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Tazman1966 · 7th Jan 2011, 11:12 pm

These projects are coming thick and fast now Josh

. A nice result though.

JoshWard · 7th Jan 2011, 11:22 pm

Indeed, this is precisely why I put the Ekco U243 to one side... I can now crack on with other projects and my enthusiasm has come back as well. Two radios and one telly done in four days (well the radios in two evenings as I'm now back at school, just as I'm working on stuff again

).

I will put another picture up when it's running in my room. Sadly I don't think I have room for any more tellies once the other two are done, unless I relocate all the radios to a workshop display....

Josh.

mark pirate · 7th Jan 2011, 11:33 pm

Quote:

Sadly I don't think I have room for any more tellies once the other two are done, unless I relocate all the radios to a workshop display....

Build another shed, it worked for me, but i now have two more tellys, a radiogram & the radio count has gone up by three, all in the last three weeks

Mark

JoshWard · 7th Jan 2011, 11:35 pm

Well I've already colonised half the summer house (it's winter so theoretically noone else will use it...) and the shelves in my dad's workshop

Ekco-Scott · 10th Jan 2011, 6:37 pm

Hi JoshWard were do you buy your caps? I could do with the cheaper ones i keep spending a fortune on them. I see your my age finally i've found someone of my generation interested in vintage tv and radio

Regards Scott

JoshWard · 10th Jan 2011, 6:51 pm

Hi Scott,

Nice to see someone else as well

I get these capacitors, cheap and work well!

The little yellow axial ones are pretty but very expensive.

Josh.

EF80TVVALVE · 10th Jan 2011, 10:24 pm

Oh you can get a few more tellies in... I like to play a game of how many tellies you can stack being as i've got no room for them, the house is full, i even have a go at it with radio's a few cossors, a pye... the list goes on.

Good job on that set! i'd love one like that, the late 40's type just don't appeal to me any more. I'll be using my HMV 1910 as my main tellie soon! ( if i missed the NVCF i'd be able to get an aurora but i can't let that happen

)
hope you have fun with it, i think i'll have a go at one, (when i can find one)
thanks

terrykc · 11th Jan 2011, 12:11 am

Congratulations - that's a rare find at that price!

There's something you haven't mentioned and, as you are obviously going to use it a lot, something to watch out for.

The tubes were a magnet for dust if you didn't carry out a few simple precautions.

You need some self adhesive foam draft excluder - I assume you can still get it - it wouldn't surprise me if it virtually doubled your outlay!

All trace of the old stuff must be removed from the mask (I assume you did that when you polished the glass, etc.) and carefully replaced with new strip, taking care not to leave any gaps at the corners.

There is also a small gap where the ends of the inner wrap-round bit of the mask meet - make sure that you cover this well with wide tape.

Properly sealed, you won't get any problems but, leave a tiny crack anywhere and it will come back to haunt you!

I don't recall any other set of the period that you had to be so careful with - and this one had a long run, being essentially identical to the previous TV53 series with a darker veneer on the cabinet and other trim variations.

A tip for you, if you don't already know it - when reconnecting the field scan coils they can fit either way round. The secret is in the colours: just remember "Green to Screen ..." - if you can still see the difference, of course!

Line whistle · 11th Jan 2011, 12:41 am

Hi Josh,
Well done, I'm sure you'll get much pleasure from it.
Des.

JoshWard · 11th Jan 2011, 7:53 am

Hi Terry, I haven't taken the tube out (I still have a little bit of CRT phobia

) Seeing as the tube is undisturbed, hopefully there shouldn't be too many dust problems as there currently is no dust visible behind the safety glass.

Thanks Des, I sure will

Mikey405 · 11th Jan 2011, 8:50 am

Well done Josh. That looks like a corker. Much better than my TV56 which is a bit tempermental and grouchy.

Kind regards.

From Mike.

terrykc · 11th Jan 2011, 9:54 pm

[QUOTE=JoshWard;396398... Seeing as the tube is undisturbed, hopefully there shouldn't be too many dust problems as there currently is no dust visible behind the safety glass ... [/QUOTE]
Hi Josh, I'm pleased to tell you that you won't have any dust problems! I assumed from your description that you'd cleaned both sides of the implosion screen and, therefore, disturbed the seal.

Provided that the tube/mask/glass sealing was done correctly the last time it was disturbed, there shouldn't be any problems, though I must admit that I have no evidence of this lasting up to a possible 50 odd years! (It depends when the CRT was last removed/changed!)

JoshWard · 11th Jan 2011, 10:08 pm

Thanks Mike

Temperamental and grouchy?
Sounds a bit like myself....

