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Unimatic1140 · #**301** 06-25-2003, 08:44 PM

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Originally posted by classicradios
Here's my latest buy,
Zenith Model H3469E. Listed as a "Blonde" cabinet in Riders TV vol. 6. Color looks a bit darker than a Blonde but Probably darkened over time ?. I haven't begun restoration yet, Looks like a nice summer project. Hope I don't find any rubber coated wire in there!

Jim

Hey Jim, I have nearly the same set, and mine is also a dark blonde wood. I believe the darker blonde was the original color of the set. It was great fun restoring this set last winter.

I've posted this picture before but here it is again so you can see the similarity of the color...

classicradios · #**302** 06-25-2003, 09:56 PM

Unimatic1140 ,
Looks like we have the exact same cabinet finish. My TV has a 16" CRT, Is your's really a 19"? Looks the same size as mine. I saw your combo photo here on the forum. In fact, That's what sparked my search for a Porthole Combo. It's great to have the Radio, Cobramatic changer and Round Screen TV all in one nice cabinet. Plenty of space on top for more Vintage radios and TV's.

Jim

Unimatic1140 · #**303** 06-25-2003, 11:03 PM

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Originally posted by classicradios
Unimatic1140 ,
Looks like we have the exact same cabinet finish. My TV has a 16" CRT, Is your's really a 19"?

Hey Jim, yes mine really is a 19". The picture tube is a 19AP4.

jshorva65 · #**304** 06-27-2003, 01:17 PM

Here's the latest addition to my display room, a 721TS. Completed final assembly and adjustments and it looks great. No deep scratches, no veneer loss, even has the original cord, still in good condition and still riveted to the HV cage.

veg-o-matic · #**305** 07-03-2003, 08:12 PM

Thought I'd post a picture of my "problem child" before I do a hatchet job on him!

He's an Olympic CB137. A stocky blonde, I call him Troy.
Nobody's been able to get him up and going again, so I plan on chucking the CRT and replacing it with a (gasp!) color set. I know it's "not done", but I'm at the end of my rope. He's too cool to get rid of!
Plus, he goes really well with Marilyn, my blonde Silvertone stereo console:

Now all I need to do is replace the rest of my bedroom furniture with 50's stuff and I'll be done.
No, wait a minute. Gotta start thinking about the den. Captainmoody's sending me a '65 Zenith console so I guess I'll have to add a few more "period pieces" to make it feel at home!

***Eric H*** · #**306** 07-03-2003, 09:19 PM

Neat set ,what exactly is wrong with it?

I see one problem, it's too short to stick a color set inside.

Were you planning on taking the color set apart and mounting the CRT in place of the B&W tube and mounting the chassis seperatly?

Charlie · #**307** 07-03-2003, 10:11 PM

Wow! That set is way too cool looking! Very retro! I wouldn't chop it, either. What does it do? Or not do?

Hmmm... my ship docks in Baltimore for 24 hours on the 12th or 13th (hint hint).

jshorva65 · #**308** 07-04-2003, 07:32 AM

I have two complete B/W test fixtures and an array of other test gear and could probably get that set running, eliminating the need to chop it. What are the symptoms?

Steve D. · #**309** 07-04-2003, 11:08 AM

My impression is that Veg-O-Matic doesn't want to stuff an old roundie into that retro-blonde. I think he wants to pull the guts out and place a modern 19/20" color set in to the cabinet. I hope if he does that he at least leaves untouched all the original tube masking, woodwork and knobs. Kind of the Harry Poster approach.

veg-o-matic · #**310** 07-04-2003, 08:59 PM

What I want to do is just slide a new color set in it and be done with it. Of course, I'm not foolish enough to believe that'll work without a lot of finagling. Yes, I'd prefer to keep the mask as is and I'm definitely going to leave the knobs in place. The thing is, I won't know 'til I get there what's going to have to be done. I'm even toying with maybe reverse-painting the safety glass into a roundie shape. As I say, I'm not sure yet.
The major problem with the set is that it doesn't work! There's a resistor that keeps frying and something else that I forgot (sorry, I'm not up on repair speak!) The restoration guy gave up on it and the repair place said there were too many things wrong with it and wouldn't begin to touch it. So here it is, currently holding up my 13-inch black plastic set.
Charlie: feel free to drop in when your ship docks--just don't count on sneaking out with a set under your jacket! I've got a weiner dog who's in charge of security!

jshorva65 · #**311** 07-04-2003, 09:56 PM

I have the schematic in my library and the set shouldn't be difficult to troubleshoot. It looks like a fairly straightforward late-50's wide-deflection design. Since it's a console, probably uses a power transformer and 5U4 for LV power, has keyed AGC, intercarrier sound and might have a 39.75-45.75 MHz IF bandpass. If I knew which resistor (Rxxx number) then I could look on the schematic to see what other parts in that area might be shorted and causing excessive current in that resistor. Could be a mis-biased tube, etc. but a shorted cap is almost always to blame (and can throw bias way off).

#**312** 07-05-2003, 12:01 AM

Hi all - Here's a picture of the Olympic B/W TV/stereo console I picked up at a used furniture store two weeks ago. Been working my fanny off to restore it ever since. It's all been buffed and polished and the stereo section is now complete. I am still waiting for the re-cap kit for the television section from a company in Canada.

It's all original black laquer and doesn't photo well so bear with me on the pix. It's really gorgeous in person. Maybe I'll him outside to take some daylight pix tomorrow.

Love the site by the way!

Fredro

#**313** 07-05-2003, 12:03 AM

Here's another picture with the doors closed on it. I love the Oriental art that was handpainted on the front . I think the make is about 1960 or so.

Fredro

veg-o-matic · #**314** 07-07-2003, 09:50 AM

Man, that black Olympic has got to be the coolest set I've ever seen! Makes mine look sick! Well, almost.
Is it me, or does there seem to be a shortage of information and/or interest in Olympic sets? So far, I've only seen two, yours and mine, but they're both pretty cool.
Maybe we're just ahead of the game and by next year, Olys will become the new CTC1s!

#**315** 07-07-2003, 10:51 AM

A quick question for everybody...I had never heard of Olympic before coming to this forum. Are they still being made in any form, or has it gone the way of Dumont and the "original" Philco. Does anyone have any idea of the timeline of the demise of various makes? Also, was Olympic a store brand, or would it likely have been rebadged as something else here in Canada, as I beleive some of the canadian "Marconi" sets were rebadged Emersons, judging from pictures I have seen of certain models (i.e. the Emerson portable with AM Radio that is shown on Eric H's vintagetvsets website is the same (from what I have seen), as sets badged as Marconi here.