You said you didn't think it was a series strung set because of all the 6 volt tubes; for me, it was the big, honking power transformer that gave it away.
man thanks for the vids. never have I even owned a soldering iron. but I totally enjoy watching you and another creators uploads..just fascinating to me..anyhow thanks man 👍
The serial tag on the CRT matches the chassis serial tag so the CRT is original to the set. Replacments had their own unique numbered serial tag for replacement warranty even if made under the original TVs warranty period.
I wonder if the picture tube was original but they’d got it blasted with a rejuvenator, hence why the CRT socket was unplugged? Possibly gave it a blast only to realise that the life was ran out of all the tubes?
I'm supprised that all the tubes are really ill, surely some are under less strain than others. There should have been a couple that were usable. Your tube tester shows bad for nearly every one, i wonder if the tester is ok. "Enough with the negative waves moriati" im too negative maybe lol. Kelly's Heroes was a dam good film :-D
I've got an RCA TV very similar to this from 1964 that it works pretty good with just a few capacitors changed but for some reason it has a little vertical bounce to it that I haven't been able to fix yet. These TVs are cold chassis sets because they have power transformers. Mine is a UHF and VHF set. Maybe a shady repairman stuffed a bunch of used tubes in the TV back in the day and told the owner that they repaired it but they didn't and that's why it failed.
I've seen sets with most tubes shot and still just working even though they tested very low. One set had to be veiwed in total darkness and could only just be watched.
As a UK tv engineer in the 70s i have never seen a tv with 9 low tubes maybe 1 or 2 are you sure your tube tester is calibrated seems strange especially if the crt is ok interesting video
Whats that knob in the lower left hand corner of Beltron, I presumed that filament voltage range, if so, should it have been set to 12 and not 6? I hate to ask a dumb question, but might that explain the super high emissions of the CRT - I cant find a manual for the Beltron to answer my own stupid question.
Range isn't always accurate. Depends on current demand. Some filaments draw more current than can be supplied on the 6v range, so you have to go to the next range and adjust low
I use a tripod or a mono pod that goes very high as d I pause it when I move the camera my mono pod is a metal floor lamp pole with a selfie stick secured to it
Is there a problem with the tube tester? If known-NOS tubes aren't scoring high on it, I would wonder about that. It looks like a dynamic transconductance test from the print on the indicator meter. That will apply to any tube with grids. But the HV rectifier and damper alone in that TV set have no grids; they are diodes and the tester will test them by a different method. I say test the tester before worrying about the high-weak reading gridded tubes that have no other problems. The tester itself may have tubes in it that are themselves weak, and/or an internal calibration that needs readjustment. There's also a hacky way to "wake up" some tubes that are particularly weak -- as in barely budging the needle, not the high-weak ones -- but have no other problems. Apply twice their rated heater voltage (but no other voltage to any other elements) and cook them for 30 minutes or so that way. This can reactivate a contaminated cathode. Then retest at normal heater voltage. It might save having to get a new tube. But yes. Check the tester out on some known strong gridded tubes. If it's not getting into the OK region, something needs to be repaired or recalibrated in the tester.
Dear sir i am having an AM radio which has MW, SW1 SW2 bands. Until last day it worked and yesterday it doesn't picked up any stations in all 3 respective bands. I have checked all the IFT transformers for any possible open circuit and soldering joints and checked the band sliding switch too. Finally i suspect the gang capacitor and checked. The upper terminal became loose and i soldered it properly. Even though the terminal goes inside the capacitor is not properly connecting the capacitor. I opened the outer top cover of the gang and just remove one moving plate, one static plate (sheet) and insulator and i don't want to mess the gang and put it back. After fixing the gang it still not working hence the entire receiver is not picking up any stations. Should I need to change the gang capacitor or is that possible to repair the gang. Please suggest sir.
HAY Jordon i got a B S R changer and im having a problem a hole lot of while and flutter i tried sanding the tire with 1000 grit and no change its running at 33.2 to 33.7 thanks.
@@tntreviews3602 bsr turntables are almost never on the right speed. It's just how they are. You can see if there is any debris on the pulley but 33.5 instead of 33.3 is pretty close for one of those.
