Bush TV22A. Value? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Scubawaz69 · 4th Jan 2018, 5:15 pm

Hi all.

Can anyone tell me what the old 50's Bush TV22A's are selling for? Also I have a small amount of knowledge with working with CRT's due to having a arcade machine. My dad gave me this and I fancy getting it working. Are there many parts available to make this a worthwhile quest? I say this but I haven't tried to fire it up yet.

Many thanks, Warren.

Cobaltblue · 4th Jan 2018, 5:38 pm

TV22's are not as rare as often described however they are nice lookers and not too big.

Value to a large extent depends upon completeness and condition.

Complete good condition sets seem to sell on Ebay from around £100 to £200 but you find them being advetised for considerably more.

Just checked completed listings and a couple sold for £300 but most sold for my original estimate

Well worth restoring but don't just plug it in' do some basic checks first.

Be aware this set has a live chassis design, as the plug/socket is not polarised' chassis could be live or neutral.

Take care of your safety

Cheers

Mike T

Freya · 4th Jan 2018, 5:54 pm

Most definitely not rare, in fact they are the most common set turning up on ebay IMHO

DangerMan · 4th Jan 2018, 6:03 pm

TV22A is the best performing version of all the variants, and will give a nice bright picture when done.
It doesn't have the frame blocking oscillator transformer that can fail on earlier TV22 models, so no worries with that.

Well worth doing, expect to replace the wax capacitors but little else.

Note the warning about the potentially "live" chassis above, a neon screwdriver or a "Volt stick" gives a quick check for this.

Good luck!

Pete

mark pirate · 4th Jan 2018, 6:29 pm

Don't forget that you will need a standards converter to be able to watch anything on it.
They are not too hard to restore, although not recommended for a beginner!
They do suffer with LOPT problems and the blocking TX going o/c, but both can be rewound.

Mark

DangerMan · 5th Jan 2018, 1:09 am

TV22A problems with lopt’s or line blocking transformers are but a tiny fraction of lopt or frame blocking transformer problems in TV22’s!
They don’t have the troublesome frame blocking transformer or a pitch covered lopt, and there is no iron core in the lopt to go rusty.
In my experience, anyway, they are the best variant to have.

4th Jan 2018, 5:15 pm	#1
Scubawaz69 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Leicester, Leicestershire, UK. Posts: 1	Bush TV22A. Value? Hi all. Can anyone tell me what the old 50's Bush TV22A's are selling for? Also I have a small amount of knowledge with working with CRT's due to having a arcade machine. My dad gave me this and I fancy getting it working. Are there many parts available to make this a worthwhile quest? I say this but I haven't tried to fire it up yet. Many thanks, Warren.

4th Jan 2018, 5:38 pm	#2
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 6,880	Re: Bush TV22A. Value? TV22's are not as rare as often described however they are nice lookers and not too big. Value to a large extent depends upon completeness and condition. Complete good condition sets seem to sell on Ebay from around £100 to £200 but you find them being advetised for considerably more. Just checked completed listings and a couple sold for £300 but most sold for my original estimate Well worth restoring but don't just plug it in' do some basic checks first. Be aware this set has a live chassis design, as the plug/socket is not polarised' chassis could be live or neutral. Take care of your safety Cheers Mike T __________________ Invisible airwaves crackle with life or at least they used to Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk Last edited by Cobaltblue; 4th Jan 2018 at 5:42 pm. Reason: Added more up to date information

4th Jan 2018, 5:54 pm	#3
Freya Octode Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Falmouth, Cornwall, UK. Posts: 1,991	Re: Bush TV22A. Value? Most definitely not rare, in fact they are the most common set turning up on ebay IMHO __________________ Stephen _________"It`s only an old telly" ___

4th Jan 2018, 6:03 pm	#4
DangerMan Heptode Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 719	Re: Bush TV22A. Value? TV22A is the best performing version of all the variants, and will give a nice bright picture when done. It doesn't have the frame blocking oscillator transformer that can fail on earlier TV22 models, so no worries with that. Well worth doing, expect to replace the wax capacitors but little else. Note the warning about the potentially "live" chassis above, a neon screwdriver or a "Volt stick" gives a quick check for this. Good luck! Pete

4th Jan 2018, 6:29 pm	#5
mark pirate Dekatron Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Worthing, West Sussex, UK Posts: 5,185	Re: Bush TV22A. Value? Don't forget that you will need a standards converter to be able to watch anything on it. They are not too hard to restore, although not recommended for a beginner! They do suffer with LOPT problems and the blocking TX going o/c, but both can be rewound. Mark

5th Jan 2018, 1:09 am	#6
DangerMan Heptode Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, UK. Posts: 719	Re: Bush TV22A. Value? TV22A problems with lopt’s or line blocking transformers are but a tiny fraction of lopt or frame blocking transformer problems in TV22’s! They don’t have the troublesome frame blocking transformer or a pitch covered lopt, and there is no iron core in the lopt to go rusty. In my experience, anyway, they are the best variant to have.