Admiral Roundie rescue in Gallatin today

[mr_fixer]

Originally Posted by andy

You should certainly be able to see the dots unless you have bad eyesight.

That is why i'm thinking my focus problem isn't a electrical one. Here is a close up pict of my Zenith Chromacolor and you can see the tricolor dots real easy. I think the pva of the Admiral has turned into the opacity of a white shower curtain. Logan

[N9ZQA]

I second the PVA opacity theory - this is my 1965 Admiral with a slightly cataracted 23EGP22. The spot in the center was still bonded to both the tube face and the safety glass, so I was able to set greyscale and focus there. Still couldn't watch the set, though.

[mr_fixer]

Well I fixed the UHF tuning shaft. I tried gluing the 2 sections back together, didn't hold. I tried melting the 2 sections back together, didn't hold. Then i noticed that the nylon shaft had a steel core inside of it. I found an old aluminum potentiometer' D shaft and got the idea of drilling a hole in the center of the shaft that matched the diameter of the steel core, then cutting away some of the nylon to match the depth of the hole in the replacement section. to hold the sections together, I drilled a radial hole and fitted a small cotter pin. works like a charm, now.
I'm still looking for a proper sized trash can to support the crt while performing cataract surgery. Here are a few picts of my failed attempts and finally the successfull shaft repair, Logan

[rcaman]

i sent you a pm. steve