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DECEMBER, 1 963 3
DECEMBER 1963 VOL. XXXIV NO. 12
TEST INSTRUMENTS
50 Color Test Equipment for 1964 Robert F. Scott
A directory of instruments designed especially for color TV service
63 A Hybrid Dc Millivoltmeter Bert J. Hill
Useful instrument measures tiny potentials
THE DEPARTMENTS
18 Correspondence 115 New Patents 6 News Briefs 105 Technotes Member,
116 New Books 98 New Products 108 Noteworthy Circuits 113 Try This One Institute of High Fidelity
Radio -Electronics
104 New Literature 88 New Semiconductors & Tubes 110 Technicians' News 114 50 Years Ago is indexed in
Applied Science
& Technology Index
(Formerly
Industrial Arts Index).
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Gold May Superconduct signals is affected by changes in the
At Lowest Temperatures height and density of the ionosphere.
since they depend on multiple reflec-
Gold may be a superconductor tions to reach their destination. In
at very low temperatures, according the low- and very -low -frequency re-
to four physicists of the University of gions, the radio waves follow the
California. They cooled an alloy con- curvature of the earth. The iono-
taining one part of barium to five sphere acts as the upper limit of a
parts of gold to 0.7° Kelvin (-457.7° gigantic duct rather than as a re-
F). At that temperature, the alloy flector. Thus its variations have little
became superconductive. The scien- effect on the travel of the waves.
tists believe that at even lower tem- WWVB broadcasts with a radi-
peratures pure gold might supercon- ated power of 5 kw. It is designed to
duct, but did not have equipment to serve the continental United States
reach the necessary low temperature. with more stable coverage at distances
The work is part of a research up to 2,000 miles, than its sister sta-
program to determine whether most tion WWVL with a radiated power
metals are superconductors. More of 1 kw. The 20-kc signal provides
than half of all metallic elements do intercontinental reception, with a pre-
lose all resistance when cooled to ex- cision of one part in 10 billion in an
tremely low temperatures, and the observing period of approximately
scientists are interested in finding out one day.
whether this may not be true of al-
most all metals. The new photodetector-parametric am-
Photoparametric Diode plifier is the small white dot framed in
New Standard Stations Detects 10-9 Watt the lens. Sperry technician Curtis Potter
On Lower Frequencies A single semiconductor diode, is aligning the 1/2 -inch diameter diode
broadcast stations which is both a photodetector and a for a test in which a laser fires a beam
WWVB and WWVL have been added parametric amplifier, can boost re- from the position of your eye into the
to the National Bureau of Standards ceiver sensitivity of laser space com- tiny aperture of the silicon semiconduc-
facilities. WWVB at Boulder, Colo., munication and radar systems 100 tor device.
operates at 60 kc and WWVL at 20 times. Scientists at the Sperry Rand
kc. At present, these stations are Research Center (Sudbury, Mass.) range from direct current to about
sending only frequency signals, but have detected and amplified less than 2 gc.
time signals will be added later. one -billionth (10-9) watt of light. It
These signals will be much more is hoped more advanced electronics New Electronic Pen
stable and accurate than those trans- for the device may make it possible Improves Oscilloscopes
mitted by high -frequency stations for it to detect and amplify a quin- A new electronic pen that writes
WWV and WWVH. tillionth (10-'8) watt. As a detector of a perfect hand at 100 feet a second
Accuracy of the high -frequency modulated light, it has a frequency may greatly improve the frequency
range of recording oscilloscopes. De-
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With the new pen, signals or elec-
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The antenna ar- as 10,000 times a second can be re-
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ond. Sweet has compared his new $30.50 per year, which owners found
pen with the electron gun of a tele- reasonable. They were also satisfied
vision tube. Instead of firing a stream with the ease of tuning, and 92% of
of electrons, it shoots a fine stream of the 17,000 families surveyed believed
ink, .0013 inch in diameter, at the their color reception to be excellent.
paper. At the same time, the drawn - Mansfield estimates that 872,500
glass nozzle of the "ink gun" vibrates color sets were sold from the time
100,000 times a second. This breaks color TV started to the end of 1962.
ALL MAKES the stream into precisely equal blobs, They expect that between 500,000
ALL LABOR
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995 .002 inch in diameter, delivered at
the rate of 100,000 per second. As
each of the drops is formed, it passes
and 750,000 will be sold in 1963, and
that the number will increase in 1964,
with the number of sets sold likely to
ONE PRICE through a cylindrical electrode to run over a million in 1966 or 1967.
which the desired input signal is con-
ONE LOW PRICE INCLUDES ALL UHF , " nected. This gives each drop an elec- CALENDAR OF EVENTS
VHF AND 114/ COMBINATION* TUNERS trical charge proportional to the MX Winter Conference, Dec. 3-5; Stotler Hilton
signal at the moment of passage. The Hotel, Los Angeles, Calif.
stream of drops then passes between 14th National Conference on Vehicular Communica-
tions, Dec. 5-6; Adolphus Hotel, Dallas, Tex.
deflection plates, held at a fixed volt- 1963 Fall Meeting, International Scientific Radio
age. These attract or repel the drops Union (URSI), Dec. 9-12; University of Washington,
In a decade of experience overhauling Seattle, Wash.
TV Tuners of ALL MAKES, Castle has to one side or the other, according 10th National Symposium on Reliability and Quality
to the charge on each drop, causing Control, Jan. 7-9, 1964; Stotler Hilton Hotel, Wash-
developed new handling and overhauling ington, D.C.
techniques which give you . . . them to write out the wave pattern 1964 Southwestern Electronic Conference (SWEL-
of the signal on the paper. CON), Jan. 12-16, 1964; Baker Hotel, Dallas, Tex.
CASTLE
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Frank W. Mansfield. Sylvania's sur- institutions is also permitted under
vey discovered that they were not 15.201(c) of the Rules. Bandwidth,
TV TUNER SERVICE, INC. satisfied, however, about the number frequency and field -strength limita-
5715 N. Western Ave., Chicago 45, Illinois of quality television programs. tions are the same as for FM wireless
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from February 7th to 12th, 1964 More Color Sets
Since the closing date for articles
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A new color chassis by Setchell-
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INTERNATIONAL features unitized construction con-
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NEW FROM ATR
which are about 100 times more re- act as a small base input capacitance.
sistant to the high energy of the Van The new transistor actually takes over
Allen belt than transistorized units. some of the functions of more com-
The power required is very low, per- plex integrated circuits.
"the oldest name in radio"
mitting the equipment to function
with only 1/20th the number of solar Brief Briefs
cells required by conventional systems. New laser achieves a high pulse
A model of the system, working rate by arranging six lasers around
in the S -band (1,550-5,200 mc), has a central axis and firing them in
been constructed for the Aeronautical sequence like the barrels of a Gatling
Systems Division of the Air Force gun.
Systems Command at Wright -Patter-
son Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio. General Electric has announced
Suggested $i)n nc Canada Prefers FM
To Color TV
a new rapid -charge nickel-cadium
battery that can be charged in about
Retail Price La .ad The chairman of Canada's Board
one hour as against 15 hours for pres-
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. for those who want the finest!
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of Broadcast Governors, Dr. Andrew to be especially valuable as a power
Check the features of this all -new, Steward, told the EIA of Canada that source for portable tools.
all -transistor Model 707 Karadio by one of CBC's chief goals in 1964 was
ATR . . features galore that make
.
the expansion of its FM network No less than 5 Japanese TV re-
sales easier, keep users happier! Com- service. Other aims include new FM ceiver manufacturers expect to be in
pare . . . and without hesitation place ( and AM) stations for areas not now full production with 16 -inch color re-
your order NOW for the new all - covered, and expansion of CBC tele- ceivers early this winter. Most expect
transistor ATR Karadio. vision. to export color sets to the United
Large easy -to -read illuminated dial.
Transistors Step Forward States, but they are not sure when.
Finger-tip tone control to adjust tone as you desire.
7 -tuned circuits including RF stage to provide maxi-
mum sensitivity and selectivity.
With Multiemitter Units Lasers, not so long ago the
Automatic volume control to keep signals strong Transistors have made many ad- "farthest out" instrumentality in the
and steady.
