorama YouTube channel today which featured a video of the restoration of a 1955 Zenith "Bugeye" TV.

Also what part of that comment did you think sounded like a joke? To be honest, I'm a closet comedian and I didn't find anything funny about his comment, I didn't even laugh at it.

See screenshot below.

[probnot]

Originally Posted by vortalexfan

We have converter boxes that they sold by the millions here in the USA before the DTV transition here because many Americans still had perfectly good working Analog TV sets at the time so they had a $40 off coupon program for people in the USA so that we could buy converter boxes for our Analog TVs, you can still find plenty of those converter boxes at the thriftstores for $5, some of them are still in their original boxes yet, never used.

Jokes aside, I can't remember the last time I actually found something I wanted to watch on OTA broadcast.

I ended up with 7 analog channels I pipe throughout my house over the coax (combined with the attic antenna). Most of the channels are just raspberry pi's shuffling through TV shows I like to watch. It's also nice to use the original tuners and on the TVs and "channel surf" like the old days.

The latest addition has been some some 1960s content like Get Smart, Addams Family and Rocky & Bullwinkle.

[mr_rye89]

Originally Posted by probnot

Jokes aside, I can't remember the last time I actually found something I wanted to watch on OTA broadcast.

I ended up with 7 analog channels I pipe throughout my house over the coax (combined with the attic antenna). Most of the channels are just raspberry pi's shuffling through TV shows I like to watch. It's also nice to use the original tuners and on the TVs and "channel surf" like the old days.

The latest addition has been some some 1960s content like Get Smart, Addams Family and Rocky & Bullwinkle.

Very clever I just have one BT modulator on channel 9 that's tied to my A/V system. With the Roku and my FTA satellite setup I get most of what I want to watch.

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by Carmine

I don't understand going through all that work when TV has been digital since 2009. There's no way to get a signal into that TV unless the owner lives in some part of the world where the NTSC standard is still being used.

I am not sure there is any part of the world in which TV is still being broadcast as NTSC analog; however, I see your point. With flat-screen digital TVs being so plentiful and even cheap these days (until you get into huge TVs with very large screens and newer display technologies such as OLED, et al., many if not most of which are selling for $1000 or more), restoring older NTSC televisions is only a hobby, engaged in by many of us here on VK. Don't forget, the picture quality on a properly adjusted flat-screen HDTV can and will rival that seen on even the best NTSC TV, owing to the much better quality of ATSC DTV signals, and the sheer size of the screens. I have a 32" Insignia flat screen which makes a much better picture than any NTSC set I've ever owned or seen in my life; I would not go back to NTSC, even if I wanted to or could.