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Steve D. · #**181** 01-25-2003, 02:34 PM

Hey Charlie,

That is a nice looking set. The TV appears to be an RCA chassis. Those dates suggest that this may be one of the last of the 21" round tubes built by Curtis-Mathis. Weren't they a Texas company? Anyway that's a good score off of e-bay.

Rob · #**182** 01-25-2003, 03:43 PM

Hi Charlie,

Welcome back to terra firma! Good score on the CM. Now I can see what the knobs which are missing on mine look like.

Don't ya' love it when a set comes to life like yours has with a little TLC? The CRT looks like it will be OK, and the rest of the circuitry...well it works!

I see it has casters. Someone was thinking!

What's it got for hi-fi in it?

Rob

Charlie · #**183** 01-25-2003, 05:31 PM

Rob,

The sound system is pretty close to being the same as in my C-M B&W entertainment center. This one is a 4 speaker system using 8" woofers. My B&W set has 12". Sound in both sets driven by 6BQ5's.

Man! Those casters sure do make life easier! This baby was heavy getting into the van, but sure rolls around easily!

Steve,

The C-M company was located in Athens, TX, about 60 miles southeast of Dallas.

The chassis is pretty damn close lookin to an RCA chassis. This chassis must have been used with some square CRTs as well. The tube chart inside shows a 19" and 25" CRT that could be used... depending on the model set.

Earlier, I found that it looks like the flyback was changed. There is a date of June 19, 1970 stamped on the mounting bracket.

Charlie · #**184** 01-25-2003, 05:34 PM

Rob,

Here is a close-up of the knobs. The three that go across the bottom are the same as the volume.

Rob · #**185** 01-25-2003, 06:20 PM

Charlie,

Thanx for the picture of the knobs.

Rob

Steve K · #**186** 01-27-2003, 08:59 PM

Rob:

I hope that you don't mind if I post a picture of a non-round color TV but this is Zenith's first rectangular tube set. My parents bought this set new in late 1965 (1966 model) and it is the set that I grew up with. When I was in Wisconsin a few weeks ago I got it working again and we watched a couple of play-off games on it and it worked fine. This is the actual set that got me into the TV repair business. In highschool I had the bright idea that I could make it work better but that didn't work. To make a long story short I ended up getting a job at the TV store from where it was purchased. That was still my best job, a lot better than college professor!

By the way, thankfully my folks got rid of all the Early American furniture except for the TV!

Steve K

Steve K · #**187** 01-27-2003, 09:01 PM

Screen shot of above set.

Steve Hoffman · #**188** 01-27-2003, 09:01 PM

Good ole' Zenith. They made great color sets!

Steve D. · #**189** 01-27-2003, 09:11 PM

Nice set Set Steve.
High tech in 1966! And still goin strong.That's when Zenith could say "Made in the USA".

Rob · #**190** 01-27-2003, 10:44 PM

SteveK,

That Zenith looks great! The picture on that CRT is as bright and clear as it must have looked when brand new. Glad it is still in your family for you to enjoy and re-live your past.

Yeah, Zenith made good stuff of real quality in those years. Do you know if that is still the original CRT in it?

So what are college students teaching you these days?

Rob

Grunder · #**191** 02-01-2003, 12:14 AM

Those sets from the late sixties/early seventies do have that problem with harmful energy rays. You can somewhat control the damage to your braincells with this bit of special gear.

jshorva65 · #**192** 02-02-2003, 08:23 AM

X-ray emission was a big problem with early television, especially with sets that used more than 20kV on the CRT anode (early color sets, large-screen b/w direct-view sets and early projection models). New Federal regulations from DHEW in 1968 and again in 1972 were aimed at cutting x-radiation emissions from tv sets. The x-randiation output from a single, properly-functioning tv was typically low, but exposure to several sets operating in close proximity (ie tv showrooms, repair shops, museums and collector's displays) could present some hazards. Symptoms of overexposure to x-radiation include headache. It's advisable to limit the number of sets that are operating simultaneously in close proximity. Two sets operating within 10' of each other is normally safe, but stacking sets to the point of having 6 or more sets operating in a 20'x20' room is certainly inviting trouble. My recommendation would be to turn on only a few of the sets to be displayed at any given time, then turn those off and switch on another group. The safety glass on many early sets (particularly color receivers) was often made of leaded glass for the purpose of x-ray shielding. Early rectangular color CRT's (and some late-model round CRT's) were installed with large metal shields around the bell of the tube for the dual purpose of blocking x-ray emissions (safety) and (along with automatic degaussers) limiting the influence of external magnetic fields on convergence.

captainmoody · #**193** 02-02-2003, 12:56 PM

Here's a pic of my 67 mag, With the new flyback it is working great, Next task is to take a heat gun to the safety glass and remove that nasty pva in between! In an earlier thread, Someone assumed that the "ugly" antique finish on the cabinet was not original, Sorry to say it is! Yes, It actually came from the factory that way! Ugly but rare.

captainmoody · #**194** 02-02-2003, 01:14 PM

Here's a 1967 Sears set (June build date) with the slide out control panel, It is in excellent original condition. Still works great.

Steve Hoffman · #**195** 02-02-2003, 01:23 PM

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Originally posted by captainmoody
Here's a 1967 Sears set (June build date) with the slide out control panel, It is in excellent original condition. Still works great.

Wow, I remember that Sears set. Who made the Silvertone TV sets?