7th Jan 2011, 11:12 pm	#21
Tazman1966 Nonode Join Date: May 2006 Location: St Albans, Herts, UK. Posts: 2,193	Re: Bush TV63 These projects are coming thick and fast now Josh . A nice result though. __________________ All the very best, Tas

7th Jan 2011, 11:22 pm	#22
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Bush TV63 Indeed, this is precisely why I put the Ekco U243 to one side... I can now crack on with other projects and my enthusiasm has come back as well. Two radios and one telly done in four days (well the radios in two evenings as I'm now back at school, just as I'm working on stuff again ). I will put another picture up when it's running in my room. Sadly I don't think I have room for any more tellies once the other two are done, unless I relocate all the radios to a workshop display.... Josh.

7th Jan 2011, 11:35 pm	#24
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Bush TV63 Well I've already colonised half the summer house (it's winter so theoretically noone else will use it...) and the shelves in my dad's workshop

10th Jan 2011, 6:37 pm	#25
Ekco-Scott Pentode Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK. Posts: 132	Re: Bush TV63 Hi JoshWard were do you buy your caps? I could do with the cheaper ones i keep spending a fortune on them. I see your my age finally i've found someone of my generation interested in vintage tv and radio Regards Scott

10th Jan 2011, 6:51 pm	#26
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Bush TV63 Hi Scott, Nice to see someone else as well I get these capacitors, cheap and work well! The little yellow axial ones are pretty but very expensive. Josh.

10th Jan 2011, 10:24 pm	#27
EF80TVVALVE Octode Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Leicester, UK. Posts: 1,433	Re: Bush TV63 Oh you can get a few more tellies in... I like to play a game of how many tellies you can stack being as i've got no room for them, the house is full, i even have a go at it with radio's a few cossors, a pye... the list goes on. Good job on that set! i'd love one like that, the late 40's type just don't appeal to me any more. I'll be using my HMV 1910 as my main tellie soon! ( if i missed the NVCF i'd be able to get an aurora but i can't let that happen ) hope you have fun with it, i think i'll have a go at one, (when i can find one) thanks

11th Jan 2011, 12:11 am	#28
terrykc Rest in Peace Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 515	Re: Bush TV63 Congratulations - that's a rare find at that price! There's something you haven't mentioned and, as you are obviously going to use it a lot, something to watch out for. The tubes were a magnet for dust if you didn't carry out a few simple precautions. You need some self adhesive foam draft excluder - I assume you can still get it - it wouldn't surprise me if it virtually doubled your outlay! All trace of the old stuff must be removed from the mask (I assume you did that when you polished the glass, etc.) and carefully replaced with new strip, taking care not to leave any gaps at the corners. There is also a small gap where the ends of the inner wrap-round bit of the mask meet - make sure that you cover this well with wide tape. Properly sealed, you won't get any problems but, leave a tiny crack anywhere and it will come back to haunt you! I don't recall any other set of the period that you had to be so careful with - and this one had a long run, being essentially identical to the previous TV53 series with a darker veneer on the cabinet and other trim variations. A tip for you, if you don't already know it - when reconnecting the field scan coils they can fit either way round. The secret is in the colours: just remember "Green to Screen ..." - if you can still see the difference, of course!

11th Jan 2011, 12:41 am	#29
Line whistle Hexode Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Bedfordshire, UK. Posts: 341	Re: Bush TV63 Hi Josh, Well done, I'm sure you'll get much pleasure from it. Des. __________________ www.freewebs.com/405tv

11th Jan 2011, 7:53 am	#30
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Bush TV63 Hi Terry, I haven't taken the tube out (I still have a little bit of CRT phobia ) Seeing as the tube is undisturbed, hopefully there shouldn't be too many dust problems as there currently is no dust visible behind the safety glass. Thanks Des, I sure will

11th Jan 2011, 8:50 am	#31
Mikey405 Octode Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Solihull, West Midlands and Beaford, Devon Posts: 1,626	Re: Bush TV63 Well done Josh. That looks like a corker. Much better than my TV56 which is a bit tempermental and grouchy. Kind regards. From Mike. __________________ G7TRF

11th Jan 2011, 9:54 pm	#32
terrykc Rest in Peace Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: North Hykeham, Lincolnshire, UK. Posts: 515	Re: Bush TV63 [QUOTE=JoshWard;396398... Seeing as the tube is undisturbed, hopefully there shouldn't be too many dust problems as there currently is no dust visible behind the safety glass ... [/QUOTE] Hi Josh, I'm pleased to tell you that you won't have any dust problems! I assumed from your description that you'd cleaned both sides of the implosion screen and, therefore, disturbed the seal. Provided that the tube/mask/glass sealing was done correctly the last time it was disturbed, there shouldn't be any problems, though I must admit that I have no evidence of this lasting up to a possible 50 odd years! (It depends when the CRT was last removed/changed!)

11th Jan 2011, 10:08 pm	#33
JoshWard Octode Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Near Stowmarket, Suffolk, UK. Posts: 1,962	Re: Bush TV63 Thanks Mike Temperamental and grouchy? Sounds a bit like myself....