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Originally Posted by ZackN920
Swizzy, you have one that's original and still works?-even sort of working...Holy Crap! These things run hot as hell, that's a surprise. I would never expect one of these to still work.
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I don't know if you mean these RCAs or TVs that old in general. I have a 56 21" Philco tabletop and a 17" Sparton (early 50s) unrestored and still playing fine. The Sparton takes a few minutes to get width properly, but the Philco has always played likely as good as new. It has been through 1 crt in it's nearly 60 years of service.
It's all about dormancy time I think. If a set never served 20-30 years in an attic or barn, but rather was kept around and periodically used, I believe that it; no I know that the caps are far less likely to fail. Radios have a better chance of being kept around and in service I think. I have originals going back to the 30s.
06-30-2015, 03:26 AM
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