Philips by dumpster. - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 1:29 pm

This Philips TV was dumped by someone in a bad part of town. Not far from my shop.

I think it is a CTX receiver.

DFWB.

Steve_P · 21st May 2009, 1:30 pm

Get it - someone on here will have it, and some parts are getting scarce.

Cheers,

Steve P.

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 1:39 pm

Hi Steve,
It's not in a very pleasant place. It's next to the take-away food shop.

DFWB.

Nickthedentist · 21st May 2009, 1:54 pm

...and it's probably caked in a layer of dusty frying oil, inside and out.

I saw a G8 impaled face-down on a concrete bollard a few years ago.

Nick.

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 2:08 pm

Hi Nick,
I've looked at the set and it's not very nice.

DFWB.

Heatercathodeshort · 21st May 2009, 5:48 pm

It must be that time of year David. After reading your thread I had a look around and discovered this 14" version of the CTX and a Bush DAC90A under a bush. A Bush under a bush I suppose you could say. Odd thing is I have only just cut the grass and didn't notice them.
You really must clear up your back yard. That carpet looks as if it might have a bit of wear left in it given a good shake..

I suppose a better name for your thread might be 'Once Loved'. Its strange how we dump and cast off items that just a few years before would have demanded many hours of overtime to acquire. The time between acquisition and dumping is reducing at an alarming rate.
Dismayed, John.

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 6:00 pm

Hi John,
A Bush under a Bush, how about that! Well at least in West Sussex they dump sets in better places than they do in the North-East of England. Is that the 14 inch version of the CTX?

DFWB.

dseymo1 · 21st May 2009, 6:01 pm

Quote:

Odd thing is I have only just cut the grass and didn't notice them.

How long was your grass?

Heatercathodeshort · 21st May 2009, 6:28 pm

Yes David, it is the 14" manual version and it came off the tip a few years back. It only needed an electrolitic in the field stage and away it went for another 15 years. The tubes in the 14" versions lasted for ever as they did in the KT3 series but yours [Come clean it IS yours..] is the 20" version and the tubes in those and the 16" lasted about 18 months. I don't think I ever saw a decent picture on one. CTX, one of the best chassis ever produced by Philips. Happy Days. John.
P.S. They were skulking under the tree and missed the blades..

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 6:51 pm

Here's a closer picture of this wretched set. At least it still got a plug. Only a brave person would dare to plug it into the mains.

DFWB.

thermionic · 21st May 2009, 6:59 pm

Go On, you've got that close - pick it up & run........ you know you want to!!

SimonT.

Heatercathodeshort · 21st May 2009, 7:04 pm

Stop all this Wendy Woo nonsense David. I thought you were made of better stuff! Get that set dried out and get some mains applied. No pussy footing about with lamp limiters or variacs. [A variac won't work with this power supply if I remember correctly.] If you dry it out properly I reckon it will work but the tube will probably be flat..You started this nonsense so lets see how good you are at resurrecting a pile of indescribable junk!
I want to see results unless of course you have lost your shine..! John.

FERNSEH · 21st May 2009, 7:08 pm

Hi Simon,
here's the plan. I leave the set where it is, connect it to the mains by a long extension cable, switch on from the safe distance and see what happens.

DFWB.

Nickthedentist · 21st May 2009, 7:31 pm

I had one of those! CTX-E chassis though there was a K30 in a cabinet that looked virtually identical.

The mechanical channel selectors were utter

by the way, though I got them to work eventually by drilling tiny holes and squrting in Servisol.

Nick.

Steve_P · 21st May 2009, 7:32 pm

If you're scared, bring it over to Bolton.

Cheers,

Steve P.

Ed_Dinning · 21st May 2009, 8:47 pm

Hi David, is this Skid Row or a neighbourhood not too far from here?

Ed

evingar · 21st May 2009, 8:48 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by FERNSEH

Here's a closer picture of this wretched set. At least it still got a plug. Only a brave person would dare to plug it into the mains.

DFWB.

I've seen worse

What's the worse that can happen ?
Bright flash and a bit of smoke - incidentally, the "TV outside on an extension lead" bit brings back memories of my early jumble sale experimentation after the "old man" got fed up of a smoke logged house

repairman 1234 · 21st May 2009, 9:22 pm

Hi David,

I will light the blue touchpaper then retire to my car for cover on saturday if you like, then we can post a picture of it in full steam

Is your area a smokeless zone?

Well, it may not be by saturday afternoon!!

ben · 21st May 2009, 9:25 pm

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nickthedentist

The mechanical channel selectors were utter

by the way, though I got them to work eventually by drilling tiny holes and squrting in Servisol.

Nick.

Fully agree - I've found at least 6 or 7 CT-X sets (mostly 17 and 20") dumped over the last 4 or so years. In all but one, the problem was channel selectors with extremely poor /worn/dirtycontacts. The other set had a shorted LOPTX.

