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Old 04-27-2003, 11:31 PM
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Great score, Tim!!!

That looks like a 26KC20 chassis (1964 model IIRC). I kept one of those sets alive for a neighbor of mine well into the 80's with an occasional tube or capacitor replacement. That set was good for one minor service call per year from '78 to '85. Finally, they got cable and his wife talked him into buying a digital-tuned, cable ready set that lasted him until 2001. That guy's 26KC20 ended up in my parents' basement in '86. I fixed it one last time and sold it for dorm-decorating cash just before moving to Kent State University for the next 2 years. I wish I'd kept it, but back then $100 for a 24-year-old tv sounded great when I needed the cash to buy stuff for impressing the coeds. Long story short, it got me a degree and a child.

BTW, could I borrow one of those white plastic convergence magnet holders to have some repro's made??

Tech tip on that set ... If you get symptoms of no raster, very dim and defocused setup line and hum in the sound, that's classic Zenith Roundie Syndrome. Check the B+ and you'll find it's about 150V instead of 330V. Replace the 160uF/250V doubler cap (most often it's open) and it should spring back to life. I was truly surprised at the number of Zenith roundies I've rescued from the roadside after some tech told the owner that the set wasn't worth fixing.

My personal Zenith Roundie history ... I spent most of my teenage years keeping these sets alive for family and friends. My grandparents owned 3 Zenith roundies (two 24MC32's and a 25NC33) and several of their tenants had 24NC31's, 24MC32's or 26KC20's in their mobile homes as late as 1988.

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