I'm really hoping you get to test/demonstrate the CA122 at some point. I did a double take when you unboxed it! I was very lucky to pick one of these up from the widow of my old mentor a while back... talk about surreal and eerie walking into what was his TV repair shop, I hadn't been to the shop since 1992! I figure that this will work great for setups on the several Philco sets I have to restore.
Careful with those test leads. Cheap ones are made of metal with iron content which has a significant voltage drop. Drives you crazy. Test with a magnet to see if you have a problem. I ended up replacing a lot of leads for peace of mind.
The Webster Chicago work will be cool. I have one that I suspect needs to come apart for a cleaning and lube to work correctly. Arm drops where ever it feels on mine too.
Nice new toys thanks for sharing been waiting since yesterday for new video after winning the two blondes nice job thanks a billion looking forward for more
I used to overhaul those record changers whenever they would come into the TV shop, they are not too bad. All the parts of the mechanism are formed from sheet metal and the only thing that would go wrong with them is a bad idler wheel, dry rotted rubber motor mounts, and dead phone cartridge. All the lubrication dries up over the years so, it's just a matter of cleaning and re-lubricating. I like to use gun oil and gun grease, as it is made to stay put so, resists drying out over time.
The stromberg changer is in bad shape. All the rubber has disintegrated - motors mounts are completely gone. It's also rusty and the cartridge wiring is hacked up. A compatible cartridge is not made anymore so I'll have to modify the tone arm.
for testing the color tv tube, cant you start the test at a lower filament voltage to gently warm up the glass for a while before running the test proper?
I think the legal RF output limit for those transmitters is something like 100 mW? You need a pretty strong signal for analog television to achieve a snow free picture, the receiver needs a minimum of 50 dB of quieting.
@@bandersentv It will be interesting to see if that unit produces anywhere near what it claims. If so it SHOULD work well for a home display setup... and depending on frequency output
I'd be hesitant to use it. It's illegal to broadcast on these frequences at any power level. This is about 10-20 times more powerful than the one I showed earlier.
I'm really hoping you get to test/demonstrate the CA122 at some point. I did a double take when you unboxed it! I was very lucky to pick one of these up from the widow of my old mentor a while back... talk about surreal and eerie walking into what was his TV repair shop, I hadn't been to the shop since 1992! I figure that this will work great for setups on the several Philco sets I have to restore.
Very clean on the outside, but I can see corrosion inside and some knobs won't turn. Hoping some cleaning and Deoxit will get it going.
@bandersentv I haven't inspected mine as of yet. I should soon because I'll be having a use for it sooner than later.
Careful with those test leads. Cheap ones are made of metal with iron content which has a significant voltage drop. Drives you crazy. Test with a magnet to see if you have a problem. I ended up replacing a lot of leads for peace of mind.
Thanks for the tip, I'll keep that in mind.
The Webster Chicago work will be cool. I have one that I suspect needs to come apart for a cleaning and lube to work correctly. Arm drops where ever it feels on mine too.
Nice new toys thanks for sharing been waiting since yesterday for new video after winning the two blondes nice job thanks a billion looking forward for more
Bob always gets all the neat toys.
I used to overhaul those record changers whenever they would come into the TV shop, they are not too bad. All the parts of the mechanism are formed from sheet metal and the only thing that would go wrong with them is a bad idler wheel, dry rotted rubber motor mounts, and dead phone cartridge. All the lubrication dries up over the years so, it's just a matter of cleaning and re-lubricating. I like to use gun oil and gun grease, as it is made to stay put so, resists drying out over time.
The stromberg changer is in bad shape. All the rubber has disintegrated - motors mounts are completely gone. It's also rusty and the cartridge wiring is hacked up. A compatible cartridge is not made anymore so I'll have to modify the tone arm.
@bandersentv I understand, sounds like it will be a real learning experience.
for testing the color tv tube, cant you start the test at a lower filament voltage to gently warm up the glass for a while before running the test proper?
Good idea. It will also be 40F tomorrow so I'll give it a try.
If I remember right, those "roundie" CRT filaments were 6.3 volts at 1.8 amps (11.34 watts).
Yes, I was just rounding off. It's three 6.3 volt & 0.6A filaments in parallel.
@@bandersentv Bob, that's still cold.
@ About 50 degrees warmer than a few days ago :)
Yes home TV transmitter
I think the legal RF output limit for those transmitters is something like 100 mW? You need a pretty strong signal for analog television to achieve a snow free picture, the receiver needs a minimum of 50 dB of quieting.
There is no legal output level. You are not supposed to transmit on these frequencies.
@@bandersentv It will be interesting to see if that unit produces anywhere near what it claims. If so it SHOULD work well for a home display setup... and depending on frequency output
I'd be hesitant to use it. It's illegal to broadcast on these frequences at any power level. This is about 10-20 times more powerful than the one I showed earlier.
So,when do you find time to sleep Bob?
I'm not familiar with this word - What is "sleep"?
@bandersentv same here what is this "sleep"?
Ive never heard of such randomness
@@bandersentv 😆 It's that thing that's supposed to leave you energized and refreshed... but even when I sleep I don't feel that so why waste the time!
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