Even our shitty government (BLS) admits 169.95 in 1963 is over $1500 today, for whatever that's worth. I can remember we had a TV when I was a really small kid in the 70s, with only a VHF tuner and you had to put the channel on 2 and we had an external box for tuning in the UHF stations. I can understand why people wanted to hold onto stuff. Imagine paying 1500 bucks for friggin TV today!
@@JordanPier When you showed us the back of the chassis, I remember seeing at least one black beauty up near the top/center. Might be a pause for that cause if so. I like to check for leaky DC on the coupling cap output with the device under test - running. Might be a little difficult in this case. Unless you have to remove that chassis to service the front pots. Eager to see your next episode. Like your show!
@@MrRadioGypsy Thanks. I probably will have to address other problems. Right now I just need to get a good set of tubes in it. The calibration on the tube tester is good! So once the tubes get here we can see about getting this running and find out what else it needs!
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You said you didn't think it was a series strung set because of all the 6 volt tubes; for me, it was the big, honking power transformer that gave it away.
man thanks for the vids. never have I even owned a soldering iron. but I totally enjoy watching you and another creators uploads..just fascinating to me..anyhow thanks man 👍
I'm four years older than that set, and my cabinet is a little beat too. 🤣That's a great curb find.
The serial tag on the CRT matches the chassis serial tag so the CRT is original to the set. Replacments had their own unique numbered serial tag for replacement warranty even if made under the original TVs warranty period.
Didn't even bother to notice that. Makes Sense!
picture tube tests good but all the other tubes are borderline dead... very odd. worth testing those tubes again in another tube tester?
Looks like Fred Sanford's old TV.
Also seemed peculiar that the tubes were very dusty while the CRT, including labels, looked pristine.
I wonder if the picture tube was original but they’d got it blasted with a rejuvenator, hence why the CRT socket was unplugged? Possibly gave it a blast only to realise that the life was ran out of all the tubes?
or, that the set was now visibly otherwise acting up so it wasn't just a picture tube problem
I'm supprised that all the tubes are really ill, surely some are under less strain than others.
There should have been a couple that were usable.
Your tube tester shows bad for nearly every one, i wonder if the tester is ok.
"Enough with the negative waves moriati" im too negative maybe lol.
Kelly's Heroes was a dam good film :-D
Jordan needs a close shave with Occam's razor.
I've got an RCA TV very similar to this from 1964 that it works pretty good with just a few capacitors changed but for some reason it has a little vertical bounce to it that I haven't been able to fix yet. These TVs are cold chassis sets because they have power transformers.
Mine is a UHF and VHF set.
Maybe a shady repairman stuffed a bunch of used tubes in the TV back in the day and told the owner that they repaired it but they didn't and that's why it failed.
that is a good reading on that crt adapters may have dirty contacts.
I've seen sets with most tubes shot and still just working even though they tested very low. One set had to be veiwed in total darkness and could only just be watched.
Nice set
As a UK tv engineer in the 70s i have never seen a tv with 9 low tubes maybe 1 or 2 are you sure your tube tester is calibrated seems strange especially if the crt is ok interesting video
Whats that knob in the lower left hand corner of Beltron, I presumed that filament voltage range, if so, should it have been set to 12 and not 6? I hate to ask a dumb question, but might that explain the super high emissions of the CRT - I cant find a manual for the Beltron to answer my own stupid question.
Range isn't always accurate. Depends on current demand. Some filaments draw more current than can be supplied on the 6v range, so you have to go to the next range and adjust low
You have more bad tubes in this set than shango in all his repairs and resurrections combined ;-) Cheers! S
There might be mushrooms growing in the tuner.
I use a tripod or a mono pod that goes very high as d I pause it when I move the camera my mono pod is a metal floor lamp pole with a selfie stick secured to it
seems you should do a video on repairs to your test equipment
FM--no static at all.
