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On this page, you will find vintage television items which are currently
available for sale. Restored sets, surplus unrestored sets
which will be available to buyers who may be looking for a do-it-yourself
restoration project or an as-found set for display, and the Amptech Systems line
of reproduction parts will be posted here. Working sets have been
evaluated and restored to working condition. Unrestored sets are as found
and untested. The purchase of a restored set includes a detailed report on
its restoration listing the time and materials involved and the approximate
restoration cost. Here are the sets currently available. Prices are
for the sets to be picked up from my location. On-site demonstration is
available. Shipping is available at additional cost. Preferred
payment method is
for online purchases or cash at time of pickup. Ohio residents and
out-of-state customers paying cash on-site are assessed 6.0% Ohio sales tax per
current Trumbull County sales tax rates. Shipping Insurance is
automatically included for the full purchase price on
purchases.
Items weighing up to 70 pounds will be shipped via UPS Ground. Items
larger than 70 pounds will be shipped via FedEx Ground due to higher FedEx size
and weight limits.
Restored Items
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Description -- Dressen-Barnes DC Power Supply Model
D3-500B
Features
Dual 0-300VDC at 500mA "B+" (Plate/Screen) Supplies,
Continuously-Variable, Electronically Regulated
Dual 6.3VCT AC at 10A "A" (Filament/Heater) Supplies,
Fixed, Non-Regulated
Dual 300VDC "C-" (Negative Bias) Supplies, Fixed,
Non-Regulated
Each "B" Supply employs Two type 5R4 Rectifier and
Six type 6BG6 "Gate" tubes plus tube DC Control Amplifier circuitry.
Bias supplies employ solid-state rectifiers.
Standard 19" Rack Mountable
Restoration Method -- Functional Restoration
Details -- Re-formed electrolytic capacitors, evaluated
overall performance, replaced failing components as needed to restore normal
operation (0 tubes, 2 capacitors, 1 silicon diode).
Restoration Cost -- $50
Price of Set -- $149.00 (pickup)
Shipping -- At additional cost.
Insurance -- Shipping insurance of $400 included with selection of Shipping
option.
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Set Description -- 1947 Fada TV30
Features -- 13-channel tuner (with "Channel 1"), 10"
picture tube.
Restoration Method -- Recap
Details -- Re-formed and tested ESR and tolerance of all electrolytic capacitors,
"re-stuffed" only substandard electrolytics (new capacitors installed in
existing cans), replaced all paper capacitors with equivalent SBE
"Orange Drop" units plus additional components replaced as needed to restore
normal operation (10 tubes, 3 resistors). Evaluated RF/IF
response and overall performance. Professional restoration of original
finish to factory-grade Class 1 Rub condition.
Restoration Cost -- $900
Price of Set -- $2,199.00 (pickup)
Shipping -- In two cartons via UPS Ground, at additional cost.
Insurance -- Shipping charges include shipping insurance of $2,000 on the
main carton plus $400 insurance on the CRT carton.
Order Via Email for On-Site Pick-Up or to provide shipping address. |
PayPal users may order either of these sets (shipped with insurance) by clicking the
corresponding Buy Now button. Buyers who wish to pick up their set on-site
please use the "Order via Email" link.
Unrestored Sets
We currently have no surplus as-found sets posted. Please check back
often as I am expecting to make arrangements to photograph two sets later this
week which will be posted here for sale on consignment. The sets will be
1950's blond-finish b/w models. One has a swivel-base style cabinet, the
other has a double-door style cabinet. Both sets have approximately 21"
semi-rectangular screens.
Vintage TV Accessories
NOTE: Accessories like the ones listed below were once sold in retail
stores and readily available in virtually every town across America, but most
stores no longer carry these items in stock and many store clerks are too young
to remember what they are. If you've ever gotten that "You're looking for
WHAT?" look from some teenage store clerk, you'll love that I'm offering a line
of accessories that can be ordered from one convenient Web-based source. A
$20 minimum order is required.
Antenna adaptors for connecting Dumont sets such as RA-103, RA-104, RA-109,
etc. with "RCA jack" antenna inputs to 75-ohm standard
coaxial "F" fittings have just arrived, brand new in factory-sealed
packages. Part is available now, priced at $3.99
each plus shipping
email me to order.
Photo coming soon.
Antenna adaptor kit for connecting Dumont sets to 300-ohm "twin lead" antenna
systems. Kit includes coaxial-input adaptor above to fit the Dumont set's
"RCA jack" input, plus matching transformer with push-on 75-ohm input connection
and screw-terminal 300-ohm input. Coming soon, brand new in factory-sealed
packages. Kit will be priced at $5.99 each plus shipping
email me to order.
Photo coming soon.
Antenna adaptors for connecting vintage sets' 300-ohm screw-terminal input to
75-ohm standard coaxial "F" fittings are in stock, brand new. Priced at $1.99
each plus shipping email me to order.
Photo coming soon.
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Vintage-look "rabbit ears" antennas are now in
stock, brand new in
factory-sealed packages. Twin 39" telescopic antennas, plastic "rounded-top"
bases with light-gauge 75-ohm lead-in wire and coaxial connector. These
items differed somewhat from my vendor's catalog photo and have a UHF loop
at the rear. They still are nice accessories for
displaying with your restored RCA 630TS, 8-T-241, GE 16T1 or other tabletop and
console vintage sets, even though UHF technology is of early 1950's vintage
rather than 1940's. Priced at $6.99
each plus shipping
email me to order.
NOTE: Requires antenna adaptor described above.
