THIS SET IS ONE OF A SERIES OF PHILCO "TRANSITONE" SETS. THEY MADE MANY MODELS IN THIS SERIES.
I SOFT STARTED THIS ONE THE WAY I USUALLY DO. THE SCREEN LIT UP AND I HAD A PICTURE, ALBEIT A BAD ONE, THANKS TO ALL THE "BLACK BEAUTY" CAPS THIS THING HAS. THE CRT WAS NEAR DEAD WHEN I CHECKED IT, BUT I RAISED THE HEATER VOLTAGE SLIGHTLY AND LET IT COOK FOR ABOUT A WEEK. THE EMISSION CAME UP TO THE "GOOD" AREA AND STOOD THERE.
UNFORTUNATELY, THIS SET APPEARS TO HAVE BEEN SERVICED AT ONE TIME BY A HACK REPAIRMAN. I FOUND AN ELECTROLYTIC FILTER CAN HANGING, NOT SECURED TO ANYTHING, AND SOME OTHER SUSPECT REPAIRS.
WHEN I GOT IT, THE MODEL NUMBER WAS GONE. I WAS ABLE TO IDENTIFY IT THROUGH "TELEVISION HISTORY-THE FIRST 75 YEARS" AND THROUGH AN ONLINE AUCTION LISTING.
I FOUND FOUR TUBES QUESTIONABLE, SO I'LL DECIDE IF THEY NEED REPLACED AFTER I RECAP.
THIS IS A "HOT CHASSIS" SET WITH SERIES STRING HEATERS. IT USES SOME ODD TUBES, WHICH, NATURALLY, ARE THE QUESTIONABLE ONES.
THE SET WAS COMPLETE, AND ONE OF THE ANTENNA RODS IS BROKEN, BUT VERY RESTORABLE.
THE CABINET IS IN GOOD SHAPE AND WILL NEED TO BE ONLY CLEANED. I WILL BUFF THE BRASS TO MAKE IT LOOK NICE. ONCE I GET AN E-FACT FROM SAMS, I CAN PROCEED.
13 AUG 2007: I SOFT STARTED THIS AGAIN. THE CAPS DETERIORATED FURTHER AND A CAN WAS GETTING A LITTLE TOO WARM FOR COMFORT. I WAS ONLY GETTING ABOUT HALF THE HIGH VOLTAGE I NEEDED AT THE ANODE. DURING RESTORATION, I WILL CORRECT HACK REPAIRS. HERE ARE CHASSIS SHOTS.
