TV Repair 1958 Emerson 1268 Portable Television Ball Drop Fail

part 3 tv resurrection
/ shango066

[@chaber6419]

I developed barkhausen oscillations after my second injection. Now I’ve got an enlarger snivet snubber.

[@andymouse]

You poor bastard.

[@doejohn5563]

I don't celebrate new year anymore - I celebrate, that I survived a year once again. Really liked this series. I found an old ARRL handbook (42nd edition - smells like cigar and glowing electronics), started reading it - sometimes I get what's going on in these videos. I think I'll start to look for some expendable junk and play with it.

[@billmyke746]

Getting a hold of some good old junk is truly a great idea. It's great fun, you can and will learn rather quickly.

[@tomfranco4866]

I'm realizing the older I'm getting all the BULLSHIT they love to serve up on tv its unbelievable

[@edwardallan197]

I am 70 & in shock how the entire owning class has turned on the population. I see homeless everywhere, all ages. Despair, addiction. And all un-necessary. Money goes to the already rich as they fight for eternal global empire. Forget rebellion. They will shoot or imprison us first.

[@christinecortese9973]

It’s like we’ve been moved to another, cheesier, more idiotic dimension. It’s flat out unbelievable.

[@Alabaster335]

Not really anything to do with age, TV for all demographics has gotten extremely bad.

[@Crosley-1520]

@14:50 yes, keeping a small current going thru the horizontal output tube (and maybe other tubes of the TV section) while the AM radio is playing prevents the tube from dying due to cathode poisoning. That's also why the filaments of the radio section are switched off when the TV is playing and not just the B+. The problem has been known since the days of the first AM-FM radios that used a super-regenerative Fremodyne converter whose B+ power was cut off in AM operation while the tube filament was kept on: after a while the tube emission (typically a 12AT7) was gone.

[@user-hz4ut6nk8c]

А нити накала не отключали, чтобы напряжение накала других ламп не поднималось выше нормы?

[@Crosley-1520]

@@user-hz4ut6nk8c Indeed, the filament of the converter tube was part of the series string of the whole receiver. Also, if the filament was turned off, then every time the receiver was switched to FM mode the user would have to wait an additional 20..30 sec for the filament to heat up to get FM reception.

[@cool386vintagetechnology6]

Indeed I mention this problem with the Fremodyne AM-FM sets on my cool386 website. I added a resistor to keep a few mA flowing through the unused valves.

[@user-vm1hi7bo5s]

@@user-hz4ut6nk8c Приятно увидеть своих даже тут. Вот уж, не ожидал

[@user-vm1hi7bo5s]

@@user-hz4ut6nk8c Привет)

[@robertgoodale7204]

I love your commentary when Joey Boy comes up on the New Years segment. You couldn't be more accurate.

[@fevengr9245]

Thanks for mentioning that the Rose Parade was one of the 1st color broadcasts. Actually, it was the very 1st nationwide color broadcast on Jan 1, 1954. This was the 70th anniversary.

[@SpinStar1956]

Shango: On the loose plate-cap of the horizontal output tube,: You can drill a small hole through the plate cap plastic (and sometimes necessary the plate-cap's metal socket) without drilling into the tube's plate-cap; then use a small rod (or the drill-bit) to push the tube's plate-cap out of the plate-cap's socket. You can then use a ceramic style epoxy squirted underneath the tube's loose plate-cap to re-secure the plate-cap to the evacuation nipple of the tube. You may be able to use JB-Weld although I've used the stuff from Dextor HYSOL, which is expensive and hard to get being an industrial product. Just make sure you clean everything with a non-residue solvent. If you do this, you can permanently fix the tube without worrying every time you remove the plate-cap. 73...

[@chetpomeroy1399]

I liked the Rockin' New Year celebration with Dick Clark, especially the years before he had his stroke.

[@turle8645]

“That’s the way you roll today” Picture immediately starts rolling

[@rriflemann308]

It definitely makes one wonder if this was owned by a talented technician, and he made these modifications for improved performance and longevity.

[@donaldhoot7741]

Or some clueless hack, like me! lol

[@rriflemann308]

@@donaldhoot7741 a talented technician can be defined many different ways.

[@cactusjackNV]

Creative thinking but.....no. It got tossed in the trash bin for a reason.

[@quantumleap359]

Mmm, the quality (?) of the terrible soldering and the kludging in of the caps leads me to believe the tech was a hack. Get it in, bodge the shit out of it, ship it.