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Let's start with scopes-essential for the experimenter. EICO supply for a sensitive capacitor leakage test. Complement-
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performance 430 General Purpose compact with 3" flat -face and capacity measurements with unique shunt resistance
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Radio -Electronics
Hugo Gernsback, Editor -in -Chief
IN THIS new era of microminiaturization, there is no longer often extravagant, and frequently not permissible.
any valid technical reason why television-particularly Hence micro -TV transmitters are vital here. How small
color television-should not benefit by the great electronic can a TV camera shrink? No one knows."
shrinking process now becoming well-nigh universal.
To the above can be added important "bloodless" ex-
Indeed, if television and science keep in step, the next
decade will record astonishing advances in TV, medicine, plorations into the human body, via veins, arteries and the
various internal organs such as parts of the heart, glands, and
biology, technology and the sophisticated arts-applications
undreamt -of today. even the brain. This can readily be accomplished once our
microminiature TV cameras have shrunk down to the size
As our insight into life processes, down to the molecular
of the opening of a hypodermic needle.
and atomic levels, increases rapidly, we need new and exceed-
The great advantage of introducing color television
ingly refined tools to unravel the secrets of nature and under-
stand them. cameras into presently inaccessible parts of the human ana-
tomy is obvious. Just imagine color TV enlargements of elec-
The X-ray and the electron microscope have already
tron microscopic images from 300,000 diameters upward of,
pioneered the way into the micro -unknown, but the black-
say, an internal starting cancer, or a benign tumor, or other
and -white photographs they produce are no longer sufficient
diseases!
to science, technology and biology. These instrumentalities
Once we have such versatile tools, the entire human
must be linked to color TV. We need color X-ray and color
body, for all practical purposes, will have become as trans-
electron microscopes as well as TV color motion pictures, the
parent as if it were clear glass or plastic! This includes not
combination of which is not in existence today.
only the "soft" parts of the human anatomy, but the bony
We have reported certain phases of microtelevision in
structures as well.
an earlier issue.* Here is an excerpt from that issue:
The scientist, the biologist, the geneticist, all will work
"We can use standard iconoscopes by attaching
in new light, in color, instead of in abysmal dark as they
the recently developed optical cables to them. Made of
mostly do now when it comes to the inaccessible parts of the
flexible glass fibers, these standard cables can be less human body.
than 1/8 inch in diameter and conduct light readily.
In technology as well as in biology the probing micro-
Each glass fiber, the thickness of a thread, transmits its
miniature TV color camera will literally have thousands of
own quota of light. 'When they are fashioned into a new uses. Coupled with the X-ray and the electron micro-
supple cable of hundreds of glass fibers, a strong light
scope, such future cameras will ferret out points of weak-
can be conducted around curves and corners.
nesses in electronic equipment and a high percentage of
"Thus we can mount a powerful yet tiny electric
potential failures, not apparent otherwise.
light bulb directly behind the end of the light cable and
Take only one example-our present-day rockets, mis-
illuminate the inside of an artery, look into the ear or
siles and our various satellites. Today's percentage of failure
other organ at will, via TV. Urologists urgently need
is intolerable. Its cost is well-nigh astronomical. Often fail-
such a tool which, inserted through the ureter, can view
ures occur once the space vehicle has been in orbit for a con-
the kidney for lesions, stones, or similar disorders.
siderable length of time. But most occur before they are off
"For other purposes we also require mini -TV the ground.
transmitters. For surveillance at a distance, optical
All these potential failures could be anticipated and
cables are useless - here inconspicuous tiny cameras
overcome with miniature color TV probes on the molecular
that can be readily concealed are needed.
level. They would be cheap at any price. -H.G.
"In missiles and spacecraft such as satellites, the
weight of 1 ounce and the space of 1 square inch are *"MicrOteleViSiOn," RADIO -ELECTRONICS, August, 1960.
DECEMBER, 1963 27
By HOMER 1. DAVIDSON
replacing your
FIRST color TV tube?
Do it confidently with this step-by-step procedure
With the chassis removed only the color - With color tube on bench, start remov-
CRT and the convergence chassis are left. ing yoke and convergence assemblies.
28 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
The receiver described in this ar- Measuring po-
ticle is a RCA set although replacing sition of ele-
most other color picture tubes calls for ments around
the same procedure. CRT neck in
relation of base
Removing chassis and CRT of tube.
After pulling off all front knobs and
removing the rear cabinet cover, dis-
connect the high -voltage lead going to
the picture tube. In older sets, this
lead must be unfastened from the metal
box before you open the box lid. Push
down against the high -voltage connec-
tion with a long insulated screwdriver
to discharge the high voltage. This
lead will pull straight out of a pin sock-
et. In newer sets, the high -voltage lead
unplugs from the glass picture tube.
Now remove all wires connected to
components on the picture tube. Re-
move the picture -tube socket and the
yoke leads. All the colored wires going
to the deflection yoke are marked on
the yoke where they plug in. There is View of assem-
little danger of getting them wrong when blies around
replacing them. Unhook the blue lead the CRT neck.
from ground to the blue lateral magnet.
Unplug the speaker cable. Unplug the
convergence yoke cable from the top DC
of the chassis and loosen the two 1/4 - ADJ
inch bolts that hold the antenna assem- GNET
_OE POLE:
P ECE
BIS DE CRT
DECEMBER, 1963
29
4-1/8" either plastic tape or masking tape to
2-7/8" hold the mask in place. At this time, the
new color CRT can be placed in the
receiver cabinet.
1-1/16" First, be sure the safety glass has
TUBE BASE
SOCKET been washed and cleaned. Also, make
sure there is no lint or dirt on the face
of the new CRT. Then tip the picture
tube and push it into the cabinet. Check
YOKE to make sure that the blue gun is up
and set the tube into its plastic holders.
Help is needed here. At this time, check
to see if any foreign matter has fallen
BLUE LATERAL MAGNET into the front glass. If not, place the
PURITY RING four nuts over the metal tube harness
and tighten them.
CENTERING MAGNET YOKE
Now slide the yoke into place and
tighten the 1/4 -inch bolt slightly. You
Fig. 1-Measure component spacing before they are removed from CRT neck. should still be able to push the yoke
Measurements are approximate, but help when replacing parts on neck of new CRT. back and forth on the picture tube neck.
place-two at the top and two at the ring marked inside the tube. Notice that Install the other components, making
bottom of the assembly. Loosen the the center adjustment magnet and con- sure they are in proper order and spac-
bottom nuts first, then the top two. vergence yoke are mounted at the oppo- ing them according to the measure-
Two men should work together to re- site end of the red ring. Note that the ments you made when you removed
move the picture tube from the receiver blue wires from this yoke are at the top them from the defective tube. Now re-
cabinet. We have used only one man, of the picture tube over the blue gun, place the TV chassis and reconnect all
but the cabinet starts to crawl and the the red wires at the right side and the leads. Once everything is back in place,
picture tube is heavy too. green wires on the left going to the green turn on the receiver and let it run for
You can remove the components dynamic convergence coils. 15 or 20 minutes before converging the
from the tube while it is in the cabinet The large deflection yoke is loos- set.
or on the bench. I left everything on the ened with a 1/4 -inch nut driver and
color tube so pictures could be taken as slid off the end of the tube. It is heavy; Receiver convergence
each was removed. don't be surprised into dropping it. Before starting to converge the TV
The masking must be removed screen, turn the dot -bar generator on
Removing components from CRT from the front edge of the picture tube. and let it warm up thoroughly. While it
Place the kinescope face down on a On older sets, the mask extends several is stabilizing, take your degaussing coil
drop cloth or newspaper to protect the inches down onto the tube. Plastic tape and demagnetize the set. After degaus-
face from scratches. To be sure that holds or seals the joint of the mask sec- sing, if you see any color shading any-
the components will be replaced on the tion. where on the screen, purity must be
new tube correctly, measure the set- adjusted.
tings, with a ruler, from the base of the Replacing components To start the purity adjustment, turn
kinescope. Fig. 1 shows the settings in When placing the mask on the new off the set and unplug the i.f. cable going
inches for a tube I removed. When you picture tube, be sure that the center of to the tuner. Plug the ac interlock cord
remove the blue lateral magnet, you will the face mask (there is a mark on the back in and, after the receiver warms
new mask showing the center) is placed up, short out the green and blue grids
notice that it sits right over a clip inside
the picture tube. in line with the blue gun. The blue gun through a 100,000 -ohm resistor. There
The purity ring sets over the red is always at the top of the screen. Use are commercial kinescope grid -shorting
Dc magnet assembly is lined up at Removing yoke from defective color CRT.
this end of red stripe on color CRT Watch out, it's heavier than you think.
