Advice on transporting a floor model TV?

[old_tv_nut]

Good! Have fun!

[jmetal88]

Alright, I've just had it open (I know I should have done so before I picked it up, but I forgot to bring a screwdriver), and I have found evidence to indicate it has a weak CRT: a brightener was inside the cabinet!

But here's the weird thing: the brightener looks like it was never installed. It was simply sitting inside the cabinet, next to the chassis, in its original box.

[Electronic M]

Nice set that is a 1959 Zenith and the cabinet style is called the Glenlake(according to my 1959 Zenith TV full line poster).

Since no one else has mentioned the obvious as a owner of almost the same set(mine is not HiFi and in different styled cabinet) I'll tell you that the tuning knob on yours is wrong for that set(it is either from an RCA CTC7-11 or a mid 60's monochrome Zenith IIRC).

BTW on RCA and Zenith TVs the chassis number is a better identification of the electronics than the model. Back then Zenith and RCA would put the same chassis in MANY different models and the model number would reflect stuff like the cabinet style and finish and electronic options(ie. UHF tuner, HiFi audio circuitry and remote control). RCA chassis numbers start with three letters(CTC## for a color TV, and KCS### for a monochrome TV) and then numbers. Zenith chassis nubers usually are two numbers, 1-2 letters, and then two more numbers and some times a post fix letter(ie. 16C21). Zenith tends to put the chassis number on a sticker on the side of the HV cage that faces you when you pull the back off.

[Tubejunke]

I have a like new 24" crt, Space Command chassis and tuner, and main chassis for this line of sets. I couldn't give mine away, much less make my capacitor money back, so I was forced to scrap it. Anyway, I think that they are nice sets and supposedly great performers. It's just hard to move floor model anything these days unless it's a P.O.S. Predicta! LOL IF you need any parts, drop me a line.

[dieseljeep]

The channel selector knob is from an early 60's Zenith, lower priced table model or console.
Some of the Zenith tuner knobs of the day could be easily repaired. They sold replacement parts for them.

[jmetal88]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Since no one else has mentioned the obvious as a owner of almost the same set(mine is not HiFi and in different styled cabinet) I'll tell you that the tuning knob on yours is wrong for that set(it is either from an RCA CTC7-11 or a mid 60's monochrome Zenith IIRC).

You sure about that? It's exactly the right size for the space available and the window on the front lines up perfectly with the light bulb behind the knob in the cabinet.

EDIT: You may be right, I did just find this picture of a similar set (although I can tell by the shadows in the grille cloth that the speakers are in a different arrangement than in my cabinet).

[jmetal88]

Originally Posted by Tubejunke

I have a like new 24" crt, Space Command chassis and tuner, and main chassis for this line of sets. I couldn't give mine away, much less make my capacitor money back, so I was forced to scrap it. Anyway, I think that they are nice sets and supposedly great performers. It's just hard to move floor model anything these days unless it's a P.O.S. Predicta! LOL IF you need any parts, drop me a line.

Alright, the only obvious thing that it looks like I might need for this is the deflection yoke cover. But I haven't gotten into the electronics, yet, so I don't know if I'll need anything there. Right now I have the cardboard yoke cover I made for my tabletop Zenith installed, and the centering rings for this set actually had little metal clips to hold them on, so it's working better in here than it did in my tabletop Zenith.

[jmetal88]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

BTW on RCA and Zenith TVs the chassis number is a better identification of the electronics than the model. Back then Zenith and RCA would put the same chassis in MANY different models and the model number would reflect stuff like the cabinet style and finish and electronic options(ie. UHF tuner, HiFi audio circuitry and remote control). RCA chassis numbers start with three letters(CTC## for a color TV, and KCS### for a monochrome TV) and then numbers. Zenith chassis nubers usually are two numbers, 1-2 letters, and then two more numbers and some times a post fix letter(ie. 16C21). Zenith tends to put the chassis number on a sticker on the side of the HV cage that faces you when you pull the back off.

It's supposed to be a 17D20 chassis.

Oh look! Here's a picture of the front of the Photofact in an eBay auction, and it has a knob like mine!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1960-ZENITH-...-/350836805056

I definitely think my set has the correct knob.

[Eric H]

I believe the channel knob is correct.
I junked a 59 Zenith similar to that and that's the knob it had.
I had the knob and tuner sitting in my garage for years until recently when I tossed it.