[@rriflemann308]

@@quantumleap359i knew a brilliant aerospace engineer, and consumer electronics were child’s play to him, but all his practical work ( soldering, changing design and components) was absolutely garbage, looking like a child did it.

[@scottbrady7499]

the weird little Hotpoint portables, you can imagine in a kitchen or something, are neat. not a ton of color content to watch back then. a true "appliance" with radio for the kitchen placement

[@Delatsch]

It is a pure pleasure to watch these videos. And the best thing about getting older is that after a while I forget the older uploads, so I just watch them again as if for the first time :) Thank you, Shango!

[@waltschannel7465]

This has been a great series. I dont have time to watch this whole video right now. Wow, those mods! Great job finding them all. I cant imagine how many hours you have into it. I want to know what brand of ciggies this guy (the modifier) smoked! I'm thinking Lucky Strikes. I mean that in a good way. Pretty interesting research that had to occur to make it work.

[@cool386vintagetechnology6]

At 15:11, "why would they want the tube powered up when it's on radio?" That is to prevent cathode poisoning which occurs when the cathode is heated, but there is no electron flow. It's actually good design practice.

[@KIRBZVIDS]

Hope all is good Shango

[@i.herreroi3107]

Gran trabajo, siempre me gusta ver las reparaciones que haces. Saludos desde Barcelona, ESPAÑA

[@mxslick50]

As Big Clive might say, the high voltage isn't very spicy .

[@fredflintstone8048]

Listening to POTUS speak gave me a case of itchy hives.

[@nyki7fykxtjxyi]

The media install

[@edwardallan197]

At 70, I see a crumbling nation ruled by idiots busy blaming faraway people that had nothing to do with it. Bombs away! Our own ruling class did all this. No one ELSE.

[@mjg263]

Can’t believe the original CRT actually seems to be as good as it measured, thats amazing!

[@quantumleap359]

Great video Shang. This poor thing has been through the wringer, but you pulled a decent picture out of it. That CRT is in amazing condition. Once restored, this little set will be a winner.

[@bobbyk6585]

Great Shango content, as usual. Happy Sunshine.

[@gavincurtis]

Ball drop reminded me that the best free deals are found at Traitor Joes.

[@RussellFlowers]

A commercial in place of the ball drop... I guess that's America for you. Still, hard to believe. Remember, kiss your loved one during the ibotta commercial!

[@soopergoof232]

Small factoid, but doorknob capacitors do occasionally go leaky. Never assume they don't. Been there, done that.

[@cristianluchian4907]

Multumesc domnule Shango pentru tutoriale am anvatat multe de la Dvs Multa Sanatatte un an prosper

[@TechGorilla1987]

@45:45 - "....a really long diddle-stick." Back in my day, that would have gotten you on some kind of list. Now it's a "Red Badge Of Courage."

[@AndyHullMcPenguin]

"I wonder what speed the parts will fly off the wafers?"... "I don't think we want to find out do we?". I think I speak for the majority when I say, we are more than a little curious. If the customer hadn't paid the bill, then we all know what the answer would be, but under the circumstances, we will just have to remain disappointed.

[@williamsquires3070]

Actually, it’d be ruined long before then as those little hand-wound coils would be bent out of shape. Then you might as well spintwerkulate it to max power. 😅😂

[@zundfolge1432]

wow snivet snubber and oscillations something new I learned. Never seen an ion trap on a regular tube

[@mikemoyercell]

54:40 One of the reasons I ALWAYS loved this channel is his HUMOR! OOOHHH I think I gotta wait for the X7 to come out!! I'm dying!!

[@carlrudd1858]

I find this more entertaining than your typical science-fiction movie.

[@stirlingschmidt6325]

Brilliant, as always! Well done!

[@edwardallan197]

What a strange challenging troubleshoot...... few could have figured it out. Really fascinating, made Shango FLEX. AND... a great CRT!

[@Lightrunner.]

Happy New Year🥳🥳 Wooow very hard Job. It's more complicated as the Technik today's. You must have a fundamental knowledgement about these technology. Good work👍👍👍

[@byrnejr]

Nice job. Always learning ! Thanks for sharing

[@markmarkofkane8167]

Great! Can't wait to watch it all!

[@KameraShy]

HAPPY NEW YEAR!!! May you live in interesting times.

[@808v1]

nice troubleshooting and assistance to the younger guy - appreciate the video, thanks.

[@808v1]

I have a very similar model (same?) by Admiral, it has a copper-like bezel and bottom third of the main body though.