DC MAGNET ASSEMBLY
LINES UP WITH THIS:
END OF RED
STRIPE ON
COLOR CRT
30 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
switch boxes on the market for this pur- Removing front
pose. Now the screen is red. Adjust the protective mask
center purity ring for a center red col- from face of
oring. Then push the yoke back and tube.
forth and adjust the purity ring until the
entire screen has an even red tint.
If this is done correctly, the green
and blue shading will fall in line. It is
always best to check each one separate-
ly by shorting the other two grids to
ground through a 100,000 -ohm resistor.
If there is still shading or color at the
edges, adjust the hairpin magnets at the
outside or (on the older sets) bell of the
tube to erase them. These magnets are
not used on the newer sets. If a little
shading persists, try degaussing the kine-
scope again.
At this point, check two things. Be
sure the picture is level and in focus.
The temperature and black -and -white
adjustments generally are not too far Replacing the
off if these controls did not get bumped. yoke assembly.
Check receiver operation on black -and -
white. If adjustment is required, follow
the manufacturer's setup procedure.
On later -model receivers, converg-
ence adjustment is comparatively easy.
Connect the dot -bar generator to the
antenna terminals and set the generator
to the same channel as the TV receiver.
Remove the convergence board assem-
bly from the back of the set and place
it on the slots at the top and back of the
receiver. Tighten the two metal screws
so the board is solidly in place. Watch
the wires that connect to this board and
the yoke assembly so that they do not
get hung up.
Do the vertical convergence first. If
the receiver was properly converged
when the picture tube went out, the dy-
namic convergence controls will need
only a touchup. Put the dots on the in, to observe the colors that are bleeding and touch them up again.
screen and check down the center for a through. After this observation, switch Now short out the green grid and
white dot. Short out the blue gun with the dots back on and check vertical con- converge the red and blue dots. Check
the 100,000 -ohm resistor. Bring the red vergence across the screen. to make sure the red and blue dots con-
and green dots together in the center of On later receivers, half the screen verge down the center of the screen.
the screen, sliding the green and red can be converged at a time. Short the Adjust coil B1 to make the blue dots
beam center magnets to set the dots blue grid to ground. Adjust RG1 (Fig. fall on the red dots in the right side and
on top of one another. Check and read- 2) to make the vertical dots converge adjust B2 to adjust the horizontal blue
just this setting several times to make on the left side. Then adjust RG2 to dots to fall on the red dots on the left
sure it is right. SCREWDRIVER a USE HEXAGON TOOL
side. If the blue dots are too high, low-
If they won't quite come together, KNURLED ADJUSTMENTS FOR COIL CORES er them with the blue beam centering
rotate the red magnet a half turn and magnet. If they are to the right or left,
reinsert it, and the dots will come to- adjust with the blue lateral positioning
gether. Once they are together in the magnet. Remove the short from the
center of the screen, short the green green grid and white dots should ap-
grid and line up the red and blue dots. pear all over the screen. It is impossible
The blue -beam center magnet moves to get a 100% converged screen, al-
the blue dot up and down. The blue lat- though the new color sets are much
eral beam moves the blue dot horizon- easier to converge than those of several
tally. Place them on top of one another. years ago.
Go back and check the red and green Go over convergence adjustments
guns again. Now check all three dots, several times. Be sure you are satisfied
which should result in a white dot. The Fig. 2-Typical convergence adjustment with the convergence. Check the focus
amplitude and the tilt controls should board. of those dots, for changing the focus
be adjusted unless the dots fail to drop make the horizontal dots converge on will throw the convergence off. Practice
in. the right side. Adjust RG4 to make the makes perfect, but be sure to fill out the
It is best to step back and take a red and green horizontal dots converge warranty tag for the new color picture
look at the screen with a station tuned on the left side of the screen. Go back tube just installed. END
DECEMBER, 1963 31
Now that there are more than just two chassis, you need a scorecard! By WAYNE LEMONS
ONE OF THE OUTSTANDING THINGS ABOUT of the demodulator grids with selected method selected by Admiral. By switch-
color TV this year is the spirit of change. amounts of the color signal from the ing in different values of capacitance
There are no longer just two chassis second bandpass amplifier. The cath- across the contrast control, the high -fre-
hiding behind a multitude of brand odes of the color amplifiers which follow quency response of the video amplifier
names. And, as in the early days of these demodulators use a common cath- can be reduced or increased at all but
black -and -white, the color chassis is ode resistor even though the G -Y sig- the maximum setting of the control.
gaining individuality as each manufac- nal has already been derived. This com- The switch can be used to com-
turer incorporates new design ideas. Al- mon connection is necessary so that pensate for variations in transmission
though there are no revolutionary devel- blanking can be applied through the conditions, depending upon where the
opments in circuitry this year, the first color amplifiers to all three color grids set is used and the program material
rectangular color tubes, a 16 -inch by simultaneously. that is transmitted. For example, in
Toshiba and a 23 -inch by Motorola, are The greatest design changes in fringe areas, snow can be reduced by
no doubt the harbingers of a new color color chassis this year have been in reducing the high frequency response.
era. the black -and -white circuitry; different On the other hand, old films can be
All chassis except Zenith and To- tuners, i.f. strips, sync circuits, etc. The "livened up" by increasing the high -fre-
shiba use X and Z color demodulators convergence circuits, except for some re- quency response so that outlines stand
followed by R -Y and B -Y ampli- finements and slight rearrangement of out better against the background. Fig.
fiers. The G -Y signal is then derived controls in some models, are virtually 3 shows the continuous "video peaking"
by picking off and mixing the right unchanged. Convergence procedures are control used on Zeniths.
amounts of the reversed outputs of the pretty much what they have been for the
R -Y and B -Y amplifiers. last 3 or 4 years. Power supplies
Zenith uses "switch tube" high- Many companies are using turret Another feature found on many
level demodulation (as it has since its tuners this year, and all but Toshiba sets this year is "boosted boost." This is
entrance into color) with no amplifiers (which uses a cascode type) have neu- an added voltage obtained from the fly-
between the demodulator and the CRT tralized triode rf amplifiers. Admiral, back and normal boost circuit so that
grids. Toshiba uses a slightly different Curtis Mathes, RCA, G -E and perhaps
method of demodulation than either of others use Nuvistor 6CW4 or 6DS4. 6H86
VIDEO
the above. They demodulate on the An almost universal design feature AMPL
R - Y, B -Y and G -Y axes directly for 1964 is the inclusion of some method
rather than deriving the G-Y in the of controlling video response. Most de- 3.58 MC
amplifiers. This they do by taking a third signers have chosen a three -position .0047 TRAP
phase axis from the 3.58 -me color os- switch but at least one (Zenith) has a
PICTURE
cillator (Fig. 1), and supplying all three continuous control. Fig. 2 shows the FIDELITY
SELECTOR
Fig. 1-Simplified schematic of
Toshiba 16WM color demodula- 8-Y
400K
CONTRAST
tion and amplifier circuits. 128H7(3) 6K AMPL TO
BLUE
GRID
1/2 6AW8 .01
470
.0022
84- 12011
I MEG
B -Y
DEMOD 6PIF PF
2ND COLOR
BANDPASS
AMPL
60 Fig. 2-Admiral's picture -fidelity selector
R -Y
6K AMPL TO varies response of video output stage.
RED
.011' .05 GRID
r B+ 12GN7
VIDEO AMPL
6EA8 R -Y
I MEG
3.58MC DEMOD
COLOR OSC VIDEO
PEAKING
400K PEAKING
G -Y
AMPL TO 500 n COIL
GREEN CONTRAST
.01 .05 GRID 220
27K
I MEG
501.LF 1.2K
G -Y 200NFI 4pFI
DEMOD B+
2011 24F 20011
BLANKING _
Fig. 3-Zenith's video peaking circuit in-
VOLTAGE serts reactance in screen of video tube.
