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PHILCO MODEL 50-T-1403

THE SPOT IN THE MIDDLE OF THE SCREEN IS WHAT CAN HAPPEN WHEN SOME IDIOT BREAKS THE PICTURE TUBE

I FOUND THIS AT AN ANTIQUE FLEA MARKET IN COLUMBUS. WHEN I FIRST SAW IT, THE SELLER HAD A $45 PRICE TAG ON IT. I WAS LAID OFF AT THE TIME, SO I PASSED ON IT. A COUPLE MONTHS LATER, IT WAS STILL THERE, NOW WITH A BROKEN CRT. THE SAME PRICE WAS STILL THERE, AND THERE IT STOOD. AROUND AUGUST 2003, TWENTY BUCKS WAS DROPPED AND I TOOK IT HOME.

THIS YEAR, AT THE EARLY TELEVISION FOUNDATION CONVENTION AND SWAPMEET, I FOUND AN ORIGINAL EQUIPMENT 12LP4 CRT WITH YOKE, FOCUS MAGNET AND ION TRAP. I ALSO FOUND A PRINT FOR THIS.

I SOFT STARTED THIS ONE. AT FULL VOLTAGE, I HAD SOME SOUND (NO STATIONS) AND NO PICTURE. WITH ALL THE "BLACK BEAUTY" CAPS IN HERE, I'M NOT SURPRIZED. THIS ONE ALSO USES "MICAMOLD" CAPS. UNLIKE MICAS, THESE ARE AS UNRELIABLE AS THEIR WAX/PAPER COUSINS. ONE OF THE FILTER CANS WAS SLIGHTLY WARM. THIS WILL GET A FULL RECAP. I ALSO HAD FOUR TUBES BAD. FORTUNATELY, THESE ARE COMMON AND I HAVE REPLACEMENTS. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS ONE ALSO USES "LOCTALS.". MY TUBE TESTER DATA HAS NO LOCTALS LISTED, SO I MAY HAVE THREE ADDITIONAL BAD TUBES. I'LL RECAP AND SEE WHAT I HAVE. THE LOCTALS MAY BE GOOD.

HERE IS THE CHASSIS AS FOUND. THE RUST IS SURFACE RUST. I WILL REMOVE IT AND TREAT THE METAL TO PREVENT FUTURE RUST. THE HIGH VOLTAGE CAGE WAS REMOVED FOR PHOTO PURPOSES. THE POWER TRANSFORMER WILL BE REMOVED AND REPAINTED. THIS SET WAS NOT KEPT IN THE BEST OF CONDITIONS.

HERE IS THE UNDERSIDE BEFORE RECAPPING. THE TUNER SHIELD WAS REMOVED SO I COULD CLEAN THE TUNER. THIS THING IS LOADED WITH "BLACK BEAUTY" AND "MICAMOLD" CAPS. THEY ARE GOING TO CAP HEAVEN. I WILL HAVE TO RESTUFF SEVERAL ELECTROLYTIC CANS, SINCE ROOM UNDERNEATH IS SCARCE. I FOUND ALL KINDS OF CRUD UNDERNEATH, BUT FORTUNATELY, NO SIGNS OF VERMIN (I DIDN'T FIND DUBYUH IN THERE EITHER).

I WILL BE ORDERING NEW CAPS IN A FEW DAYS.

THE CABINET IS ACTUALLY IN GOOD SHAPE. THE SCRATCHES ARE NOT DEEP ONES AND STAIN WILL HIDE THEM. THE DECALS ARE IN GOOD SHAPE. I WILL SHOOT THE ENTIRE CABINET WITH A FRESH COAT OF LAQUOR. I'LL POST PICS OF THE CABINET SOON.

THE TUNER KNOB WAS MISSING. I WILL NEED TO FIND A REPLACEMENT.

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