On the weekend, while in the high country in deepest Mexico (Victoria) on the way to Creswick, I got a text from another collector about an early 21" Philips TV. He'd previously sent a picture and at my suggestion had gone to take a look at it. Since there was a chance that it at least had a good CRT I asked him if, in exchange for fixing the sound in his STC, he could pick up the (free) TV for me.
"Don't think it'll fit in the car" was his response. "It's HUGE! And heavy".
Now thinking about this, I reasoned that since it should be about the same size and weight as his STC, it might not be a 21" but the 24" Philips of legend that nobody has ever seen. There were supposed to have only been a small handful ever made.
So he measured it, then sent me this picture, with a note "is this a problem?"
All excited, then let down with a bang!
It turned out to be a 21 inch after all.
Headed for landfill I'm afraid.
Very sad, but the loptx and valves must be worth keeping?
Yes it's a shame but not everything can be saved. There were a handful of sets like that in the store when I picked up some sets from Lucien's collection. Broken tube, rough cabinet, some had no cabinet. Now I'm up for a challenge but some are just too far gone!
As Malc says save the useful bits that may help save others and let the rest go for scrap.
Would that be the mains transformer lurking under the ventilated chassis section supported by the biggish nuts and penny washers? Here in Blighty that would be a tempting scavenge as the heart of a reasonably meaty bench PSU, but I daresay you guys are awash with the things as a result of the general deprecation of line-connected chassis technique.
Sure is a mains transformer! And a big one with a solid copper shorting band. Full-wave rectification using a pair of 6N3s.
You are right, we are not short of mains transformers. Often used for valve guitar amplifiers.
That is an example of Philips' first chassis in Oz. Missing its LOPT cover. Yoke and LOPTx will probably be good.
Owner plans to strip parts and scrap it.
You are right, we are not short of mains transformers. Often used for valve guitar amplifiers.
I now have an image of a teenaged AC/DC doing their best to smoke a few of these on early gigs....