[@jonathanhughes380]

Thank you for another Great Video. I have the full size verson of that scope the FNIRSI -1014D. very cool

[@townhall05446]

"The X-5 also can even clean old television set chassis!"

[@EdgarsLS]

Keeping the horizontal output conducting might be to mitigate the emisive material collecting on the control grid and causing high grid current. Because they leave the heater on full power for the horizontal output tube. When there is no plate or screen voltage the cathode coating can collect on the control grid over a long time. But judging by the fact they leave all the heater on in radio mode, I doubt they would think of that. Probably just glued together circuits.

[@jeffadams5510]

Love this content!!! Yeah, this past new years on tv was an absolute JOKE for those in my area looking for the ball drop over the air because it didn't exist-smdh!!! Only thing we could tune in was the Nashville new years :( I and many of my neighbors wanted to see the times square/new york new years like we've all seen over the air for many years past but not this year----for whatever reason :(

[@philbe3095]

"When the ball drops, the hammer drops" Almost expelled coffee out my nose! Couldn't agree more, Mr Shango.

[@4nk8r]

Great video . Had a good chuckle . Love your analogies Shannon:) 😂

[@vtjmproductionsusa2390]

What a absolutely fantastic video. Great educational experience. Thank you so much. You are a great teacher. Five Star 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Video !! 👍

[@OldSkoolF]

"penetrate the sound coil... I got a real long diddle stick".... It couldn't get any better... Shango's the "Peg" of Electronic repairs...

[@jimmooter]

I think that delay line must have stopped the ball from dropping😂😂

[@mikefinn2101]

Great Saturday morning no Crape erase commercials and Hey it's just 5000 easy payments of $49. JK love the gimmicks in sales and no ball drop figures they make you suffer in junk commercials. I almost don't watch TV except You Tube. I have a set like this so one day this video will help. thank Shango Love your channel at least you're honest.

[@hotpuppy1]

Hard to imagine a shop doing that much work to modify the circuit to use different tubes.

[@tomfranco4866]

Really you think they would have broke down spent the money and just bought the freaking tube

[@albinklein7680]

Maybe it was a family affair. I run a car workshop and a few weeks ago I fabricated an adaptor for my nephew so he could run a Volkswagen Passat distributor (which I had laying around) in his Opel Ascona (for which a new distributor would have been (it is rare) about 250 Bucks). If it would have been a normal customer and not my nephew that CNC milled adapter would have cost at least 500.... Edit: I "charged" him a barbecue and a case of beer.

[@vhfgamer]

Hah! Shop? Shops cost money. This was clearly done by someone who was trying to save every dollar humanly possible.

[@SatoshiTajiri]

I think they just wanted to save every dime and pass it ahead.

[@teacfan1080]

Nice repair. It should work great if the owner finishes the restore, at least you helped him get a good head start. Weird watching 2024 new year on a tube tv from the late 50's! Cool though. Thanks for all your content produced in '23, great entertainment and I get to learn something as well.

[@randyr.parker2698]

The 5 mins toward the end (ball drop part) was GREAT!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!!!!!!!! 🤣👏

[@sebastianpisano4813]

Bravo come sempre

[@davidcole6236]

Howdy, Your Fluke 27/FM multimeter appears to have display troubles. I've seen similar symptoms on many of these older Flukes, and the source is usually ageing/contamination of the display LCD contacts. The solution I've used successfully on many units is to open the case and remove the main board, then carefully remove the frame of the display and remove the glass LCD and the zebra strip, then gently clean the gold PCB contacts, the transparent contact area of the glass plate, and both narrow edges of the zebra strip(s) with isopropyl alcohol on a q-tip. Allow to air dry, then carefully re-assemble in reverse order. This procedure has never failed to work for me, except the one time I got careless and chipped the corner of the glass -- oops! You may want to clean out any dust and add some lube to the rotary switch contact suefaces and detent piece while you have it apart. Cheers and happy troubleshooting, Dave

[@Ralphs-House]

Snivet snubber, snivet snubber....

[@tomtribuzio69]

That ion burn was probably from a technician using the tube to check a set with just the end cap and high voltage lead, bright spot in center Quickly burns a spot. It was a quick in hone test when those test crts were Cheap and plentiful!

[@shango066]

Good point

[@Synthematix]

That steamer WOW! shes managed to boil water at 200C, this thing really bends the laws of physics.

[@dougbrowning82]

And not for $500, or $300, or even $200, but the amazing low price of $1,849 (43 x $43). Be careful, steam can cause serious burns.

