I WILL GET MORE PICS AS I BEGIN RESTORATION. THE CABINET NEEDS SOME ATTENTION. NOTHING A LITTLE OLD ENGLISH WON'T FIX.
I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR A DuMONT FOR A LONG TIME. THIS IS A REAL DuMONT... MADE BE ALLAN B. DuMONT... AS OPPOSED TO THOSE MADE BY EMERSON. I WILL FULLY RESTORE THIS SET TO ALL ITS GLORY.
THE 19AP4 METAL CONE CRT IS GOOD. IT CAME BACK AFTER A NICE COOK. I DID CONFIRM A PHONO JACK. THIS, LIKE MY ANDREA, USE THE MALLORY INDUCTUNER. IT IS A CONTINUOUS TUNER (LIKE UHF WAS AT ONE TIME). THE FM BAND IS SANDWICHED BETWEEN CHANNELS 6 AND 7. ADD A PHONO, AND YOU HAVE AN ENTERTAINMENT CENTER.
DuMONT WAS KNOWN FOR HIGH END SETS. THEIR SETS WERE COMPARABLE TO CADILLAC, IMPERIAL, OR LINCOLN, WHILE RCA AND OTHERS MAY HAVE BEEN COMPARABLE TO CHEVY OR PLYMOUTH.
NOT LONG AFTER I SCORED THIS, I SOFT STARTED IT. I DID GET SOUND AND WAS ABLE TO CONFIRM THAT THE MALLORY INDUCTUNER IS GOOD. UNFORTUNATELY, I ONLY GOT A FRAGMET OF THE HIGH VOLTAGE I NEEDED ON THE CRT. THIS IS DUE TO ALL THE BAD CAPS. THIS SET IS LOADED WITH CAPS THAT NEED REPLACED. I ALSO DON'T HAVE A SERVICE MANUAL FOR THIS. WHEN I RESTORE THIS, I WILL USE A TEST CRT FOR ANY DEBUGGING. ONCE I AM SATISFIED WITH OPERATION, THEN I WILL PUT IT ON THE METAL TUBE.
SOMEONE TOLD ME THESE SETS ARE VERY RELIABLE ONCE PROPERLY RESTORED. I AM HOPING FOR THE SAME RESULT. I DON'T KNOW WHEN I'LL GET TO THIS. IT IS GOING TO BE TIME CONSUMING. THERE IS A LOT TO REPLACE.