You could tell that the previous owner had got frustrated with the tuning drift, as on more than one the preset buttons, tuning 'wheels' (or the area near them) were either worn, or utterly mangled from having been waggled, having things shoved down the side of them, or taped on them!

they're quite nice sets apart from that weakness, though. Will probably outlive most stuff produced after them.

go on - pick it up!

mark pirate · 21st May 2009, 9:45 pm

Go on, just grab it & plug it in

it may even work

Mark

21st May 2009, 1:29 pm	#1
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Philips by dumpster. This Philips TV was dumped by someone in a bad part of town. Not far from my shop. I think it is a CTX receiver. DFWB. Attached Thumbnails

21st May 2009, 1:30 pm	#2
Steve_P Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 6,644	Re: Philips by dumpster. Get it - someone on here will have it, and some parts are getting scarce. Cheers, Steve P. __________________ If we've always had it, why is the Car Boot open? You're not sneaking another Old TV in are you...?

21st May 2009, 1:39 pm	#3
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi Steve, It's not in a very pleasant place. It's next to the take-away food shop. DFWB.

21st May 2009, 1:54 pm	#4
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,844	Re: Philips by dumpster. ...and it's probably caked in a layer of dusty frying oil, inside and out. I saw a G8 impaled face-down on a concrete bollard a few years ago. Nick.

21st May 2009, 2:08 pm	#5
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi Nick, I've looked at the set and it's not very nice. DFWB.

21st May 2009, 5:48 pm	#6
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Philips by dumpster. It must be that time of year David. After reading your thread I had a look around and discovered this 14" version of the CTX and a Bush DAC90A under a bush. A Bush under a bush I suppose you could say. Odd thing is I have only just cut the grass and didn't notice them. You really must clear up your back yard. That carpet looks as if it might have a bit of wear left in it given a good shake.. I suppose a better name for your thread might be 'Once Loved'. Its strange how we dump and cast off items that just a few years before would have demanded many hours of overtime to acquire. The time between acquisition and dumping is reducing at an alarming rate. Dismayed, John. Attached Thumbnails

21st May 2009, 6:00 pm	#7
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi John, A Bush under a Bush, how about that! Well at least in West Sussex they dump sets in better places than they do in the North-East of England. Is that the 14 inch version of the CTX? DFWB.

21st May 2009, 6:28 pm	#9
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Philips by dumpster. Yes David, it is the 14" manual version and it came off the tip a few years back. It only needed an electrolitic in the field stage and away it went for another 15 years. The tubes in the 14" versions lasted for ever as they did in the KT3 series but yours [Come clean it IS yours..] is the 20" version and the tubes in those and the 16" lasted about 18 months. I don't think I ever saw a decent picture on one. CTX, one of the best chassis ever produced by Philips. Happy Days. John. P.S. They were skulking under the tree and missed the blades..

21st May 2009, 6:51 pm	#10
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Philips by dumpster. Here's a closer picture of this wretched set. At least it still got a plug. Only a brave person would dare to plug it into the mains. DFWB. Attached Thumbnails

21st May 2009, 6:59 pm	#11
thermionic Heptode Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 989	Re: Philips by dumpster. Go On, you've got that close - pick it up & run........ you know you want to!! SimonT. __________________ The honesty of imperfection..........

21st May 2009, 7:04 pm	#12
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: Philips by dumpster. Stop all this Wendy Woo nonsense David. I thought you were made of better stuff! Get that set dried out and get some mains applied. No pussy footing about with lamp limiters or variacs. [A variac won't work with this power supply if I remember correctly.] If you dry it out properly I reckon it will work but the tube will probably be flat..You started this nonsense so lets see how good you are at resurrecting a pile of indescribable junk! I want to see results unless of course you have lost your shine..! John.

21st May 2009, 7:08 pm	#13
FERNSEH Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, UK. Posts: 7,444	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi Simon, here's the plan. I leave the set where it is, connect it to the mains by a long extension cable, switch on from the safe distance and see what happens. DFWB.

21st May 2009, 7:31 pm	#14
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 17,844	Re: Philips by dumpster. I had one of those! CTX-E chassis though there was a K30 in a cabinet that looked virtually identical. The mechanical channel selectors were utter by the way, though I got them to work eventually by drilling tiny holes and squrting in Servisol. Nick.

21st May 2009, 7:32 pm	#15
Steve_P Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Bolton, Greater Manchester, UK. Posts: 6,644	Re: Philips by dumpster. If you're scared, bring it over to Bolton. Cheers, Steve P. __________________ If we've always had it, why is the Car Boot open? You're not sneaking another Old TV in are you...?

21st May 2009, 8:47 pm	#16
Ed_Dinning Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 8,194	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi David, is this Skid Row or a neighbourhood not too far from here? Ed

21st May 2009, 9:22 pm	#18
repairman 1234 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear, UK. Posts: 749	Re: Philips by dumpster. Hi David, I will light the blue touchpaper then retire to my car for cover on saturday if you like, then we can post a picture of it in full steam Is your area a smokeless zone? Well, it may not be by saturday afternoon!!

21st May 2009, 9:45 pm	#20
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: Philips by dumpster. Go on, just grab it & plug it in it may even work Mark