Two 60s Zenith Consoles I just picked up.

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My first post!
I just got home with 2 new to me Zenith consoles. I have a few 60s rca consoles I have restored and want to get these Zeniths going.

The first one is a 16z7c50z chassis. I dont see a model number on it.

My main question is how do I remove and clean the safety glass. I cant stand the yellow ring. I have done a few rcas with a heat gun and have read that a hot wire must be used on Zenith. I would like more detail if someone has had success with this. crt is a 25ap22.

Electrically there appears to be no B+. The filaments light but other than that its dead. I checked the fuse and its good. Should be an easy fix so long as the transformer isnt open. Ill get it in the house later today and figure it out. It is a smoker set so maybe it has cancer.
All the tubes appear to be original.



The 2nd one is a combo unit. The owner told me it was a custom made cabinet. I dont know if this is true. It is HEAVY. Looks to be solid 3/4" Maple.

This one has a replacement crt, non smoker. Electrically its got a very dim raster, really no sound. Very weak hiss, not really static. When I turn the tuner it crackles and the crt flashed fairly bright so I'm optimistic its not totally weak.
This thing is just heavy duty. The tank of tvs. The speaker grills are metal and the cabinet is a truly beautiful work of art. These pictures just dont do anything for it.






Any thoughts or info on these would be truly appreciated! Especially on the green ring crt thing...