32 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
Fig. 4-Packard-Bell vertical A Fig. 5-Curtis Mathes com-
"wraparound" chassis swings bination: basic CTC 12
left, out for easy access. color chassis, plus AM-FM
tuner and hi-fi audio.
several hundred volts more is available the picture tube and at the same time
for the screens of the color tube. This is kills the vertical deflection for making
said to produce both a brighter picture gray -scale tracking adjustments is a
and somewhat better focus. The circuit standard feature on all American -built
used in Packard -Bell and RCA sets is sets. The Toshiba color set does not use
typical. (See the RCA CTC 15 article this switch but does have individual gun
in this issue, page 00.) A high -voltage killer switches mounted on the con-
selenium rectifier tapped up on the fly- vergence panel (a "why not" feature
back develops an additional 420 volts that would be a welcome addition to / GREEN 100K
over the normal boost supply. any color set). The killer circuit is inter- 100K
One other feature popular this esting and is shown in Fig. 6. Note that BLUE
04
year is a high -voltage selenium diode as 100,000 -ohm resistors are switched in
a focus rectifier instead of a 1V2 tube. but not in the control grid circuit. These GUN
.R
This has the advantage that no sweep are switched into the circuit to reduce 'SWITCHES
100K 100K 100K
4
power is used to supply the focus rec- the voltage on the CRT screens. This 1--... 11--* 1-)1-4
tifier filament. A circuit of this kind is permits long leads without the possibil- IT:10r, 11.001 .001
also used by G -E, RCA and Philco. ity of video deterioration. .-7-.
-SCREEN CONTROLS ',
-.7
Horiz Output 6DQ5 6DQ5 6JE6 6.1E6 6JE6 2 6DQ6 6JE6 6JE6 6JE6 6DQ5 6HF5
& Damper 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6DW4 6AU4-A 6DW4
Focus Rect 1V2 1V2 Selenium Selenium Selenium 1V2 Selenium Selenium Selenium 5642 1V2 or 1AU2
& Focus Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj Slug Adj 250K Pot 10 Meg Pot
Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Thermal Circuit Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker Circuit Breaker 2 5 -Amp Line Fuses B+ Circuit Breaker
Circuit Heater Fuse Link Heater Fuse Link Breaker Heater Fuse Link Thermistor Heater Fuse Link Heater Fuse Link Heater Fuse Link 3 -Amp B+ Fuse Heater Fuse Links
Protection Thermistor Thermal B+ Delay
Heater Fuse Links
Centering Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Electrical Centering Rings
Wiring Printed Printed Printed Printed Printed Hand Hand Printed Printed Hand Hand
21FBP22 21FJP22 (Bonded) 21FJP22 (Bonded) 21FJP22 21FJP22 (Bonded) (23EGP22) 21FBP22 21FJP22 (Bonded) 21FJP22 (Bonded) M7194 21FBP22
(Unbonded) (Bonded) 23" Rectangular (Us bonded) M7194A 21FKP22
Picture Tube 21FJP22 21FJP22
(Bonded)
1. Pix Fidelity 1. Video Peaking 1. Video Peaking 1. Kit Form 1. "Color" Indicator 1. 23" Rect Pix Tube 1. Pix Fidelity 1. Video Peaking 1. Video Peaking 1. 16" Rect Pix Tube 1. Video Peaking
Switch Switch Switch 2. Built-in Dot Light 2. "Color" Indicator Switch Switch Switch 2. 100-110 V Power Control
2. Setup Switch 2. Setup Switch 2. Setup Switch Generator 2. Setup Switch Light 2. Boosted Boost 2. Setup Switch 2. Setup Switch Trans 2. Color Off -On
Special 3. Boosted 3. Boosted Boost 3. Boosted Boost 3. Vertical 3. Video Peaking 3. Dynamic 3. Setup Switch 3. Boosted Boost 3. Boosted Boost 3. Individual Gun
Features Switch
Boost Same as RCA CTC 12 4. "Video Chassis Switch Pincushion 4. "Swing Out" 4. "Video 4. "Video Killer Switches 4. 3AT2 HV Rect
Except Tuner and Controlled" 4. "Video Correction Ampl Chassis Controlled" Controlled" for Setup
Comments Audio Output HV Regulation Controlled" HV 4. Setup Switch HV Regulation HV Regulation 4. Color Balance
Same as RCA CTC 15 Regulation 5. Varistor in Same as RCA CTC 15 Control
5. Boosted Boost Regulator Ckt Except Tuner
Similar to CTC 15 6. Boosted Boost
MEASURE REGULATOR HV from Ohm's law. The resistor looks like 1/2 6GH8-A
CURRENT ACROSS
THIS RESISTOR
TO CRT less resistance in the circuit when the COLOR BANDPASS
voltage is higher, and like more resist- AMPL
MEG
edges of the raster. Permanent magnets.
B+
The 1964 Admiral color TV chassis. Toshiba's 16WM has several new ideas,
described in this article.
C ODOR TV
Today & Tomorrow
By DAVID LACHENBRUCH
Color television's first decade-and a look at its future
THE COLOR TELEVISION BOOM, EXPECTED As a result of this almost single-handed This condition was remedied the next
almost continuously since 1954, is at effort, the shadow -mask tube and asso- year, when the 21 -inch color set was
hand. The tenth anniversary year of the ciated circuits represent the only com- born. It had a round tube, with 70° de-
commercialization of color TV-1964- mercially accepted method of obtaining flection, similar in appearance and prin-
will be the first year in which sales of a color TV picture in the home to this ciple to today's color tubes. Not only
color sets to the public will probably ex- very day. RCA, but Admiral, Emerson, General
ceed one million. Commercial color Where does color go from here? Electric, Magnavox, Motorola, Sylvania
broadcasting was officially authorized by What of the various inventions we have and others began color set production,
the FCC on Jan. 2, 1954, and the first heard of since 1954? Are there new some using RCA's 21 -inch tube and
color receivers rolled off production tubes, new circuits and new principles in others using 21- or 19 -inch shadow -
lines on March 17 of the same year. the works which promise to simplify, im- mask tubes produced by other makers.
Industry forecasters expect color prove and economize home color TV? Public response continued listless.
sets to account for about 14% of TV Many of the clues lie in color's 10 -year Word spread that color sets were diffi-
unit sales next year, and fully 30% of commercial history. cult to tune, almost impossible to keep
television sales dollar volume. And color RCA quite frankly expected color in adjustment and that all you could see
will be contributing a continually in- television to catch fire from its very in- on them was purple people -eaters. By
creasing percentage of TV servicing rev- troduction in 1954. The American pub- 1956, RCA cut list prices on its color
enues. lic had other ideas, and the first color set sets to a low of $695 and then to $495.
The saga of RCA's unflagging per- -the 15-incher which gave a 12 -inch pic- but color had a bad name. Most other
sistence, and its investment of more than ture at about $1,000-laid an egg. Peo- set manufacturers-although affirming
$130 million in color, is a familiar one. ple wanted a bigger picture, it was said. their faith that color was inevitable-
ended production and liquidated their
COLOR'S HISTORY IN RECEIVER SALES color inventory for what it would bring.
80 From 1956 through 1959, color
ALL MANUFACTURERS MAKING OWN COLOR SETS
3 FIRMS START TUBE PRODUCTION
sales leveled off at between 75,000 and
70
RECEIVER PRICES DECLINE 90,000 sets per year, as compared with 6
MOTOROLA INTRODUCES 23" RECTANGULAR SET
2,000 HOURS PROGRAMMING to 6.5 million black -and -white sets. In
1958, CBS ended all regular color broad-
60 casts. Those were color's bleakest years.
ABC BEGINS COLORCASTING
MOST MANUFACTURERS RETURN TO COLOR Nevertheless, NBC continually expanded
50 its color broadcast schedule, and RCA
(i) ZENITH ENTERS COLOR engineers continued to engineer im-
NEW SULFIDE TUBE
COw
provements into the color chassis and
4
0 tube. These improvements were slow
NBC EXPANDS PROGRAMS TO 600 HOURS FOR SEASON
and gradual-there were no dramatic
z 30 breakthroughs.
