1959 Zenith - Videokarma.org TV - Video

bigaudioal · #1 07-06-2015, 11:19 PM

Finished the restore on my 1959 Zenith. Came out great!

http://youtu.be/qcRdI3AwHp0

***Kamakiri*** · #2 07-07-2015, 05:32 AM

For reliability and picture quality, you just can't beat a 1955 and up Zenith black and white set

Username1 · #3 07-07-2015, 07:40 AM

Looks Good ! I like those 50's years sets where the tube is not fully square....

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BigDavesTV · #4 07-07-2015, 11:37 AM

That looks great, the picture quality is like new! Good job!

Radiotronman · #5 07-07-2015, 02:35 PM

Great job! Everyone's gotta have a 21" zenith. Totally watchable and great picture!

OvenMaster · #6 07-07-2015, 04:36 PM

That... is amazing.

Great work, Al.

consoleguy67 · #7 07-07-2015, 05:59 PM

That is a beautiful, Zenith quality picture.

***Kamakiri*** · #8 07-07-2015, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by Radiotronman

Great job! Everyone's gotta have a 21" zenith. Totally watchable and great picture!

I agree!

bigaudioal · #9 07-07-2015, 08:37 PM

Thanks guys! This was a very easy restore that only took me two days from start of recap till finish. Reward was great. Picture is the best I have had on any vintage set I have owner. Have been watching it every night for 2-3 hours for the past 3-4 nights.

ZackN920 · #10 07-07-2015, 11:42 PM

That photo that Kamakiri put up makes me kinda feel like Homer Simpson in candy land...LOL

Nice job AL. Looks Kick-Ass!

Hopefully mine will be as easy resto as your's, other than that I have to recoat my flyback.

Electronic M · #11 07-08-2015, 01:09 PM

Unless there is arcing or corona off the fly doughnut there is no functional need to replace the coating, only cosmetic reasons....And it is hidden in a box anyway.

DavGoodlin · #12 07-08-2015, 03:08 PM

A perfect set to watch the Twilight Zone on

That is when Zenith began jacking up monochrome sales and put a major hurt on all but RCA monochrome sales by the end of the 60s.

Great picture from the precision in-home broadcast Al!

ZackN920 · #13 07-08-2015, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

Unless there is arcing or corona off the fly doughnut there is no functional need to replace the coating, only cosmetic reasons....And it is hidden in a box anyway.

Well, ive got a weird sound that come's from the high voltage cage, so somethings going on. I just figured it was because the flyback's naked

I dont know, I just want to get it recoated anyway's.

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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

A perfect set to watch the Twilight Zone on

Ha! Ive actually watched the Twilight Zone and a few episodes of Alfred Hitchcock on mine

Electronic M · #14 07-09-2015, 01:45 AM

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Originally Posted by ZackN920

Well, ive got a weird sound that come's from the high voltage cage, so somethings going on. I just figured it was because the flyback's naked

I dont know, I just want to get it recoated anyway's.

Mine had an HV tick from conductive goo forming on the HV rect tube socket insulator. The noise you hear could be from anything between the fly and HV connection on the CRT, inclusive. I always start arcing repair with thorough systemic cleaning (which is usually the cheapest least invasive step) when the source is not blatantly obvious.

bigaudioal · #15 07-22-2015, 01:55 PM

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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

A perfect set to watch the Twilight Zone on

That is when Zenith began jacking up monochrome sales and put a major hurt on all but RCA monochrome sales by the end of the 60s.

Great picture from the precision in-home broadcast Al!

Thanks Dave. I love the agile modulator broadcast method. Lets me pipe in any signal from DirecTV, VCR, BlueRay with wifi, my laptop, etc. Got a 4-way switch so have 4 components always hooked up and can just switch between them. Makes it easy to get anything I want on my old sets.