Is there a problem with the tube tester? If known-NOS tubes aren't scoring high on it, I would wonder about that. It looks like a dynamic transconductance test from the print on the indicator meter. That will apply to any tube with grids. But the HV rectifier and damper alone in that TV set have no grids; they are diodes and the tester will test them by a different method. I say test the tester before worrying about the high-weak reading gridded tubes that have no other problems. The tester itself may have tubes in it that are themselves weak, and/or an internal calibration that needs readjustment.
There's also a hacky way to "wake up" some tubes that are particularly weak -- as in barely budging the needle, not the high-weak ones -- but have no other problems. Apply twice their rated heater voltage (but no other voltage to any other elements) and cook them for 30 minutes or so that way. This can reactivate a contaminated cathode. Then retest at normal heater voltage. It might save having to get a new tube.
But yes. Check the tester out on some known strong gridded tubes. If it's not getting into the OK region, something needs to be repaired or recalibrated in the tester.
Dear sir i am having an AM radio which has MW, SW1 SW2 bands. Until last day it worked and yesterday it doesn't picked up any stations in all 3 respective bands. I have checked all the IFT transformers for any possible open circuit and soldering joints and checked the band sliding switch too. Finally i suspect the gang capacitor and checked. The upper terminal became loose and i soldered it properly. Even though the terminal goes inside the capacitor is not properly connecting the capacitor. I opened the outer top cover of the gang and just remove one moving plate, one static plate (sheet) and insulator and i don't want to mess the gang and put it back. After fixing the gang it still not working hence the entire receiver is not picking up any stations. Should I need to change the gang capacitor or is that possible to repair the gang. Please suggest sir.
HAY Jordon i got a B S R changer and im having a problem a hole lot of while and flutter i tried sanding the tire with 1000 grit and no change its running at 33.2 to 33.7 thanks.
Either platter bearing is not clean, idler is hard, or idler pivot bearing is sticky and needs cleaned and lubricated.
thanks hope you and your family is wail.@@JordanPier .
Hey Jordan, I recleaned the platter and oiled it. The while and flutter is better but it's still running alittle fast. 33.5. Thanks.
@@tntreviews3602 bsr turntables are almost never on the right speed. It's just how they are. You can see if there is any debris on the pulley but 33.5 instead of 33.3 is pretty close for one of those.
any full transistor tv set you have and show us ? these vacuum set are col, but they don't exist here and we don't get supply of these stuff.
Did a solid state Hitachi recently. There have been others. Look at the channel video list.
@@JordanPier thanks for the info. will check, thanks !
Will your beltron crt tester test European picture tubes
@@DavidBerquist334 yes, so long as there is a pin out and a universal adapter
Even our shitty government (BLS) admits 169.95 in 1963 is over $1500 today, for whatever that's worth. I can remember we had a TV when I was a really small kid in the 70s, with only a VHF tuner and you had to put the channel on 2 and we had an external box for tuning in the UHF stations. I can understand why people wanted to hold onto stuff. Imagine paying 1500 bucks for friggin TV today!
Bel fuses in ma. 500-1= 1/2 a, 2000-1 =2A etc. Exception is 3-1 = 3A
Color & socket size all diferent.
LFOD !
Replace a picture tube usly cost about 250 dollars
Because there were so many bad tubes, I'd wonder about the coupling caps that fed all of those bad boys.
Don't you?
It's a rarity to see in these RCA sets. They use all high quality films. I haven't seen one in 20+ years with bad films
@@JordanPier When you showed us the back of the chassis, I remember seeing at least one black beauty up near the top/center. Might be a pause for that cause if so.
I like to check for leaky DC on the coupling cap output with the device under test - running. Might be a little difficult in this case. Unless you have to remove that chassis to service the front pots. Eager to see your next episode. Like your show!
@@MrRadioGypsy Thanks.
I probably will have to address other problems. Right now I just need to get a good set of tubes in it. The calibration on the tube tester is good! So once the tubes get here we can see about getting this running and find out what else it needs!
Do not eat any mushrooms that grow on the flyback.
What a cool-looking set. Odd that almost all of the tubes are so weak, since tubes tend to wear at different rates
You are just some guy to me.
@@tinecrinec4769 And I wouldn't have it any other way