Westinghouse K840CK15 Restoration

[Popester]

Marshall, I always enjoy seeing your pictures of tv stuff. I wish I could do as nice as you do. Just curious as to how frequently you power up this set. It’s certainly a rare one.

[etype2]

Originally Posted by Popester

Marshall, I always enjoy seeing your pictures of tv stuff. I wish I could do as nice as you do. Just curious as to how frequently you power up this set. It’s certainly a rare one.

Nice to hear from you again. I power it up for guests, family members. Also for the Academy awards show, Thanksgiving day parade, Christmas, New Year and its restoration completion anniversary. It’s definitely not a daily driver for obvious reasons. When I have work done in the house, the vendors usually ask about it and I power it up. It’s well kept, out of the sun in a climate controlled environment on display in my media room. I’ve never had to adjust it or repair anything in the last 6 years. I feel fortunate to be the custodian.

[Videotechie]

Glad to hear this set is somewhat reliable without constant attention as early rca sets many which do. Zenith roundies are solid performers also..

[etype2]

Originally Posted by Videotechie

Glad to hear this set is somewhat reliable without constant attention as early rca sets many which do. Zenith roundies are solid performers also..

No doubt about it, I’m being cautious with the set. The tuner does not drift, but it takes about 5-7 minutes for the hue to reach proper value. Westinghouse located the hue control in the back of the set! What were they thinking? Did they think they developed a drift free hue control?! I managed to squeeze 5 console colors sets along the back wall in my media room, so it’s a tight fit and a big deal to move the Westy to access the hue control. Initially on first setup, we waited for the colors to stabilize, then made final adjustments. Fortunately its working out.