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Old 06-03-2012, 03:44 PM
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the barn was a bust ,its full alright of crap ,water damage, poop , and four crappy tv's that were nice at one time ,the b & w roudie combo was the best ,but he wants 100.00 for. i did buy the rca and the zenith on the hope that the color picture tube might be good for 20.00 bucks ,the rca cabnet looks like it could be restored but the chassie is rusty. heres what they really look like
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:07 PM
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Might be good for parts...
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Old 06-03-2012, 04:13 PM
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I used to bring stuff home from farm dumps an restore them. Nothing is impossible.
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Old 06-03-2012, 05:32 PM
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The Zenith doesn't have a cataract or a green halo so the tube may have been replaced at some time, increasing the chances of it being good.
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Yeah, it looks like they used an FBP with separate safety glass. It's too shiny to be the anti glare glass common to the bonded tubes. Unless, they left the safety glass out like a few sets I have. I have found nice replacements for them.
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Old 06-03-2012, 08:38 PM
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guess what just got done testing the picture tube not bad vary strong red/green /blue gun is weak ,and looks like a new old flyback . the flyback must have been changed before stuffed in the barn and the rca dont look that bad either once you clean off some barn crap, so it looks like i might have at lease got some parts, i like that little rca mini console i had one like that it when i was younger that i picked out the trash i think ill restore it
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Old 06-03-2012, 09:14 PM
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Well, if nothing else, good parts that didn't go to the landfill. "Good on 'ya Mate".
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Old 06-03-2012, 10:19 PM
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i could aways hunt around for a fishtank tv cabnet and put it back the way it was , that will show them ha ha
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Old 06-06-2012, 12:20 PM
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Actually.....next time I see something like that made into a FISH TANK, I'm gonna spend all night making their BMW into a fish tank! I promise to leave the sunroof open so they can FEED those fish!

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If you decide to part out the Zenith I could use the plastic tube shroud from the back.
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Old 06-06-2012, 08:03 PM
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Never forget the first time I saw a "fishtank job". It was 1984 at a party in suburban (yuppie heaven) Dallas TX.

I was apalled and horrified, but said nothing and left soon after.

Those folks were obviously cooler than some dumb 20 year old hick that actually wasted his time making late-50s sets WORK again.
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Old 06-07-2012, 03:25 PM
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after taking the zenith all apart the chassie is not so bad ,someone was playing with the tuner and lost some parts but i have extra parts ,im going to rebuild the chassie ,the picture tube is good . the cabnet might be able to save it to , with a ton of work, need to replace the bottom of the cabnet i cant beleave they used o.s.b. in the 60's .
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Old 06-08-2012, 12:13 PM
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after taking the zenith all apart the chassie is not so bad ,someone was playing with the tuner and lost some parts but i have extra parts ,im going to rebuild the chassie ,the picture tube is good . the cabnet might be able to save it to , with a ton of work, need to replace the bottom of the cabnet i cant beleave they used o.s.b. in the 60's .
Saving a set like this makes you a hero! keep at it. I had rebuilt bottoms of cabinets in RCA's with 3/4" plywood when the OSB gets wet, it blows apart. Some used what we call MDF, which the later Zeniths did IIRC
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If you decide to part out the Zenith I could use the plastic tube shroud from the back.

I don't know if you still need the c.r.t cover, but I may have one in my parents attic (my old room) where there is still either an R.C.A. or a Zenith back cover from one of the many sets that I drug home, used, and scrapped back in the 80s. Back then most of the donations to the school system's electronics program were 50s and 60s sets. Instant attraction, but my dad used to hate me filling his house full of "junk." PM me if you need me to take a look.
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Old 06-18-2012, 02:50 AM
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I don't know if you still need the c.r.t cover, but I may have one in my parents attic (my old room) where there is still either an R.C.A. or a Zenith back cover from one of the many sets that I drug home, used, and scrapped back in the 80s. Back then most of the donations to the school system's electronics program were 50s and 60s sets. Instant attraction, but my dad used to hate me filling his house full of "junk." PM me if you need me to take a look.
i left you a email last week maybe i send it wrong or comcast has been screwing up things my email ill pm you if it doesnt work email me ok.
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