RCA Victor B&W Vacuum tube TV Model 2-T-60

[Lain94]

The latest tv added to my "to fix list". A used but in great condition cosmetically RCA Victor Black and white vacuum tube tv Model# 2-T-60. This tv appears to probably be around 1950-1951 and thus is slightly newer than my first RCA Victor Black and white set. This tv is a floor model. Despite that it was easy to move. Speaker cloth grill undamaged, speaker cone looks great, CRT emissions okish in question mark area but for its age and use not horrible.

Set was purchased from original owner's family. I purchased it for just $35 from the grandson of the man who had purchased it when it was new. TV last saw use in 1970. What happened? The grandson who sold it to me remembers watching the tv and seeing the picture go out intermittently (no vertical deflection?) and the sound would stay on though still. TV has been stored inside the same house its whole life and the wood looks very nice compared to my first acquired RCA Victor tv. A thorough recapping is inevitable and necessary. HV Rect tube (1B3-GT) is missing which leads me to believe it failed.

All other tubes accounted for and with mostly acceptable emissions and little to no leakage....with the exception of the 6J6 which had had some pretty bad leakage...like 200K...not very impressive. Someone tried to diagnose and repair tv and clearly gave up. Fuse was not blown oddly enough, flyback looks ok, no signs of anything having burned up. Fuse holder looks to be not original. Fuse in it is 1.5 amps 250V but sticker in HV cage says it should be 1/4amp 250v? weird.... Also whoever last looked in it put some of the shielded tubes in the wrong tube sockets, good thing I checked...geez

This is the second black and white tube set I acquired. This is also the second RCA tube set I acquired, The first one also being an old RCA Victor B&W set which was a 1949 table top model but not the same as the one I just did get.

It will be awhile before I get to this one, got too many projects ongoing but this tv is an ideal candidate for restoration as it looks far better than my other RCA Victor tv I already have.

https://imgur.com/a/8pmNMD0

[DavGoodlin]

That looks like a good project. There is great appeal ( IMHO of course) of any set using a round CRT. CRT tests good enough for other repairs to be confirmed. Don't try to rejuvenate it until you can confirm results in operation.

Normally I recommend GE Motorola or Philco as a 50s beginner set. RCA and Zenith were more sophisticated with different circuit designs, nobody seemed to copy them. Any part that is ultimately bad, you can probably get a NOS from Moyers Electronics.

[Kevin Kuehn]

1950-51 would be correct for chassis KCS 45A. RCA specifies the video bandwidth at 4mc so should be a great performer. 12LP4 CRT's are still quite plentiful if you keep an eye open. Most likely source is another early 50's but less desirable TV.