I was a design engineer at Zenith during the time this set was made (1973-1994). This set does not need the 4 lead cap replacement as this was from the model years before this set was made. The orange Sprauge caps fixed the issue. The bad caps were white from American Radionics. That problem put American Radionics out of business. This set was made in the Springfield, Mo. Plant.
I received this very same tv as a kid for my bedroom. I believe it was a birthday gift. It was a very heavy and well made tv (stood up to alot of kid abuse and never looked any worse for wear). Even the knobs felt solid with alot of positive feel. I am very sure it was purchase at Sears (my Dad bought everything at Sears in those days) and it would have been around ‘77/‘78. It survived, in daily service, until around 1997. One day the picture and audio went dead. By that time, it wasn’t worth spending a dime on and was replaced with a new (nearly the last of the CRT) tv that lasted maybe one quarter the life of the Zenith. I don’t recall the Zenith ever going in for repairs.
Love these TVs I can remember right out of high school working in a TV shop these were all over the place rca xl100 zenith chromacolor board sets nice to hear your voice again shango
Good old CC2! I remember unpacking these brand new in '77 and '78! I turned 17 years old in June of 1977, and I started working at the TV repair shop (Active Television and Appliance, Sylvan Lake, MI) in August of '77. I worked there until early 1981, so I saw the last generation of the Chromacolor 2's, and the very first System 3 sets! And in the case of RCA, the XL-100 sets, and the beginning of RCA's next generation after the XL-100, and I can't remember what it was called right now, senior moment!😁 It amazed me way back then, and now, how HEAVY these little Zenith CC2 13" sets are! I have one, was working fine and quit, I have to get around to repairing it one day! Thanks, for the great videos!
My Gripe with these early inline EFL gun zenith tubes is just what you've discovered. The Green gun gets lazy first. Eventually it will start to loose focus, then the drive dies. Beltron seems to do a good job of rejuvenating these - better than my sencore does. Also, they over scan like crazy - especially on the horizontal sweep.
I was a design engineer at Zenith during the time this set was made (1973-1994). This set does not need the 4 lead cap replacement as this was from the model years before this set was made. The orange Sprauge caps fixed the issue. The bad caps were white from American Radionics. That problem put American Radionics out of business. This set was made in the Springfield, Mo. Plant.
Tabacco is smokin, The Zenith ain't broken; Shango is jokin, this line is my token.
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I received this very same tv as a kid for my bedroom. I believe it was a birthday gift. It was a very heavy and well made tv (stood up to alot of kid abuse and never looked any worse for wear). Even the knobs felt solid with alot of positive feel. I am very sure it was purchase at Sears (my Dad bought everything at Sears in those days) and it would have been around ‘77/‘78. It survived, in daily service, until around 1997. One day the picture and audio went dead. By that time, it wasn’t worth spending a dime on and was replaced with a new (nearly the last of the CRT) tv that lasted maybe one quarter the life of the Zenith. I don’t recall the Zenith ever going in for repairs.
As a kid, I was always fascinated how they merged the letters U-H-F on the VHF channel selector on some TVs.
Back when UHF went up to 83. I remember listening to cell phone calls on the upper UHF channels in the 80s
I was 19 in 1977. What a great year that was!
Springfield, MO - my home town. The plant closed shortly after this TV was made. I recall that there were lots of labor problems at the plant.
Love these TVs I can remember right out of high school working in a TV shop these were all over the place rca xl100 zenith chromacolor board sets nice to hear your voice again shango
Good old CC2! I remember unpacking these brand new in '77 and '78! I turned 17 years old in June of 1977, and I started working at the TV repair shop (Active Television and Appliance, Sylvan Lake, MI) in August of '77. I worked there until early 1981, so I saw the last generation of the Chromacolor 2's, and the very first System 3 sets! And in the case of RCA, the XL-100 sets, and the beginning of RCA's next generation after the XL-100, and I can't remember what it was called right now, senior moment!😁 It amazed me way back then, and now, how HEAVY these little Zenith CC2 13" sets are! I have one, was working fine and quit, I have to get around to repairing it one day! Thanks, for the great videos!
I have a 19" Chromacolor II, made in 1976. Yes the capacitor was replaced with an orange one.
Please, if I could only go back to 1977, America was such a happier place back them. 1967 would be even better.
I'm always amazed by the quality of Zenith.
Thanks. Brings back memories. I was a TV repairman in Detroit for 25 years and worked on hundreds of these.
Many early portable colour TVs are very desirable. I particularly loved my 12 inch 1968 Trinitron. Looks quite similar to the Zenith.
OMG! I had the identical B&W version of this TV when I was a kid! Brings back a lot of memories!
My Gripe with these early inline EFL gun zenith tubes is just what you've discovered. The Green gun gets lazy first. Eventually it will start to loose focus, then the drive dies. Beltron seems to do a good job of rejuvenating these - better than my sencore does. Also, they over scan like crazy - especially on the horizontal sweep.
i LOVE it when shango watches tv and makes comments or funny noises
That is the TV I had in college. 20 years later my kids played their video games on. Heated the basement too.
ahhh... have to watch it later, but shango066 is talking again, and it's an color picture bulb vintage TV, so he already deserved the thumbs up.