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01-19-2011, 01:09 AM
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Bakelite Motorola $50 BIN
Suddenly there's a bunch of TV's on eBay at sane prices.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-Motorola...item336458992a 
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01-19-2011, 01:39 AM
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That's the same cabinet as my "Frankenrola" set. I saved all the pictures for future reference.
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01-19-2011, 03:47 AM
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I put a lowball offer in on this item, and it was instantly accepted (....??).
One more project to throw on the pile! Let's see if it arrives in one piece...
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01-26-2011, 03:36 PM
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So...yeah.
I hope you guys are sitting down for this--it showed up wrecked (the cabinet, anyway). But for a bent control shaft, the chassis seems ok (quick preliminary check). I'll probably be able to do a passable job gluing the thing back together (lots of epoxy and fiberglass) one day (when tinkering time is at less of a premium), but it remains to be seen how terrible the cracks will look. The knobs were smashed to smithereens, more or less. Oh, well--live and learn. I certainly won't be making this mistake again. The seller is looking into getting compensation from "insurance coverage".  Still not entirely sure what it is...I think it is a 17T-something. The label is missing. The chassis is marked "TS-314" (I think--the stamp is pretty smudged) and it has a 17" CRT. Follow the eBay link at the beginning of this post to see the "BEFORE" pictures!! ....double sigh... https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...NDE3NDFj&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...M2YyOTZi&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...MGQyYjc3&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...NDg3ZmQw&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...ZTIwM2Yx&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...ZmE1MjQ4&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...YTRmZDcy&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...ZjUyMDdi&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...NTJlNmRm&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...NzI4YzAz&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...NWM1MzVh&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...ZTk2YTBl&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...OWEzNWRj&hl=en https://docs.google.com/leaf?id=0B6H...MmMxOGRj&hl=en Last edited by GuyIncognito; 01-26-2011 at 03:47 PM.
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01-26-2011, 04:02 PM
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Ugh. I imagine mine survived because it was shipped without a chassis.
I believe this is the set - 17T5E 
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01-26-2011, 04:53 PM
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I thought it was the 17T5E too--but the "tvhistory" site notes that it has a TS-196 chassis, whereas mine seems to have a TS-314. That's why I'm not so sure...I don't have a supply of schematics to compare the two.
There are what appear to be two gigantic bright red resistors poking up above the chassis. I don't think they are a later modification (they look "factory" to me), and the one on the left is actually socketed (using those fittings that some radios use to connect the loop antenna--you can just see one of them in the photo). The chassis also seems to lack a power transformer. Clues to the identity, perhaps...?
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01-26-2011, 05:41 PM
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Hi Adam--PM sent.
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01-26-2011, 05:52 PM
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TS-314 is the correct chassis for model 17T5E according to Beitman's service info for 1952.
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01-26-2011, 06:30 PM
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Much obliged for an extremely fast and definitive reply--well done!
Last edited by GuyIncognito; 01-26-2011 at 06:35 PM.
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01-27-2011, 07:43 PM
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Way over priced
Ok on the other side of the coin, check this one out. They must have some good drugs out there.
Item number: 350434860127
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