Zenith color estate sale score

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

Zenith was on fire in 1969!

Of course some RCAs and maggies were also on fire then....Though in a more literal sence...

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Of course some RCAs and maggies were also on fire then....Though in a more literal sence...

Yes, infamously so and don't forget GE's, also blamed for a few infernos.

[Rcr1961]

Grew up with that exact same set, was our families first color tv.
If i had the room I'd like to have that set again !.

Bob

[Kamakiri]

It's only about a 6 hour drive

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

While I don't exactly need another set , how could I pass up this perfectly working 1969 Zenith color set for $25? Man, the estate sales out here are just LOADED with sets. There was a Magnavox SS console in dark wood that I could have had for the same money, but passed.

It's a love hate thing though. I love it, my wife will hate it

Ha, fortunately for me I know one of very few women who are into this stuff.

Man, I hope that Maggie console wasn't a Star System set. Not that I could have gotten it anyway.

[Kamakiri]

Couple of pics with a good source

Even white lettering is crisp with no hint of color ghosts. Only weird thing I did notice is an odd slight fluctuation of facial tones, which went away the last time I had the set going for about 15 minutes.

[consoleguy67]

Typical Zenith quality!!

[Kamakiri]

Weirdly enough, after a few hours of use, it's developed a weird issue, but mostly on flesh tones. Cycles from a good flesh tone to a purplish hue, and back again....constantly in a cycle that takes about 2 seconds to complete. Time to pull and test some tubes....

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Weirdly enough, after a few hours of use, it's developed a weird issue, but mostly on flesh tones. Cycles from a good flesh tone to a purplish hue, and back again....constantly in a cycle that takes about 2 seconds to complete. Time to pull and test some tubes....

Just wondering if there's a H-K short in one of the color tubes!

[Kamakiri]

Turns out that the 6BV11 was ALL over the place on the tester, so much so that I'm surprised that it wasn't shorted. The needle went everywhere but up into the green. Replaced that along with a 6GH8 (surprise surprise), and the set seems to be working fine

Had to tweak the vertical lin and size just a bit. Pulled out the old indian head pattern DVD, and got it pretty dang close. And now I can watch TV!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Kamakiri

Turns out that the 6BV11 was ALL over the place on the tester, so much so that I'm surprised that it wasn't shorted. The needle went everywhere but up into the green. Replaced that along with a 6GH8 (surprise surprise), and the set seems to be working fine

Had to tweak the vertical lin and size just a bit. Pulled out the old indian head pattern DVD, and got it pretty dang close. And now I can watch TV!

What kind of tube checker do you have?
I have a B&K Dyna-Jet 707, that I bought new in 1966. I still like it the best of my four tube checkers.

[Kamakiri]

I have a Seco drugstore tester. Not fancy, but it checks tubes quickly, and does what I need it to do. I used to have an Eico 666, but I sold the sucker when I realized that it was a huge impediment to getting tubes checked. By the time I worked through an AA5, my thumbs were killing me from the stupid roll chart.

[Kamakiri]

Seems that the estate sales around here are full of Zeniths

Half price day, so this one was $10 including the stand! Haven't fired it up yet though.....

[TVTim]

That sure brings back lots of memories. Nice set and a great find.

[Kamakiri]

Perfect picture and sound! Watched an episode of Wagon Train on a snowy afternoon