Arvin restoration

[John Folsom]

Here is the only other set I know which uses the 8AP4 CRT. It was made by Arvin, and marketed in the Detroit area for hospital use, and is branded as a HOSPIX. It is the same set as the Arvin 4080T, in a slightly different paint scheme. In addition, it Has a toggle switch and headphone jack for private listening.

Steve called me during his restoration of his Arvin, and to compare performance, I got my Arvin down from the top of the TV pile where it lives, and fired it up. I restored this set some years ago, and now it no longer wanted to lock horizontally. So I pulled it apart and replaced a couple of tubes and an NOS replacement electrolytic which was now running on the hot side. It is now back to operating properly. The 3 chassis photos are of the Arvin chassis. The little 8AP4 really is a cute CRT. This set uses a 6AV5 horizontal output tube, which has no plate cap! Most unusual, just like the rest of the set.