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22nd Sep 2020, 2:37 pm | #1 |
Nonode
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EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
Another workshop clearance item is an EKCO TMB-272 Television.
It has a cracked glass screen cover and no switches . What is does have is the rare detachable mains lead which ive read on this forum is like rocking horse..... There is still a service label attached to it from the workshop that says sound no picture!! I dont have the knowledge to fiddle with old Tvs , im more of a radio man . Worth restoring? or just another old TV?
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22nd Sep 2020, 2:42 pm | #2 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
If not restorable, see this post: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...hlight=ekco+tv
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22nd Sep 2020, 2:49 pm | #3 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
Good afternoon,
I presume when you say there are no switches, you mean the 2 sets of concentric controls on the front. Left hand is the on/off sound and brightness and the right hand is the switched tuner and fine tuner. Might be difficult to find a replacement tuner, though the other parts shouldn’t be too hard to find. What is the state of the LOPT as the housing is known to fail on these. If this looks ok and the CRT is ok then it may be worth restoration. Try to get “first light” before going too far and finding difficult to replace things like the CRT has no emission or the lopt or scan coils have failed. I have restored one and they are relatively easy to work on with a bonus that the chassis is earthed and all series/parallel valve heaters Christopher Capener
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22nd Sep 2020, 3:06 pm | #4 | |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
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All the internals are there . LOPT looks ok to me but obviously ive not turned it on as that would be potentially catastrophic. Funny it was your posts back in 2015 that i was reading before posting this on here.
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22nd Sep 2020, 10:39 pm | #5 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
I’d say it’s definitely worth restoring, one of the best 405 line sets I’ve ever had, only thing that lets mine down is a knackered volume pot! Picture is superb and stays stable for hours.
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23rd Sep 2020, 7:10 am | #6 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
The missing knobs are less of a problem than the implosion glass, what is the cosmetic condition like? If you do not want to restore it, I could certainly use it to restore the two sets I have here.
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23rd Sep 2020, 7:26 am | #7 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
I bet its the visconal capacitor thats dragging the EHT down.
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23rd Sep 2020, 11:55 am | #8 | |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
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I will post a picture when i can get too it , not sure what im going to do yet though.
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23rd Sep 2020, 4:52 pm | #9 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
Cut a sheet of Perspex for the implosion screen. The original may be laminated but Perspex is easy to work with and safe implosion wise. J.
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23rd Sep 2020, 4:56 pm | #10 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
The original is Laminated and toughened, saw one smashed in cubes recently but held roughly together still.
Good idea on the perspex, glass is 6mm
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5th Oct 2020, 7:07 pm | #11 |
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Re: EKCO TMB-272 Worth restoring?
Hi.
These are great sets and well worth restoring. If the CRT is good the picture is bright with good definition. Perspex for the implosion protection is perfect, the Pye V4 used tinted perspex and will never buckle if the inevitable happens. Regards. Trevor |