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dbertinot · **Posted:** May Thu 03, 2012 10:00 pm

Looks very nice. I wouldn't pass one up.
I hope it's an easy restore.

noisebox · **Posted:** May Thu 03, 2012 10:26 pm

It makes me want to touch it. I'll bet it looks cool fired up.

ggregg · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 12:56 am

Haven't tried yet. Still need to check some things out. Here are some chassis photos for Bill. Looks to be a 110 crt. Lots o' dust too. One of the selling points was how thin the cabinet is.

Nortonics · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 1:57 am

Clark, K9OA wrote:

But I'm glad that Greg got it (made a 14 hour round trip!) and I hope that the CRT is good.

-Clark

Greg, you are the man of the day!

Hey, if that halo light ever breaks and doesn't light up anymore, you could probably replace it with this:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... UBEPMCMAE#

ggregg · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 2:19 am

Doug66 · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 3:06 am

It looks like the original CRT. I think that yellow sticker on the left of it is Sylvania.

Tubenut · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 11:30 am

Nortonics wrote:

Clark, K9OA wrote:

But I'm glad that Greg got it (made a 14 hour round trip!) and I hope that the CRT is good.

-Clark

Greg, you are the man of the day!

Hey, if that halo light ever breaks and doesn't light up anymore, you could probably replace it with this:

http://www.google.com/products/catalog? ... UBEPMCMAE#

The other half looked into the room to see what I was laughing at.

cwmoser · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 11:50 am

Greg. Halo Lights are cool. Never seen one playing though.
When you get it recapped and working, post some pictures.

Anyone remember the marketing theme for the Halo Light TVs?

Carl

hoffies too · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 2:26 pm

Bill Cahill wrote:

That's what I was trying to say. They had halo light until at least 1962.
I had an aunt that had a 1961 21" round Sylvania color set with halo light.
Hoffies, you are also wrong when it came out. I first saw the halo light introduced on "Beat the clock" about 1955. They gave away alot of Sylvania tv's as prizes.
Bill Cahill

Bill they came out with the Stratford model in late 1952 thru 54, had one. Narrow halo lite surround, set was bottom of the line. Lasted two years, lemon to say the least.
Here are some other models.
http://www.tvhistory.tv/1953-Sylvania-Brochure.jpg
Beat the clock came on the air in 1951-1956.

hoffies too · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 2:49 pm

Bill Cahill wrote:

That's what I was trying to say. They had halo light until at least 1962.
I had an aunt that had a 1961 21" round Sylvania color set with halo light.

Bill Cahill

HALOLIGHT could NOT be adapted for color TV, because color TV white balance (aka tracking from low to high brightness) was unpredictable. Since the white color temperature of the HALOLIGHT and the illuminated color screen could not be made equivalent, HALOLIGHT was withdrawn.

Bill Cahill · **Joined:** Apr Fri 21, 2006 12:49 am **Posts:** 9173

You believe what you want, hoffie. I saw the set. We used to complain that the light was brighter than the picture.
But, what do I know? I only watched the set.
BC

ggregg · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 3:21 pm

I believe that one just sold in the Quad Cities about a week or so ago. Look at the thread below titled "first Sylvania color TV". About three replies down, I posted a photo of the set in question. Don't know if it's HL or not but looks like it sure could be.

ggregg · **Posted:** May Fri 04, 2012 11:22 pm

I brought the set up on a variac last night. It is series string, but all tubes lit up and had audio. The flyback was singing pretty good so I better replace some caps before I do any damage.

radiorich · **Posted:** May Sat 05, 2012 5:04 pm

Hello Greg,
Cool

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