MOST MANUFACTURERS END COLOR OUTPUT
PROGRAMMING
REACHES Color sales showed signs of more
0 1,000 HOURS
life in 1960, when they broke through
20 ADMIRAL
21" TUBE. ADMIRAL ,EMERSON, EXPANDS the 100,000 -set barrier, while network
i
G.E., MAGNAVOX, MOTOROLA, CBS DROPS COLOR LINE
PACKARD-BELL, SYLVANIA COLOR PROGRAMS programs exceeded 1,000 hours for the
BEGIN PRODUCTION
10
RCA IS" SET
first time. RCA and Packard -Bell were
actually the only ones making color sets
nol at the time, but Admiral was having
10 Ad IOWA 195R 1657 IONS ICAg MAO 1961 '1953
1451
some success in marketing sets built for
it by RCA. The increase in programming
This chart shows slow start of color television, and the sudden rise in the number and the improvements in color sets, to-
of sets sold during the past two years. These are author's estimates, since there are gether with RCA's advertising cam-
no official statistics. Each year brought with it some significant event-.sometimes_ paign, were beginning to influence the
negative, as in color's "bleak years" 1956-1959, sometimes positive, as in the years industry, particularly at the dealer level.
since 1959. Color's real turning point came in
36 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
1961, with the dramatic announcement
that RCA's arch -rival, Zenith, was pre-
paring a line of color sets at the request
of its dealers, to give them a "full line"
to compete with anything other manu-
facturers had to offer. The remainder of
the set manufacturers quickly fell in line.
Most of them, however, had once been
burned by heavy losses on color, and
were unprepared-or unwilling-to set up
for their own production. RCA was only
too willing to help them by supplying
complete color chassis or kits of essen-
tial parts.
The same year, RCA introduced a
new version of its 21 -inch round 70°
color picture tube. Sulfide phosphors-
of the same type used for black-and-
white-increased brightness and contrast,
and reduced color smearing and trailing.
Sales more than doubled in 1962. The
ABC television network edged into color
broadcasting, although CBS was (and
still is) holding out.
But color was still highly contro-
versial. Manufacturers began to dust off
and re-evaluate old color receiver sys-
tems they had developed in the early
1950's and shelved. Among major set
manufacturers, Motorola was one of the The old Apple tube, developed by Philco around 1956. Somewhat similar principles
few which had not re-entered color, in- have been used in later inventions, including the recently announced Goodman tube.
sisting that the bulky, round 21 -inch 70°
picture tube made color cabinets too un- Perhaps this year's most significant Glass bulbs for these new -size color
gainly for most living rooms. color action was RCA's decision to dis- tubes are being developed by Corning
While color set sales boomed, the continue the manufacture of color chas- Glass Works. The new 25 -inch rec-
picture -tube controversy accelerated. sis and kits for its competitors by the tangular color sets could reach the mar-
Working with National Video Corp., end of 1963. It needed the production ket in spring 1965-possibly as early as
a Chicago picture -tube manufacturer, capacity for itself. So, as 1963 ends, vir- late 1964-completely supplanting the
Motorola developed and demonstrated tually every American TV manufacturer current round tube. (Motorola's 23 -inch
prototypes of a 23 -inch rectangular 90° is building its own color sets. color sets are built to accommodate the
picture tube, about 6 inches shorter than Today there are probably 1.7 million 25 -inch tube as a replacement.)
RCA's round tube. RCA countered with color sets in use-about 70% of them The 25 -inch tube won't be new in
the announcement that it would change sold within the last 2 years. (Since no its operating principles. It will use the
over to a new shorter color tube, still a color TV sales statistics are released, all same shadow -mask concept featured in
21 -inch round, but with 90° (instead of figures in this article are unofficial esti- all production color tubes since 1954.
70°) deflection. Then, as 1962 neared mates by the author.) Color sales are It will require relatively minor changes
an end, RCA Tube Div. told its set - generally expected to exceed one million in chassis design. In fact, the new color
making customers that it would be next year, with color sets in use passing chassis (CTC 15) introduced by RCA
unable to deliver the new short tube be- the three -million mark early in 1965. last summer already goes a long way
cause of "technical difficulties" and re- What of the future? toward accommodating this new 90°
liability problems. The current color TV set, despite tube.
Color roared into 1963, and sales many refinements and improvements, is Revolutionary developments
this year are expected to end up between basically a highly reliable and somewhat Of all the other color TV tubes and
650,000 and 850,000. Among these will simplified version of the receiver built by receiving systems proposed in the early
be some using the new 23 -inch Motor- RCA in 1955. What are the prospects 1950's, the Chromatron, or Lawrence
ola rectangular 90° tube, which is based for significant changes and completely tube, has been the most durable. Para-
on the same shadow -mask principles as new concepts in color receivers in the mount Pictures, which owns the rights
the RCA 21 -inch. The glass bulb is near future? to the tube, has periodically demon-
basically the same as that used for 23 - There's no question that the first strated to set manufacturers two ver-
inch black -and -white tubes, but re- important change will be in the picture sions-the single -gun Chromatron,
formed to color's more exacting toler- tube. The 70' round tube is nearing the claimed to make possible a color set at
ances. end of its cycle. Now being built by only 25% more than the cost of black -
This year saw the first reductions in RCA, Rauland and Sylvania, it has per- and -white, and a three -gun version,
the base price of color sets in 7 years. haps another year or so to run. The in- which provides more brightness than
Admiral shocked the industry by intro- dustry is expected to standardize on a present color tubes.
ducing a table model at $399.95, and new color tube of the square -cornered No American manufacturer has re-
the rest of the industry came down to rectangular type, with 90° deflection cently shown an overwhelming interest
$449.95. Meanwhile, the year closes and measuring 25 inches diagonally. in Chromatron. But Sony Corp., of
with three new manufacturers of color There may be an additional small color Tokyo, has taken out a license with an
tubes-Sylvania, Rauland (Zenith) and tube-a 19 -inch rectangular, also with a eye to developing a portable color set
National Video-in addition to RCA. 90° angle. using Chromatron principles. Sony offi-
DECEMBER, 1963 37
Zener diode
bias supply
By RONALD L. IVES
IN A WIDE VARIETY OF AMATEUR, EXPERT -
mental and industrial electronic assem-
blies, a stable low -voltage source of
negative bias is necessary or desirable.
Conventional bias supplies usually burn
up several watts while supplying only
milliwatts. Also, they are bulky.
With dependable Zener diodes,
much of this bias supply difficulty can
be eliminated, and a regulated fixed or
variable bias voltage can be obtained
from the plate supply circuit.
RECT
Exploded model of Chromatron. Fine wire grid that deflects electrons onto correct
color strip is held by center section, and cannot be seen in photo.
cials, however, say that they are still far Another projection system, devel-
from knowing whether they can, or will, oped for theater use, may eventually
produce such a set. have potential for the home. It's G -E's
Another development of the mid - Talaria light -valve projector, whose
1950's, similar in principle to the Chro- giant -screen version sells in the $50,000 A typical Zener bias supply circuit is
matron, was General Electric's post - range. Instead of cathode-ray tubes, this shown in the diagram. Here, the plate
acceleration tube. Of course, there's no projector modulates a thin layer of fluid supply transformer center tap has been
way of knowing whether this develop- with two electron guns (one for green, lifted from ground, and a Zener diode
ment is being revitalized in G -E's labs, the other for red and blue). A xenon of the desired voltage (or higher) has
but there's no evidence that it is. light, beamed through the fluid, pro- been inserted between the transformer
Philco's beam -indexing "Apple" duces a color TV image of movie bright- center tap and ground. The center tap
system created a stir in color's early ness. It's believed G -E is developing a is now negative, with respect to ground,
days, but it's not believed that company smaller version of Talaria, but its cost by the Zener voltage E,. Fixed bias can
is pursuing it now. A New York in- probably will be well up in the thou- be taken from the transformer center
ventor, David M. Goodman, recently re- sands of dollars for some time, pre- tap, and will be regulated at the Zener
ceived a patent for a system similar to cluding use in the home. voltage. For variable bias, shunt the
Apple in many respects. Several set man- The plain fact is that introduction Zener diode with a potentiometer and
ufacturers have studied his development, of a radically new color receiving system take the bias off at the arm.
but that's about as far as it has gone. is unlikely in the near future. The rea- Once the bias voltage is decided
A new company, Video Color sons are economic as well as technical. upon, calculate the wattage rating for
Corp., has been formed on the West The tremendous costs of development the Zener diode by multiplying the
Coast to develop a thin color tube based and tooling of completely new systems maximum current in the negative return
on the patents of W. Ross Aiken (thin would outweigh many of the advantages. circuit by the rated voltage of the diode.
tube) and C. Willard Geer (color tube). Today's receiving system is far more Be sure that the current value is the
Its major efforts for the time being, than adequate. Any new system would true maximum. Select a wattage rating
however, will be devoted to military dis- have to promise markedly better per- slightly higher than that called for.
