Sylvania 21C529 Halolight

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LOL, yes OZ is great and one of my "go to" products for cabinets.

Finally got the front all back together! Even though I now know the tricks to getting it apart, not something I'd fancy doing again.
I found a rubber eraser to be quite effective in cleaning marks off the textured plastic surface of the screen surround.


Here's a better look at the floating screen effect.


Now I wonder what the little missing trim piece in the middle looked like?

[MuzzcoVW]

I would think the trim piece in the middle would just have been the same material just as an overlay trim piece. Maybe you could find a small sheet of similar material and use a vice as a brake to form a replacement. And man, that Novus did a nice job on the screen protector

[old_tv_nut]

Here's a pic showing the missing piece.
https://www.facebook.com/southavetre...7089442149978/

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Here's a pic showing the missing piece.
https://www.facebook.com/southavetre...7089442149978/

I thought nothing was harder than removing retainer trim for safety glass on the late 50s RCAs.

Bob has patience of a saint with this set PLUS it's a desirable model worth a good methodical video (only by Bob) considering bizarre design features he has run into.

I got this same model for 40 bucks but passed it on to a younger more enthusiastic collector - OSx in Buffalo (a homecoming?), who brought me ETF sets one year. The cosmetics were similar too, missing tuner knobs* and weak CRT. A gassy damper tube was the obvious final failure. *stuck on the only VHF channel around - 8, a true barn find.

My first experience with this chassis design was a 21" (non-halo) floor model with its swivel base cut off, that had that same funky tuner and the 10DE7 was downstairs, not the 6CG7. I have since had the 17-inch versions: a Sylvania "black knight" and RCA-branded ones with sylvania-made, RCA branded tubes in metal cabinets grace my bench. I had one restored then it lost V sweep during "burn-in", pretty sure its tin whiskers in V hgt pot.

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by old_tv_nut

Here's a pic showing the missing piece.
https://www.facebook.com/southavetre...7089442149978/

Thanks for the link. Here's a closeup.

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I've been watching this set a lot the past couple weeks. I'm really impressed with the image and sound quality.

Yes, the halolight is gimmicky but I kinda like it. Certainly grabs attention.

[old_tv_nut]

Nice.

Just curious, what is your source for the Lost In Space videos?
Is it color or B&W?

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MeTV live using an over the air converter box