[@Synthematix]

@@dougbrowning82 I think the person trying to sell this item needs to let off some steam

[@user-vm1hi7bo5s]

Water sure can boil this hot at high pressure.

[@user-vm1hi7bo5s]

@@dougbrowning82 Lol

[@fryedsoft]

Our local ABC affiliate showed the ball drop live. I suspect someone at KABC or DirecTV is getting a pink slip dropped on his desk.

[@jeromeorlandella748]

I just watched your 2-hour resurrection on the1955 Traveler. The missing Dag can be fixed with spray tack and tin foil. It's a lot of fun watching you.

[@vancouverman4313]

That was Mrs. Cleaver's TV and she used the snivet snuffer to open cans and sometimes used to hit beaver with it, when too many Barkhausen oscillations were coming out of his loudspeaker.

[@stephenbrough8132]

If you think TV commercials are bad - and they are - KZbin now forces me to watch the most ludicrous adverts every two or three minutes on some content - It's as if they've had a competition for who can come up with the most ridiculous ad's possible for things hardly anyone can possibly be interested in, just to be as annoying as possible, in the hope I'll subscribe to their ad free thing.

[@edwardallan197]

Strange days are here in this mystery set. Started working on it's own? Beware, Earthlings....

[@blitzroehre1807]

Good going there, mr Shango! Cheers from Germany

[@jayster.k.wiseguy]

an incredibly patient person, needed to deduce the problems here, agreed, time will take it's toll, note how things smell, if they are outgassing, it will be evident~

[@danhubanks554]

Thank you

[@lookylook570]

glad I missed new years rockin eve

[@danielknepper6884]

Have you noticed that nobody talks about covid anymore, it's like it just vanished into thin air😅

[@johnfranklin5277]

It hasn't. We have 3 Covid patients in our ICU now. But its nothing compared to 2 to 3 years ago.

[@albinklein7680]

​@@johnfranklin5277are those "real Covid" patients or are those patients multi-morbid 70+ year olds?

[@garry5280]

I guess it needs a recap then 😊. That CRT was a real surprise though.

[@MiamiMillionaire]

happy new ball drop advertising 📺👍

[@zhaohaigaogu7821]

とても素晴らしいです。👍

[@leetucker9938]

Jelly capacitor 😃

[@AskMrScience]

I have a Tele-Check, too! Mine has slightly different markings on the bezel.

[@8080pc]

Thanks!

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

There is a switch from radio to tv to phono to cruise ship anchor ⚓️ lol. 😂

[@One-Crazy-Cat]

Keeping a 200,000 ton ship in one place is the most important task.

[@albinklein7680]

The best stuff to glue anode caps and tube sockets back in place is phenolic brake lining glue. It is the same stuff the sockets had been glued with in the "good old days" when those tubes were manufactured. It is a little bit toxic, though. And a little bit hard to get. Use it in a well ventilated area.

[@nmccw3245]

A “little bit toxic” means it “works really well”. 😝

[@albinklein7680]

@@nmccw3245 exactly. I inherited a five gallon bucket of that glue from my grandfather who happened to have a brake shop in the 1960s....

[@user-cm4ym3ei3u]

عاشت يداك❤وتحيه لك من العراق

[@douggrisack5916]

I wonder if any of the mods were factory service bulletins?

[@3Cr15w311]

Years ago, my father noticed that these shows do not show the ball drop for some reason. They'll show nothing or just show people there but not show the ball drop even 10 years ago. There has to be a reason they don't, and it probably has to do with only one entity having the right to broadcast it or something. Who knows?

[@dddevildogg]

Eggzackly right, maybe they didn't sign with KIA for as yet unknown clauses restrictions fees addendums Somebody owns the RIGHTS to the Ball Drop and maybe the city charges him for security,crowd control and cleanup

[@JPRD2379]

Can I clean my computer with that steamer after having the special New Years program on?

[@darikdatta]

Not quite in time for my first cup, but this will go well with my second cup.

[@pikadroo]

The x5 steam didn’t do anything to clean off the spot in the center of the tube. 😮

[@MrDoneboy]

Definitely, there's no hint of quality in cheaper products today!

[@blobscott]

TV analysis skill: Master level. State of the world analysis skill: Master level. (Unfortunately the state of the world = 'BAKED', so time to get in the last of the knob twaddling before the Earth releases its "magic smoke". Nice vid, Shango.

[@TechGorilla1987]

@1:08:16 - Brings to mind that rousing speech from the movie Grease - "...and remember! If you can't be an athlete, be an athletic supporter!"

