Garod Tv Found

[Tony F]

I managed to pick up another 1949 Canadian Garod Tv. This has a 12LP4 that checks ok. The finish needs to be redone as it is flaking badly. There is also a dark piece of plastic in front of the crt and behind the glass. ( I'm assuming this was for better contrast in a sunny room ?) It is warped and will be removed. Sadly,.. the back is missing. It also has the Tele-Zoom remote control, which is a bonus as these often go missing. It is also extremely heavy.
Tony

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Tony F

I managed to pick up another 1949 Canadian Garod Tv. This has a 12LP4 that checks ok. The finish needs to be redone as it is flaking badly. There is also a dark piece of plastic in front of the crt and behind the glass. ( I'm assuming this was for better contrast in a sunny room ?) It is warped and will be removed. Sadly,.. the back is missing. It also has the Tele-Zoom remote control, which is a bonus as these often go missing. It is also extremely heavy.
Tony

Nice find! Those are so impressive, especially that model with the porthole screen. Very primitive looking. For backs you can buy metal sheets on eBay that have the same hole pattern as typically used. It makes for a very convincing replacement. Good luck with the resto on that one! Good you took the old filter off. Those are an eyesore.

[Tony F]

Examining the underside of this set, shows a burned Horizontal Linearity Control coil. L25 is marked 34 ohms and Garod part number B-1.459 There are no other replacement coils listed. Would anyone that is familiar with this set have any information as to a substitute part that should work ?
The Sams manual can be found here. It is shown on page 23 of the PDF, or page 19 of the Sams itself.
https://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/...sams_60-12.pdf
Thanks
Tony

[Kevin Kuehn]

Considering it's a fairly generic RCA circuit something like an RCA 71449 or Thordarson WC-14 should work OK. Really anything with about 5-20mh adjustment that will mount the same. Reason it's toasted is likely C98 is leaky. B+boost voltage is across that cap to ground.

[Tony F]

Thanks for the additional info Kevin. I did contact Tim via pm on the antique radio forum and he was able to look up some coils in his Thordarson replacement catalog. He said that a Merit WMC-12 is a sub for the Garod B-1.459 which is good to know. Also, a Thordarson WC-14 may work, (which is what you confirm also) The 5-20 mh is some additional info I did not have.
Tony

[Airedale]

Beautiful set! I'd never even heard of that brand before.

[Tony F]

Ok, I have a question about particular replacement coils. I found a cross reference on-line for Merit to Miller coils. If a Merit MWC-12 is a replacement for the Garod coil from (2-20 mh). The Miller shown here, as a cross is a 6315 (4-30 mh). Although not listed as a cross reference, the Miller 6314 (2-18 mh) is a cross for a Merit MWC-14. Would the Miller 6314 work, in this application, (is 2-18 mh enough adjustment) ? This is just giving me more options, as far as getting a coil. As there doesn't seem to be a whole lot on E-Bay right now. I did contact Moyer, but haven't heard back. I haven't seen an RCA 71449. Also, I'm in Canada, so shipping is the determining factor. A lot of places won't ship here, or if they do, it is too pricey.

https://worldradiohistory.com/hd2/ID...-Page-0032.pdf

Tony

[Kevin Kuehn]

2-18 mh should be fine.

Here's a Merit MWC-12

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Mer...wAAOSw-IRfnJcy


Also this Chicago TL-1 looks about right?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/NOS-NIB-Vin...YAAOSwnA9c9DPQ