@vintagepc64 LOL - Yeah, after all the hacks I found in the set I figured it would take a little more work. I suspect the upcoming Predicta project won't be quite so easy.
The "ugly fixes" reminds me of the many old TV repair / fixit shops that were in store fronts in my old neighborhood (60s). Many WWII vets that worked as sparkys ended up as TV repairmen. They were the same kind of guys that poked around inside CB radios. At least with such an overhaul, you can be more confident about using the TV set. Many repairmen did not know much about electronics theory, but they could do R&R with the same parts.
@danrulz98 Yes, those are indeed retrace lines. Someone kindly posted some great service tips for Admiral TVs on Videokarma including a circuit modification to eliminate those lines. I tried it out a few hours ago and it works great :)
Those Admirals were good sets for their day, considering that Continental Radio and TV/Admiral was a small to medium sized manufacturer before the war they really capitalized on the post war TV market well. There were radio manufacturers, even larger ones like Crosley, that just could not cut it in the TV business and eventually faded away but Admiral did the opposite. I would like to know who was in charge at Admiral at the time because they obviously had some good management.
That's funny, I was watching that very episode of Mission Impossible last night, they were hunting for Hitler's treasure. What amazes me about my G.E COT4 is that it still works even though it has at least one electrolytic in the voltage doubler section that puked out some of it's electrolyte, and someone on the ARF told me that those 1949-50 G.Es were not good TVs.
I may make a video and you can see what you think. I am a beginner and don't have all the fancy equipment that you have but I hope to get it working! I'll be waiting for your next video!
Once again great job! I guess you will make a video once you get everything tweaked? =) My mom recently gave me a newer tube tv that wouldn't power up. Looked at the flyback and it seems it may have gotten very hot but I see no cracks or anything but there is this 1 part right next to it that is metal that has that rainbow heat color. I can't find a schematic for the book at all to see what that part is. There is no writing. I'll be ordering a new flyback and horizontal output transistor.
You know you're a TV junkie when you're disappointed your set works on first powerup... :P
vintagepc64 2 months ago
@vintagepc64 LOL - Yeah, after all the hacks I found in the set I figured it would take a little more work. I suspect the upcoming Predicta project won't be quite so easy.
bandersentv 2 months ago
The "ugly fixes" reminds me of the many old TV repair / fixit shops that were in store fronts in my old neighborhood (60s). Many WWII vets that worked as sparkys ended up as TV repairmen. They were the same kind of guys that poked around inside CB radios. At least with such an overhaul, you can be more confident about using the TV set. Many repairmen did not know much about electronics theory, but they could do R&R with the same parts.
umajunkcollector 2 months ago in playlist Uploaded videos
I think I have some Admiral tube sheilds in my collection. Want some?
gbowne1 2 months ago
@gbowne1 Thanks for the offer, but I have some spares.
bandersentv 2 months ago
Those lines look like the retrace lines that your Motorola sets show.
danrulz98 2 months ago
@danrulz98 Yes, those are indeed retrace lines. Someone kindly posted some great service tips for Admiral TVs on Videokarma including a circuit modification to eliminate those lines. I tried it out a few hours ago and it works great :)
bandersentv 2 months ago
i wish this kind of sets are afailibe in holland
robot797 2 months ago in playlist Meer video's van bandersentv
BEAUTIFULL
MrRaddios 2 months ago
I was expecting to hear theHEYYEYAAEYAAAEYAEYA song. When He man came on the screen.
BlueFoxTV 2 months ago
Those Admirals were good sets for their day, considering that Continental Radio and TV/Admiral was a small to medium sized manufacturer before the war they really capitalized on the post war TV market well. There were radio manufacturers, even larger ones like Crosley, that just could not cut it in the TV business and eventually faded away but Admiral did the opposite. I would like to know who was in charge at Admiral at the time because they obviously had some good management.
OlegKostoglatov 2 months ago
That's funny, I was watching that very episode of Mission Impossible last night, they were hunting for Hitler's treasure. What amazes me about my G.E COT4 is that it still works even though it has at least one electrolytic in the voltage doubler section that puked out some of it's electrolyte, and someone on the ARF told me that those 1949-50 G.Es were not good TVs.
OlegKostoglatov 2 months ago
I may make a video and you can see what you think. I am a beginner and don't have all the fancy equipment that you have but I hope to get it working! I'll be waiting for your next video!
RejectedManiac 2 months ago
Once again great job! I guess you will make a video once you get everything tweaked? =) My mom recently gave me a newer tube tv that wouldn't power up. Looked at the flyback and it seems it may have gotten very hot but I see no cracks or anything but there is this 1 part right next to it that is metal that has that rainbow heat color. I can't find a schematic for the book at all to see what that part is. There is no writing. I'll be ordering a new flyback and horizontal output transistor.
RejectedManiac 2 months ago
great job as usual!
chompo7 2 months ago
i noticed that CRT has a faint burn-in when the vertical had failed at one point.
THEtechknight 2 months ago
As some of my alarmco tech callers say to me "I like it when a plan goes through..."
batterymaker 2 months ago
nice when they work on the first try
wish software could be like that
force311999 2 months ago