play devices. formance or much lower cost to receive Be sure to follow the manufactur-
Color projection systems have al- serious consideration. Even a system er's instructions regarding heat sinks.
ways had some appeal because they which could be proved to be slightly Adequate heat sinks are much cheaper
promise to eliminate the complex three - better or slightly cheaper would prob- than replacement Zeners.
color direct -view tube. Projection in ably be rejected-and, to the best of our Where variable bias is required,
color, however, has suffered from the knowledge, nothing of this kind is in the resistance of the potentiometer
same failing which prevented projection sight. across the Zener diode can be almost
from gaining widespread use in black- Nevertheless, you can expect many anything from 50 ohms per volt to more
and-white-poor brightness. In addition, changes and improvements within the than 1,000 ohms per volt. It doesn't
there are color registration problems. present approach to color TV reception. matter much except where substantial
Two color projection systems, For the first time, color TV is competi- currents are drawn from the bias tap.
which claim to overcome these short- tive. "Ghost manufacturing" is past; However, at minimum current, the volt-
comings, have recently attracted atten- every manufacturer makes its own sets. age drop across the potentiometer must
tion as potential home TV devices. One, Finally there's a strong incentive for be greater than the Zener voltage, or
invented by J. H. Owen Harries (Harries each to develop its own proprietary cir- the Zener diode will not regulate.
Electronics Corp., Bermuda), is a low- cuits and cost -reduction systems for As should be obvious, the bias volt-
cost system using a special plastic dis- better, more economical and more re- age we get this way is subtracted from
tortion -correcting lens and four projec- liable receivers. the plate voltage. Where the loss (gen-
tion tubes, claimed to result in possibly Color's decade of pioneering is erally small) is important, it can usually
50% greater brightness than the direct- coming to a close. The era of color TV be restored by increasing the value of
view system. in the home has begun. END Cl, the first filter capacitor. END
38 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
.
TV SERVICE
IS SIMPLE wris
It's like black -and --white plus a few new circuits - and they are not that new
By JOHN FITZGIBBON
I'M GOING TO MAKE A CONTROVERSIAL TO KILLER GRID ducts only during horizontal blanking in-
statement: Color TV is no harder to 2.2 MEG
tervals. So, what does it do? It amplifies
service than black -and -white! You do 6 A L5 the burst signal, which is on the back
BURST
not need a Master's degree in electronic AMPL PHASE DET porch of the horizontal sync. How is
engineering and thousands worth of test 5 this burst separated from the sync, video,
equipment. You can even service color 22011. etc. signal? How do we separate a 4.5 -
at the same service charges as black- Inc sound signal? Feed it through a
and-white-and make money! Prove it? -) IOPF
sharply tuned transformer! See it in the
OK, I will! 120PF 68 plate circuit? This transformer has a
Pause and consider this indisputable MEG
'FROM center -tapped secondary, which feeds
fact-each circuit in a color set uses 3.58MC
OS C
the . . .
wise, I mean? About 5%, just like every- do we look for in the way of symptoms? 3. Reactance tube (Fig. 3), which
one else. All the rest are easy. Dead What is there, and what isn't there- certainly should be familiar to all the
tubes, burned resistors, leaky capacitors, sound, video, sync, etc. From this, we old-timers. The same circuit is used in
bad filters and so on. If you serviced make our first diagnosis and then pro- lots of older TV sets, to control the
nothing but color TV, you'd find exactly ceed to check it out. We use the process horizontal oscillator! Afc, in other words.
the same proportions; after all, they're of elimination to find out just which one The small dc control voltage from
TV sets, aren't they? the phase detector is applied to the grid.
Example: one set's picture suddenly
of the many possible causes is respon- This controls the phase angle of the con-
sible.
turned a bright green. Picture good, The same process will work in trol tube's plate voltage and current,
sound OK. Give me a diagnosis? Sure! color. You're going to find that the making it behave like a reactance. Thus
Trouble in the green amplifier tube. great majority of troubles in color sets we can make the tube control the oscil-
Heater-cathode short, no bias, tube ran are the same as those in black -and -white lator circuit automatically, by varying
wide open, and the green drowned out -sound, sync, horizontal sweep, and so the amount of reactance it appears to be.
the other two colors. Tube replacement on-and you've been fixing those for The control comes from the correction
and cure took less than 3 minutes. Many
years. There are only a few extra cir- voltage, which is in turn developed by
others are equally simple. the color signal itself. So, we keep the
cuits, just as simple as the rest, and they
,TO COLOR TAKEOFF will give you a very definite set of symp-
BURST -PHASE
toms when they're not working right! FROM JUNCTION OF 470K RESISTORS, Fig. 2
FROM
It 6E W6 TRANS
VIDEO BURST AMPL 1/2 6EA8
AMPL
7 PF CS
Color vs black -and -white REACTANCE 220PF TO 3.58 MC
120PF 5
47K 7
Are there any new circuits in a color OSC GRID
TV receiver? Circuits that you've never
REACTANCE
.001 seen before? Let's start at the video CONTROL
TO detector. Up to this point, the circuits
KILLER
GRID
1K
are exactly the same as those in black - I
and -white: tuner, i.f., sweeps, sync, agc, .01
01
tc) TO RED
thing: separate the color information 8, BLUE
47K
40 from the video signal. How? Phase de- DEMOD
DECEMBER, 1963 41
NEW TUBES for COLOR TV
Why all the new numbers? What's been improved? By PETER E. SUTHEIM
ASSOCIATE EDITOR
WHEN COLOR SETS FIRST APPEARED AL - TV kit also uses the 6JH6 as first i.f.
most a decade ago, most of the tubes in amplifier.
them were familiar to anyone who had
worked with TV. As in the earliest days Deflection tubes
of black -and -white, existing tubes were The husky 6DQ5 in the RCA CTC
pressed into service-sometimes even 12 chassis has been replaced in the 15
strained to their limits-for new applica- by the still -more -rugged 6JE6. Heath is
tions. Remember when the only damper using it, too. It has a nine -pin "novar"
tube was a 5V4 -G? When 6L6's and button base instead of a cemented -on
807's were used as horizontal output bakelite base, to dissipate heat better
tubes? than before and to eliminate soldered
But increasing demands brought connections between elements and base
special tube types for special needs, and -always a potential failure spot. Dual
now it sometimes seems that manufac- connections to control and screen grids
turers develop a new type at the slightest raise the dissipation rating to 25 watts
provocation. Let's take a ramble through total. It has a lead -glass bulb, which re-
this bewildering welter of new tubes de- Though RCA has made no changes duces electrolysis and eventual gas con-
signed for color TV, and see if we can in its front-end complement, there is a tamination, and a copper -core plate
make some order out of it. new tube in the first i.f. amplifier socket structure to prevent "hot spots."
-a stage that demands high gain with The Zenith 25LC20 chassis uses a
Rf and i.f. tubes low noise and wide bandwidth. Where 6HF5 compactron as horizontal output.
Since the signal requirements for the CTC 12 used the 6BZ6-already a Its plate and screen dissipation ratings
color TV are stricter than for black -and - pretty "hot" tube-the CTC 15 has the are 28 and 5.5 watts, respectively, and it
white, there has been a trend toward new 6JH6. Similar to the 6BZ6 in most can withstand a peak cathode current of
higher-transconductance, lower -noise rf ways, it has a tightly controlled cutoff 1.1 amperes. Designed for a plate supply
amplifier tubes. The Zenith 25LC20 point intended to provide headache -free voltage (boost plus dc power supply) of
chassis is using two recent Amperex interchangeability with others of the 990, it should stand up well to the de-
types: the 6HA5 and 6GJ7, as rf am- same type. According to RCA engineers, mands of high-energy deflection in color
plifier and mixer-oscillator tubes. They there were problems with certain 6BZ6's circuits.
are among the highest-transconductance in the agc'ed first i.f. stage, which is In the vertical department, a 6GF7
tubes today -20,000 mhos for the critical about its bias voltage. The new makes its debut with RCA, replacing the
6HA5 and a conversion transconduct- 6JH6 is said to introduce less cross- older 6EM7 octal. The new tube is sim-
ance of 5,000 for the 6GJ7. The front- modulation distortion in areas where ply a novar-base version of the 6EM7-
end gain with these two tubes is some- channels 6 and 8 are strong. electrical characteristics are the same. A
thing over 200, with a low noise figure. The newly introduced Heath color high -mu section is the oscillator, and
the low -mu section is the vertical output
Ppi G3pi stage.
