My day at the TV shop

[Charlie]

Since it seems I am spending several days at the shop, I decided to have a thread just for that.

My little brother came to help me move crap out today. I never thought to count them, but, I bet we moved at least 30-40 consoles out to the side of the road. Most of them were RCA and Zenith sets from the late 60's to early 70's... all of which were in pretty bad shape. Many of them had water damage due to leaks in the roof. Hell... some of them didn't even make it out the door. There were at least 3 consoles that fell completely apart before we got outside! There was one color set I thought was interesting... a Stromberg Carlson 25"... had to be from about 1970.

I found a few more roundies, but they were all in pretty bad shape. I brought home two, but, only for the parts. One was a Sylvania with a 21FKP22. What's the story on this tube? I've seen the number before, but this is the first time I've seen a tube labeled as 21FKP. Is there a difference between this and the FBP? I put the tester on it, but it doesn't light up. The cap is loose, so, I might see if the wires came disconnected. The chassis is a CTC15, and, it has a new flyback. I'll probably yank that part and put the rest on the side of the road.

Also brought home a CTC16XM. The cabinet is about to fall apart. I grabbed this set only because it is a remote set with power tuning. I'll probably pull everything out and save for another RCA cabinet. The CRT is a Colorama, but test weak on the green gun. I'll let it cook for a while on 8 volts and see if it gets better. If not, it may be good enough to use with a brightener if I was in a pinch.

There are two other roundies up there... another CTC15, and a Curtis Mathes. I'll try checking the tubes in those two tomorrow.

There were many 17" B&W portables... most of which looked like they came from the local hospital. Nothing special... those all went to the curb.

I did bring home a Setchell Carlson b&w portable... I'll get a photo of it and put over in the b&w forum.

Found an NOS Thoradson FLY277 flyback... the same one I ordered yesterday morning from Moyer's! If I pull the new flybacks out of those other CTC15's, I have to make a place on the shelf just for those!

Found a few other odds and ends... some NoS 6BK4's... always handy to have. Grabbed a few 6L6 tubes that were in a box. Other little parts here and there... nothing too spetacular.

I go back tomorrow to continue clearing crap out. This is going to take longer than I ever thought!

[polaraman]

Can you save that Stromberg Carlson? Was it a color console?


polaraman

[Eric H]

Sounds like your having fun, except for the carrying big heavy consoles part

Don't suppose you've seen any of these in there? http://www.vintagetvsets.com/wanted.htm

[Charlie]

Polara, if you're interested in it, I can save it for you. Seems it was in better condition than many of the others. I'll give it a closer look tomorrow.

Eric, no... sorry no GE. I usually keep an eye open for that set cause I remember you're looking for one. I still have about a half dozen more b&w sets to go thru. I'll be looking.

[polaraman]

I will be coming to Texas on presidents holiday weekend. I can get it then. I will need measurements to see if it will fit in my Neon. A pic would be nice.


polaraman

[Charlie]

Sure... no problem. I'll look into it tomorrow and let you know what I find. Seems I recall this set is taller than wide. It may squeeze into a Neon. I'll also see what crt it has. I might be able to find a spare in the shop for you to take with it.

If you come in a Polara, I could load you up even more!

[Charlie]

Polaraman,

I think I might have been mistaken saying that color set was a Stromberg Carlson 25". It may have been a Setchell Carlson 25". If so, are you still interested???

Curiousity got to me, so I went digging thru my Sams index. Come to find out, I found only one listing for a Stromberg Carlson color tv... Model K-1 in Sams 265-13. I pulled it, and it's a 15" set. I was not aware that Stromberg Carlson made a 15 inch color set in the beginning. I don't recall seeing one of these on any of the websites featuring 15 inch color sets. I guess if anyone had one of these, it would be rare as heck!!!

With this in mind, it would seem that the set I found today was a Setchell... not a Stromberg. In any case, I'll be looking at it again tomorrow.

[polaraman]

Charlie,

I would like it if it was either Stromberg or Setchell. Please give me a report tomorrow. Somebody has that Stromberg-Carlson 15' color set. I think it is ETF.

My 1963 Polara 500 is in hibernation for the winter. I really do not like to drive it much. I am mostly keeping it till I have time to restore it. I do not need some nut making my restoration harder. It is such a rare car and parts are very hard to find. It was my daily driver when I first got it. I have people bugging me to buy it all the time. I am looking at a 1972 polara custom 2 dr hardtop. It has a 400 in it. The interesting option is that it has factory cruise control. My plan for the trip is to get my extra transmission for my truck. My transmission is really slipping bad. It has about 200k miles on it.

polaraman

[Steve D.]

[QUOTE=Charlie]Polaraman,


Curiousity got to me, so I went digging thru my Sams index. Come to find out, I found only one listing for a Stromberg Carlson color tv... Model K-1 in Sams 265-13. I pulled it, and it's a 15" set. I was not aware that Stromberg Carlson made a 15 inch color set in the beginning. I don't recall seeing one of these on any of the websites featuring 15 inch color sets. I guess if anyone had one of these, it would be rare as heck!!!




Here's the Sams folder for the Stromberg-Carlson K-1 15" color set. It was their own design. Notice, in the 2nd pix, the separate lower chassis with 4 5U4G low voltage rect. Set had a total of 44 tubes including 2 6CD6G Horz outputs. 15GP22 picture tube.

Address:http://community-2.webtv.net/StevesCT-100/doc/

-Steve D.

[Chad Hauris]

There are also some RCA models which have a very long narrow tilt out control panel with all the knobs in a row, plus there are some which have slide controls in them. These tilt-out control panels only seem to be used from 1969-1974.
Some of these sets have a latch on the panel under the handle maybe to help prevent little kids from messing with the controls.

[bgadow]

That Setchell-talk about a horse of a different color! Sure was designed with the serviceman in mind. Lots of good selling points but I guess the competition was just too much for them? That would have to have been one of their last sets. When I read you saying it was a tube modular chassis I expected this to be like some Motorola's and others, which had printed circuit modules with tubes on them. But man, this is different! And the chassis really looks clean! Well worth saving!

In the first inside pic, that roundie is the same as my -15. Only other one I've seen. You really found something when you found this place. Could there be many such stashes left out there? I've really got to track down the repairman in the next town, who has a building the same size as this one. The one time I was in there (just in the doorway) the place was just a wall of tv's. I've always figured they were all later model, but who knows? The guy is just so hard to get a hold of, he does shift work at (believe it or not) a tampon factory! (no punchline provided) Seeing stuff like this really gets me to daydreaming about what I might find!

[Eric H]

Charlie, your Setchell portable will have the same "Unitized" modular construction.

Looks like that chassis is Aluminum?

[Charlie]

That CTC15 you're spotting there is a remote set. Was a really nice set at some time in the past... but not today. Legs breaking off, cabinet falling apart, crt is toast. It does have a new flyback, though. I plan to pull the chassis and bring home.

Yes, that SC set sure is neat. It's a shame about the side of the cabinet, but, it's not so bad that it can't be fixed. That chassis is awesome! I will look at it closer in a day or two. I'm glad Polaraman wanted it... if it wasn't for that, I would have never looked inside it... much less save it from the trash man!

[peverett]

This reminds me of the TV shop that I cleaned out in Athens, Texas. The only difference is that probably had more stuff in it than this one. I used to have some pictures. If I find them, I will scan them in.

[rca2000]

Are any of those sets sitting outside the old Roundie Zeniths, (pre uhf), with intact chassis?

Like the 29jc20 or 27kc20, for example?