| RCA MODEL 21" CONSOLE NO. 1 | ||||||||
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| THIS IS ONE OF THE TYPICAL FLOOR MODELS FROM THE LATE 1950'S. UHF TUNING WAS AN OPTIONAL ACCESSORY AT THE TIME. THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE IT. I HAVE NOT RESTORED THIS ONE YET. I DID CHECK THE PICTURE TUBE. IT CHECKS GOOD. I'LL EVENTUALLY RESTORE THIS SET. I DID FIND THE YOKE COVER DETERIORATED, BUT IT IS NOT A MAJOR ISSUE. RIGHT NOW, I AM USING THE LOUDSPEAKER FOR OTHER SETS THAT ARE ON THE TEST RIG. JUDGING BY THE SOUND, I THINK THIS SET WILL LOOK AND SOUND GREAT. LOOKING AT THE CHASSIS (I WILL EVENTUALLY ADD PICS), I WILL HAVE TO SNIP THE CAPS AT THE ENDS AND WIREWRAP THE NEW CAPS IN PLACE. SINCE THE COMPONENTS ON THIS CHASSIS FACE THE CRT, WHO'S GOING TO KNOW? I WILL EVENTUALLY GET TO THIS ONE. THIS ONE ALSO USES SOME KIND OF THERMAL SWITCH WHICH SWITCHES ON THE B PLUS. THE TUBE HEATERS ARE NOT CONNECTED TO THIS. I WILL HAVE TO BYPASS THIS SWITCH FOR THE SOFT START, OTHERWISE, THE PURPOSE OF THE SOFT START IS DEFEATED. NOT DOING SO COULD WIPE OUT A PART THAT SUFFERS FROM UNOBTANIUM. |
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| THE COLLECTION RCA INDEX | ||||||||