H p GI
G3 P2 Kp IS A 6U10 triple -triode compactron is
used in the Zenith chassis this year to
G2 CIp GT simplify the horizontal oscillator and afc
Gip
G2 p KT wiring.
GIC4, VG3
PP2 PT
G20 Zenith uses a 6HE5 compactron as
G20 IC
vertical output. It has a 12 -watt plate
6JE6 6BAII and a 2.75 -watt screen dissipation, and
The only distinctly new base diagrams among the tubes mentioned here are those is more or less a compactron version of
of the 6JE6 horizontal output tube, the 6KT8 triode -pentode, and the 6BA 11 triode -
the 6EZ5 octal. The compactron base
dual -pentode. The 6U10 compactron is similar to previous triple -triode cornpactrons again offers greater reliability, like the
novar. (The construction of the two base
(6C10, 6D10, 6AV11, etc.) except that pin 8 is not used at all. Note the connection types is similar.)
in the 6KT8 of the suppressor grid to one side of the heater.
The vertical oscillator in the Zenith
42
RADIO -ELECTRONICS
is the triode of a 6BA 1 1 compactron 131 IIMIC111:21 CI ICI ICE CM LOCI ICU CM CM
that also works as sync separator and agc
amplifier. Besides the triode, it contains
a dual pentode of the 6HS8-6BU8 type,
with independent No. 3 grids and plates. 0 HOW
Related functions were merged into one
envelope to reduce wiring. According to
Zenith, this made it possible to use the o
WELL
separate 6HE5 vertical output tube with-
out increasing complexity.
0 DO YOU
Color circuits
A 6GH8-A has replaced last year's
KNOW
6EA8 as bandpass amplifier and color
killer in RCA's circuitry, to give higher
6AU6 as color amplifiers, both of which
have considerably lower transconduct- o
YOUR
drive levels to the color demodulators.
The pentode section, used as bandpass
amplifier, has higher gain than the
ance than the tubes now used. The sin-
gle -function 6AU6 has been replaced by 0 UNITS?
the 6KT8 pentode -triode pair, again re-
earlier type. Base connections and ratings ducing cost and complexity of wiring. La imp BY TOM JASKI
are identical for both. The 6GH8 has The high -mu triode section is the color
been around, and really only the "A" is killer.
new: it denotes the use of RCA's "dark IN RADIO, ELECTRONICS AND HI-FI, WE
The new 12GN7 pentode is used in
both Zenith and Heath chassis as video make daily use of certain units of meas-
output. It has very high transconduct- urement. Do you really know what
these units mean, what their precise sci-
ance (36,000) and was chosen to give entific definitions are? Certainly, you
adequate drive with good bandwidth. can measure an ampere with an amme-
Sound detector ter and you know that if you send 1
The RCA CTC 15 uses a new ampere through a resistance of 1 ohm,
gated -beam limiter and sound demodu- you must have 1 volt to do it. But what
lator, the 6HZ6. Heir to the noble tradi- are these units? See if you can answer
tion of the 6BN6, which started it all these, then turn to page 77 for the
about 10 years ago, the new tube offers correct answers.
greater audio recovery for the same FM
deviation. Unlike the 6DT6 and 6GX6, 1. Define a volt.
both similar types, the 6HZ6 has a spe- 2. Define an ampere.
cial screen -grid shielding construction to 3. Define an ohm.
suppress uhf parasitics that cause trouble 4. How much of what is a maxwell?
during uhf reception. This same tube is 5. Ever hear of a gilbert?
also used, incidentally, in RCA black - 6. Know what a joule is?
heater," to increase tube life and stabil- and -white sets with uhf. 7. What do you think a myriawatt is?
8. Where will you find a weber, and
ity. High voltage what is it?
The red and blue amplifiers are the A new high -voltage rectifier is the 9 What are a dyne and an erg?
two sections of a 6GU7 nine -pin min- 3AT2, used in the Zenith 25LC20 chas- 10. Ever hear of an oersted?
iature, and the green amplifier and sis as main high -voltage rectifier. It's a 11. How much of what do we measure
blanker are the two halves of another. compactron with a heater -cathode and with a gauss?
The 6GU7's have replaced the 6FQ7's multiple connections for heater and 12. Now for a tough one. What is a
of the CTC 12 because the new CRT in cathode to simplify wiring. The tube has baud?
the CTC 15 has higher drive limits. To an internal corona shield connected to 13. Tell us what a sabin is?
take advantage of that, RCA engineers cathode and heater (which are elec-
designed a tube with higher plate cur- trically common to each other). In the Answers on page 77. How did you do?
rent, and point out that the combination Zenith, it produces 25 kv with no ap-
of new CRT and new amplifiers gives parent strain.
better color brightness and contrast. Zenith also uses a new focus rec-
Zenith uses two color amplifier tifier interchangeably with the 1V2, the
stages before demodulation: the pentode 1AU2. It is a more rugged tube, and has
sections of a 6KT8 and a 6HL8. Both a 1.1 -volt 0.19 -amp filament.
pentode sections feature transconduct- New color -TV tubes will be de-
ance of 10,000 mhos and up, and are scribed as they appear, in the "New
otherwise similar except for basing. Both Semiconductors and Tubes" department
are paired with triode sections in the Of RADIO -ELECTRONICS.
same nine -pin miniature envelope. The So-there are reasons for these new
6HL8 triode section is a medium -mu tubes. The differences are often subtle
tube (40) used as a cathode follower to and slight, but they are part of an overall
present a low source impedance to the trend toward refinement, "de -bugging"
delay line and Y -amplifier. The pentode and greater reliability. Improvements
section's high gain gives the set greater like these help turn color TV from a
ability to hold color under adverse con- risky, temperamental "plaything of the
ditions, according to Zenith engineers. idle rich" into a practical, dependable
Previous Zenith circuitry used the home -entertainment medium. Stick "Why, yes sir,
pentode of a 6GH8 followed by a around! END your photoflash equipment is ready."
DECEMBER, 1963 43
ANTENNAS
and
BOOSTERS
for
COLOR TV
Signal strength can make the difference
between good and poor color-or none at all!
By ARTHUR CUNNINGHAM
Winegard
A COLOR TV SET WITHOUT THE RIGHT tent drift or sudden shift in colors is for this, but it is almost always tempo-
antenna is usually a color TV set with- usually caused by parasitic resonances, rary, lasting 2-3 minutes at most.
out color. The cliché about the Cadillac called "dropouts" or "suckouts", in the
that won't run without gasoline applies antenna system. These cause standing Primary -area troubles
equally well to color TV. A thousand - waves on the lead-in, and cancel the Primary areas also have their share
dollar set can't make satisfactory color color burst or shift its phase. of antenna troubles. If rabbit -ears or
pictures without the right antenna. A good quick -check for this last built-in antennas are used for color re-
The color antenna must have three ception, field interference caused by
condition is to disconnect one side of people walking between set and station,
things: good gain, ample bandpass and the lead-in as you watch a color pro-
complete freedom from parasitic reso- gram. If the color returns, though the reflections from steel -framed buildings
nances. This last includes the entire sys- picture goes down into the snow, stand- or similar objects, can cause color trou-
tem: antenna, transmission line and ing waves are probably cancelling the ble. This is usually in the form of a
booster, if one is used. Pattern shape and burst. Wrap a small piece of tinfoil sudden loss of color. If the set can be
front -to -back ratio are very important, around the lead-in and slide it back and placed on the wall of the room nearest
in some applications, for maximum free- forth while watching the color. If you the station, the effects will not be so
dom from ghosts and interference. noticeable.
find a point where the trouble disap- A better remedy is to relocate the
These requirements are not hard pears, tape the foil there. This point
to fill. Any good antenna will. Ordinar- may not be the same for all channels- antenna. Mount the rabbit -ears on the
ily, if an antenna gives really good pic- you'll have to experiment. wall above the set, or use a window or
tures on black -and -white, it will be attic antenna. The method depends on
suitable for color. A third trouble, found mainly in the circumstances. A simple dipole in
fringe areas, is multipath reception from an interference -free area up in the eaves,
Antenna troubles distant stations. The delayed reception for example, will often help. This should
The symptoms of antenna trouble of the second signal causes wavering be cut to channel, of course.
in color reception are definite. 1. Ex- colored ghosts and color shifts because In suburban areas, attic antennas
cessive snow or confetti indicates that of phase differences between the two are very useful. They are made in sev-
the signal level is too low. 2. Intermit- bursts. There is no foolproof remedy eral types, some quite directional, with
rotators, and are fastened to the under-
side of roof rafters. An easier instal-
lation can be made with the small
roof -mount antennas such as the one
of Fig. 1. They are made in several
sizes, depending on the needs of an
installation. The model shown has me-
dium gain and directivity. Others have
more elements, to give you a narrower
pattern if you need it. This is often
necessary to eliminate ghosts caused by
reflections from nearby objects.