Due to the coming Federal "HDTV Compatibility Rules" the
distributor where I purchase these accessories has discontinued the 300-ohm
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Vintage-look "rabbit ears" antennas as above, but complete kit for
use with Dumont sets. Coming soon, brand new in
factory-sealed packages. Kits will include one each of "rabbit ears"
antennas described above plus matching transformer and "RCA jack" adaptor.
Kits will be priced at $11.99
each plus shipping email me to order.
Photo coming soon.
| SC10B Custom-designed storage carton
with inner supports for 10" round B/W picture tubes (10BP4,
etc.) Cartons are computer-designed and individually hand-made from
1/8" corrugated stock and feature an inner support structure to
keep the tube centered and its neck protected. These are an
approximation of the manner in which the original shipping cartons for these
tubes were made. Foam faceplate cushion included (not shown in
photos). Carton price is for onsite pickup. Shipping
available at additional cost. We have witnessed the accidental
dropping of this carton by a shipping company's package handler onto a
concrete surface from a height of approximately 48" after which the tube it
contained was confirmed to be undamaged. When shipping, we recommend
use of the SC10B in a double-boxed configuration inside a 16"x16"x28" box
lined with 1-1/2" thick foam sheet material. Price $29.99
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stored/shipped
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Parts Reproductions
Amptech Systems proudly introduces our line of reproduction sheet metal parts
for vintage televisions. Quality construction and attention to detail are
standard practices. We have a continuously-expanding line of parts such as
back covers and high voltage cages. Here is our current line.
| BC630R Reproduction back cover fits RCA models 630TS, 8TS30,
Crosley models 307TA, 9-408 and other similar makes and models based on the
30-tube RCA-licensed receiver chassis design used in the 630TS.
Price $74.99
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| BC721R Reproduction back cover fits RCA model 721TS. Price
$74.99 
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| BC621R Reproduction back cover fits RCA model 621TS.
Price $74.99
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| BC487R Reproduction back cover fits Philco model 48-700.
Price $129.99  |
| BC730R Reproduction back cover fits Fada models TV-30, 799,
899, and similar (10 inch CRT) models based on the 30-tube
RCA "KCS-20" receiver chassis design. Cabinet dimensions of these Fada
models differ slightly from those models which the BC630R fits, and the
BC730R addresses the compatibility issue which that difference had caused.
Not for 12" Fada models such as 930
Price $74.99
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| BC241R Reproduction back cover fits RCA model 8T241 and many
of its variants. Note: Original was masonite, reproduction is
metal.
Price $74.99
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| HV241R Reproduction high-voltage cage cover fits RCA models
using the 24-tube KCS-28 series chassis, including 8T241, 8T243, 9T246, etc.
Price $109.99
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| HV630R Reproduction high-voltage cage cover fits RCA models
630TS, 8TS30, Crosley models 307TA, 9-408 and other similar makes and models
based on the 30-tube RCA-licensed receiver chassis design used in the 630TS.
Price $129.99
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Media
The first product in what we hope will become a vintage television media
library. I have approached the copyright owner of a true icon of the
vintage television era regarding the purchase of a limited license to use his
artwork for video transcoding to DVD in consideration of a licensing fee and
royalties. Perhaps at some later time, we can work together on this.
Until then, my camera and CAD software have been pressed into service (with many
thanks to Jamie for the suggestion and to Angel, the family dog, for the
photo-op).
| The Amptech Systems "Angel Head Test Pattern" DVD.
Features two CAD-drawn "test cards" transcoded to a video slide show
accompanied by continuous audio tones and two free bonus images of
public-domain patterns freely available on the internet. Each video
image / audio tone is 60 minutes in duration. Great for adjusting
picture size and linearity during restorations or for displaying on restored
vintage sets. Vertical wedge regions provide an approximate measure of video
bandwidth and horizontal resolution. Horizontal wedges check for
proper focus and interlace. Four-step "bull's eye"
pattern for qualitative assessment of gray scale resolution. Outer
circle assists with making correct size and linearity adjustments on
rounded-mask sets. Triple block pattern tests for video phase
distortion. The first
of our test images features the family dog as a tribute to another famous
canine known to vintage electronics collectors. The second image is
the same pattern before the photo of our "mascot" was added. The DVD
label is paperless, laser-printed directly into the disc surface. Price:
$24.99
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Request a
Part via Email (requires original part or dimensioned drawing)
Research & Development
We are currently developing a product which will permit true
portable use of "Three-Way Portable" tube radios while requiring no modification
of the radios themselves. Due to different battery voltages and
configurations, these units will need to be custom-built for radio models having
a particular original battery complement and will not be interchangeable with
any radio model which uses types and quantities of batteries different from
those for which the unit was custom-built. For example, a power pack
designed to power a radio using two 4.5V "A" batteries and two 67.5V "B"
batteries would not work with a model using three 3V "A" batteries and two 90V
"B" batteries since one or more characteristics (voltages, battery plug types,
physical size) would differ between the two models. Pricing is to be
determined after market research. The design of the power pack will be
such that the DC-to-DC module and the pack of "AA" cells which power the module
and the tube filaments would fit neatly into the battery compartment provided
within the case of the radio for which it was made. Our goal is to develop
the product so that a custom version for any Three-Way Portable device using
"Dry-Cell" batteries and having "A" supply demands of 1.5V to 9V and "B" supply
voltages from 45V to 150V can be easily constructed.
Send an email with comments/suggestions regarding this product idea.
Please include as much information as possible (battery-complement information,
voltages, Eveready type numbers, quantities used, and/or make and model number
if you have a specific set in mind for a custom-fitted power pack.
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