[@KennethScharf]

Test tube might not have ion burn. It could be just screen burn from leaving it on full bright with no deflection and just a hot spot in mid screen. Where did you get that tube?

[@Irilia_neko]

2024 is just the continuity of 2023 for the 6 first months at least

[@sabbath7081]

24 year of chaos 25 year of normalization.

[@RPike-bq3xm]

I don't buy into the engineered early obsolescent theory. Made cheaply to compete for a price point is more like it. You get what you pay for, in most cases (there are exceptions). If a company actually made a decision to bilk a customer into replacing the short-lived item, would surly go out of business in short order. This television Shango is working is a unique example of fitting several functions in one unit. Sharing the circuits to save money and complication. I'm curious to see if there was a manufacturer service bulletin outlining the mods for the Horz tube replacement. If not, the individual who made the mods did have a good understanding of the issues but had poor implementation. Although it did work. Maybe a flipper? I'm picturing a handy dad who made this work for a son's/daughter's dorm room?

[@dddevildogg]

I saw the design of the set meant it would draw way more current than an ordinary 5 tube AAM5 radio set because some of the TV tubes are triple purpose TV/Radio/Phono tubes Being as frugal as Emerson MFG was in building this set it would not be surprising to find their parts buyer found a great deal on some soon to be NLA stuff buts good enough to get a repairman a workaround (complicated) in order to make a buck off the deal Plenty of hours involved in those chassis mods

[@computerdude8726]

nice man👌

[@Rev22-21]

1:07:08 what memory of 2023 stands out for Biden? (1.) they wiped and changed his diaper (2.) What memory? He still thinks its 1973.😅

[@CPUTests]

Super this and super that and super steam right, Shango??? Those Ads are really a thing... Best regards and nice work! Like your videos so much. Please make and upload more, please! Love your work and also your videos. Should more "normal" people watch your videos would make them more "normal" if we can say that. I think people should have their feet more on the ground because they live on another world that is not the reality. They need to be a little bit shaken just to revert to a normal way of function. The world is living a kind of dream or nightmare or something like it and they forgot to live reality just like it is. Sorry about my poor english and I hope that America and all other countries to start to thing about reality and ajust to that and live just like they should with all the problems all we have. Best regards and continue the good work you always do. Once again take a hug from Portugal. Big thank you!

[@mopar6586]

Should have been a EOL when Brandon was on.

[@imark7777777]

As a former Hughes net customer it might not be the service it might be the customer support and policies. Not only did I get ripped off and the installation the fair access policy was fairly accessing nothing during the day.

[@nigelsears7191]

cool video of something quite unusual these days i expect they were every where back in its day but definitely the start of the throw away , what happened to joe he was almost coherent there did they plug him in for a recharge before he went on air lol

[@1McMurdoSilver]

Thanks for the video. Your Power meter at the end shows 108v @ 2.56 amps, but then shows 240.0 watts? Is that the new California standard calculation for Watts?

[@eDoc2020]

The discrepancy between volts*amps and watts comes from the power factor. In the case of alternating current if the current waveform is distorted or out of phase relative to the voltage there is less useful power transferred for a given amount of current.

[@johnsampson1096]

As others have mentioned, some thought went in to the botched looking mods. That Horizontal tube swap in particular. To bad being Shango066. You don't have an entertaining, educational video to watch every week! ( Nyuk Nyuk.) I have a similar looking pink and white set i used to use for three stooges marathons with fellow workers. Love the drill routine!

[@error52]

Wait, that was a real interview with the real president. Nice. In Bulgaria, on new year's eve programs, if they announce a live "interview" with the prime minister, you better gear up for a 15-minute comedy sketch, with people impersonating every important political figure, ministers etc.

[@UHF43]

More of a staged interview than a real one, though.

[@SatoshiTajiri]

That wasn't a real president too.

[@ntsecrets]

Both Biden and Trump are older than that TV.

[@KameraShy]

Silver mica disease?

[@1marcelfilms]

Ah yes, the new years, When they show all the crap on tv that i havent seen the entire year and am supposed to know what its all about. Then they play shitty live music until almost midnight. Then you must do a fake happy dance.

[@davidchesser5790]

i hate to be ridding the short buss. But what i can replace my paper caps in my 46 radio???

[@tarcisiomendes2658]

Faiz um vídeo homenageado o Brasil, tipo o programa do chacrinha ou os trapalhões, abraço irmão.

[@contrapezist]

Those transmica capacitors are easy to identify, anything over .0047 is uncommon in a mica without getting into big $$ even in 1955.