Pye LV30 started up for first time - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

high_vacuum_house · 15th Nov 2008, 10:52 pm

Hello there,
I bought a Pye LV30 a few years ago from the cattle market car boot sale in Gloucester.

I decided a few days ago to have a look at it. I hoovered out all of the dust and removed the mains suppression cap and all seems original. and today I wound it up on a variac.
I soon got a line whistle and a good bright square raster came up. The deflection coils need rotating but I am amazed that after probably a long spell out of use the set seems perfect. There being the usual crackles from the loudspeaker but no hum at all

I will change the wax capacitors and the electrolytics in due course. There is a dim bit in the centre of the CRT where there is no ion trap on the tube. I will post a photo of it when working.
Christopher Capener

chipp1968 · 17th Nov 2008, 9:40 am

Maybe the elecytrolytics are ok in this set . have you got a signal source for picture?

yagosaga · 17th Nov 2008, 5:18 pm

Check the small brown Hunts capacitors. They are very unreliable.

15th Nov 2008, 10:52 pm	#1
high_vacuum_house Octode Join Date: May 2003 Location: Belper Derbyshire Posts: 1,935	Pye LV30 started up for first time Hello there, I bought a Pye LV30 a few years ago from the cattle market car boot sale in Gloucester. I decided a few days ago to have a look at it. I hoovered out all of the dust and removed the mains suppression cap and all seems original. and today I wound it up on a variac. I soon got a line whistle and a good bright square raster came up. The deflection coils need rotating but I am amazed that after probably a long spell out of use the set seems perfect. There being the usual crackles from the loudspeaker but no hum at all I will change the wax capacitors and the electrolytics in due course. There is a dim bit in the centre of the CRT where there is no ion trap on the tube. I will post a photo of it when working. Christopher Capener __________________ Interests in the collection and restoration of Tefifon players and 405 line television

17th Nov 2008, 9:40 am	#2
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: Pye LV30 started up for first time Maybe the elecytrolytics are ok in this set . have you got a signal source for picture?

17th Nov 2008, 5:18 pm	#3
yagosaga Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 208	Re: Pye LV30 started up for first time Check the small brown Hunts capacitors. They are very unreliable.