Duncan's 1960 Magnavox

[Mr.Duncan]

I did end up re-coating the missing wax area of my flyback with silicone.

Everything worked great, I gave it 48+ hours to cure.

Silicone info is listed below.

Also picked up a spare NOS flyback to keep as a spare.

I think I need to re-cap the power supply to my Blonder Tongue, I'm getting a rolling bar on the screen. Rolls from bottom to the top. This occurs on both my CRT TV's.

Brand name: Momentive / SNAPSIL

Model RTV: RTV-133 Silicone Rubber

It's been reported good to use on flyback transformers, and carries the following traits:

• It does not produce acetic Acid .
  
• It utilizes an atomospheric moisture cure system, which releases an
  alcohol vapor from the sealant surface during cure.
  
• Dielectric Strength: 20kv per 1mm layer.

I've got a MSDS sheet listed here for more reading/ spec.

PXL_20240815_205641719 by Thomas Duncan, on Flickr

PXL_20240820_230248590 by Thomas Duncan, on Flickr

[Alex KL-1]

Judjung by the photos, it seems that the CRT is very healthy, low hours probably, and alignment seems to be excellent, due to good image details. Excellent score!

[Mr.Duncan]

I left a sticker inside the unit with my phone # and a QR code that takes you directly to this forum thread.

Quick video link of the unit running: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaZr0C5sDT8


PXL_20240822_002306602~2 (1) by Thomas Duncan, on Flickr

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by Mr.Duncan

I left a sticker inside the unit with my phone # and a QR code that takes you directly to this forum thread.
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Good move, that takes all of the question out of the future use of the set.

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Yamamaya42

They were one of the biggest BW tubes ever made, however, they don't last very long, cause they tend to push the gun rather hard, mine works, but is on the weaker side.

I got it all for free, as it was just a chassis and CRT from a set that someone made into a pet bed, It's a newer one than yours, but still uses a 24AHP4.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PvMHr4-WO8s

Yup. Until this spring you would have had my then biggest direct view set (23" Setchell Carlson School TV) beat. I believe there were 25, 27 and 30" built too, but the 30" Dumont Royal Sovereign was the biggest monochrome direct view ever. The Dumont is stupidly rare and heavy and on top of that it's hard to find one with a good CRT let alone a spare....So in spring I jumped on a 27" Muntz that the ETF had with a strong CRT in it. I think I paid something like $5 (they'd been trying to sell it for over a year) and unlike the Dumont I can actually move the damn thing myself.
It isn't my biggest monochrome picture though....at 5' diagonal the picture my Norelco protelgram duo-vue projector can throw onto a screen is fairly impressive...as well as dim.

Originally Posted by Mr.Duncan

I think I need to re-cap the power supply to my Blonder Tongue, I'm getting a rolling bar on the screen. Rolls from bottom to the top. This occurs on both my CRT TV's.

Yeah, better than half my BTs have new caps...One of them had its bridge rectifier die during a lightning storm (which is weird because it and it's antenna are in the basement and there was a ton of other stuff plugged in and running that wasn't harmed).
Granted that hum bar isn't always caused by caps.... sometimes they're happier (read don't develop bars from hum loops) being ungrounded or even isolated from the grid...my main BT rack is powered by an isolation transformer and a PC in that rack is plugged in to an adapter that ungrounds the cord.

[Alex KL-1]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

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Yeah, better than half my BTs have new caps...One of them had its bridge rectifier die during a lightning storm (which is weird because it and it's antenna are in the basement and there was a ton of other stuff plugged in and running that wasn't harmed).
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Sometimes I see these almost impossible to describe lightning discharge hitting only one device, sometimes one of the last of the chain... oh, these kV pulse propagations...

[Mr.Duncan]

TV is still running great!

PXL_20241204_013652562 by Thomas Duncan, on Flickr

[Mr.Duncan]

Lost control of my contrast setting.

Upon inspection it was just the cable connection, ended up stripping the wire back and re-soldering.

All good!

PXL_20250413_010749060 by Thomas Duncan

PXL_20250413_012026982 by Thomas Duncan,

[Mr.Duncan]

Felt right to watch the recent Artemis launch on the Magnavox.

PXL_20260401_223348966 by Thomas Duncan, on Flickr