1963 ZENITH TV

[bobofhollywood]

I was born late in 62 and this was purchased in mid 1963, so that makes this set just about as old as I am.

It makes me just wanna watch Dick VanDyke. Actually, I hope to be able to watch my Judy Garland born in a trunk DVD's on it sometime in the future.

Anyway, I got it from the son of the original owner, and I have the sales receipt and cancelled check, as well as the little card that hangs from the knob on the showroom floor.

This is a model T2040-2 and uses a chassis number 16K33.

Incoming, it lights up and rasters horizontally just fine but vertically seems to be challenged. The sounds seems o.k. too.

So, let me know if you think this set is hot or not~! I'm sure opinions vary, but I think it's hot.

Happy Holidays.

Bob

 

[maytagbear]

Hot or not

Hot!

Nice looking set, Bob.

Good to see you in the neighbourhood again.

Lawrence/Maytagbear

 

[chestermikeuk]

Hot, Hot, Hot!!!

Nice one Bob,

Whats the size of the screen, 20inch??, and is it one main speaker in the base etc....

The record player to the right looks like a Dansette that was sold over here, cant quite make out the name...

Happy viewing, Mike

 

[spats]

Definitely hot

 

[jasonl]

HOT!

Definitely!

Nice setup, man.

What's the UFO thingie on top of the left speaker?

 

[veg-o-matic]

Definitely hot!

From what I gather, problems with the vertical are easier to deal with than problems with the horizontal. Make sure you check out audiokarma.org. I've gotten a lot of good help from the guys there.

Who's the cute kid on top of the set (as if I didn't know)?

veg

 

[panthera]

hot., definitely. you too.

Hey Bob,
Hot - and also with the chassis grounded directly to the line. So be a bit careful touching things - you can get a fatal shock.
When vertical fails, it is often a tube or resister. Horizontal can be high-voltage.
Those condensers aren't nearly as strong as the ones in the color tv's of that period, but they pack a punch.
Gosh, I sound like my maiden aunt.
Isn't that series built so you can add a remote control to it? I remember the tuners were pretty good - once fine-tuned, they seemed to stay on frequency really well.
Great find!

 

[retroguy]

Very cool!!

Though I'd watch Mary Tyler Moore on it! =)

 

[vintagesearch]

not hot but extremley scorching hot!

i love vintage televisions and record plyers more than ever! im kinda jealous i must admit but i'll find me a tv a record player like that soon i hope. anyways bless that cool collection! im sure your enjoying it and continue enjoying it.

 

[bobofhollywood]

some vague answers tonight

and I'll be more specific tomorrow, but
the screen is LARGE, perhaps over 20 inches, but I'll have to measure -
the flying saucer is a Phillips omni-directional extension speaker (someone tell me the year, but I'll guess '60)-
and the thing that looks like a dansette was once a 1958 Phonola hi-fi phonograph and is scheduled to be retro-graded with 1932 Philco guts, which feature the very first consumer turntable that went 33.3 speed as well as 78

O.K ..love you guys...better details and more photos tomorrow~!

I thought it was hot....

Happy Holidays from Hollywood

Bob

 

[paulg]

Nice TV

Nice TV. Approximately mid-1963 or before (before UHF was mandated). Not remote (cannot be converted). Size: 23" diagonal.
Those sets will work forever. Vertical trouble is typical. Start with the vertical output tube (6SN7GT? Not sure). After that - cathode bypass capacitor is probably dried up or the vertical size/lin pots on the chassis are erratic.
I'm sure it has the "SERVICE-SAVER" chassis. Zenith was truthful in those days...

 

[bobofhollywood]

paulg knows his stuff

all true...23 inch screen...service saver chassis not built for remote control. Purchased in May 1963.

I'm prayin' hard for the lord to let me fix this thing with just a tube or a tweek of a potentiometer and some cleaning.

I hope to get a chance to play with it in the coming week.

HOhoho from Hollywood

Bob

 

[jasonl]

Frankenphilco

Ooohh.. Now that sounds interesting. Who made the TT that's in it now? It's hard to tell from the pix.

Next flying saucer apeaker!

 

[spinout]

I'd say the TV is 21" or 23". 23's were the latest thing at that time. That phonograph in the foreground sure looks a lot like my Columbia 360K. Nice.