!`' Signal levels
, Too much signal can cause as much
trouble as too little. Tuners in color sets
are very sensitive, and very high signals
can cause curve shift to the point where
71-
_I
tem. Fig. 1-Small roof -mount antenna for
secondary areas may be suflicient with-
JFD out booster.
44 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
Table N Table II
ANTENNAS FOR DIFFERENT AREAS The diagram shows a balanced H -pad which can be used to
Area
(miles) Antenna type Booster? attenuate too -strong TV signals. The two formulas are used to
Primary: Rabbit -ears, built-in, figure the two re&istor values;
0-10 simple dipole, window - A is the number of times the
mount, attic -mount. input signal is to be decreased
Secondary: Roof -mount: dipole - Under some circumstances. -not the number of db. That is,
10-50 reflector, small combina- Test for improvement
to get an output equal to half
tion types, broad -band, in picture. 2A
log -periodic. Conical
the input, you decrease the in- R1=150 X -- R2=300 X
A+1( (A -F1) (A-1)
with reflector. put two times. Hence A = 2.
Fringe: Broad -band Yagi, log - Yes. Built-in or added In the 20-db pad of Fig. 2, the formula works out this way:
50-100 periodic. Same, with later. Top -mounted or
R1 = 150 x 1°
10+11 = 150 x
built-in booster. Rotator connected behind TV set. 123 ohms
11
probably needed also.
Always. Every bit of signal 2 x 10 20
Deep Fringe: "Long" broad -band Yagi; R2 = 300 x(10 = 300 x 60 ohms
100-150 multiple elements, with needed here. (For long runs 4- 1) (10 - 1) 99 --
built-in booster. of lead-in, use low -loss
The nearest EIA 1/2 -watt, 10% values are satisfactory for
Individual Yagis, each open wire line. Never use
with built-in booster, coaxial lead-in; loss
these pads. In our example, these would be 120 and 56 (or 68)
plus matching network. much too high.) ohms.
IIII!
the paper will depend on the divisions
III VIII
zontal divisions.-Tom Jaski
I I 1 1 1 I I
2 3 456 8 10 2 3 4 5 6 8 10
3 CYCLE LOG SCALE
RCA'S
NEWEST
COLOR
CHASSIS
IN THE CTC 15, RCA'S NEWEST COLOR
chassis, a great deal of emphasis has
been placed on serviceability. Controls
and circuit elements are precisely iden-
tified. Novar-base tubes offer high relia-
bility, and special attention is given to
chassis ventilation and heat dissipation.
The physical layout conforms gen-
erally to previous RCA color receivers. Front view of CTC 15 chassis. Most service controls are on rear skirt.
All circuit boards are mounted for good
ventilation and easy access to all com-
ponents and connections on either side
A well-known circuit made more
of the board. The rf tuner can be mount-
ed on the rear apron whenever neces-
reliable and easier to adjust
sary to transport the chassis. By A. HILDERBRAIND*
The high -voltage compartment is de-
signed to permit full accessibility to the
components. The upper portion is well
louvered for increased ventilation. Fig. 1-Horizontal output tube, a 6JE6 (top of photo), is set on "shelf"
with plenty of air circulation.
In the circuit
The horizontal output tube in the
CTC 15 is a 6JE6, a tube with a novar
base and a separate suppressor grid con-
nection. A positive voltage applied to the
suppressor grid in uhf versions mini-
mizes the possibility of high -frequency
radiation that could interfere with uhf
reception.
This voltage is critical. Best results
are obtained in the 40 -50 -volt range.
Below 30 volts, the snivets are still pres-
ent. Above 70 volts, the efficiency of the
tube is impaired somewhat.
In the vhf chassis, the vertical out-
put cathode is returned to ground
through 3,900 ohms. In the uhf chassis,
the resistor is removed and replaced by
two series resistors of 2,200 and 1,800
ohms with the 1,800 ohm resistor con-
nected to ground. The junction of these
two resistors provide the necessary sup-
pressor grid voltage at low impedance.
The 6JE6 has higher power sensi-
tivity than previous horizontal output
tubes and runs cooler. The socket for
this tube is mounted on a raised portion
of the chassis which provides additional
ventilation by a "chimney" effect (Fig.
1). The tube operates almost 40°C be-
low its maximum allowable operating
temperature.
*Product Performance, RCA Sales Corp., Indian-
apolis, Ind.
FOCUS VOLTAGE Another circuit refinement in the third video amplifier. It has maximum
CTC 15 is the high -voltage regulation effect when the contrast control is near
TRANSRN 3A3 system (Fig. 4). the three-quarters clockwise position.
1 MEG
2W In addition to the usual shunt reg- The peaking results in better transient re-
HV ulator circuit, the CTC 15 has a connec- sponse and sharper transition from black
RECT
tion between the third video amplifier to white.
FROM 66 MEG plate circuit and the shunt regulator In Fig. 5, the upper position gives
HORIZ
OUTPUT 6KV
grid. Normally, white areas of the pic- highest peaking. The combination of
FOCUS
RECT ture load the high -voltage supply be- R720, C750 and C716 is connected
cause of the additional beam current (through points 1 and 2 of the switch)
130 PF FOCUS
drawn by the picture tube. To compen- across the contrast control, and C125 is
6KV ADJ TR sate for this, video of the same polarity connected (through points 7 and 8) to
as appears at the picture -tube cathodes is the tap of the contrast control. In the
coupled to the shunt regulator grid middle position of the switch, C125 is
100K
through a 12-megohm resistor. This out of the circuit (points 7-8 are open),
tends to keep the high voltage at the and only the resistor-capacitor combina-
same level when large white areas are tion is connected. In the lowest position
Fig. 2-Solid-state focus rectifier simpli- displayed on the picture tube. The long (least peaking), that combination is also
fies circuit and generates less heat than time constant formed by the 12-megohm out, leaving only the contrast control
tube. resistor and the .01-4 capacitor in the and C124 -d in the circuit.
regulator grid circuit insures that only Color circuits
long-term video variations are coupled Complementing the high detail of
500 V 1200V "A' BOOSTED BOOST
PULSE to the shunt regulator.
BOOST VERT
Another refinement in the CTC 15 the black -and -white picture, the CTC 15
DIODE
HORIZ ADDER 100 K- "B' BOOSTED BOOST is the video peaking switch (S103),
produces higher color definition also.
OUT PUT
TRANS mounted on the rear chassis apron. This is achieved largely by the same
CRT
circuit refinements that improve the
SCREENS
Three positions of the switch permit se-
lecting three degrees of video peaking black -and -white picture, since the pic-
(Fig. 5). ture detector and first video amplifier
The peaking switch is in the con- are common to both black -and -white
trast control circuit in the cathode of the and color information. Additional peak-
REGULATOR
GRI D
ing of the G-Y signal further enhances
VIDEO TO color performance (Fig. 6).
AC
VOLTAGE .01
IKV
PIX TUBE The picture tube itself is one of
DIVIDER
3RD the most important elements producing
VIDEO
AM PL
12 MEG high -quality color pictures. RCA's 21-
Fig. 3-Diode boost adder provides HIGH FJP22 is used in all sets with the CTC 15
"boosted boost" level for vertical output
FROM
HV
VOLTAGE chassis. The 21FJP22 is a glare -proof
TO PIX
and CRT screens. SUPPLY TUBE
bonded picture tube.
A picture -tube bias switch (Fig. 7)
1.5 1.5 is provided on the CTC 15 to adjust for
Other novar-base tubes employed MEG MEG 6BK4 differences in picture tube character-
in the CTC 15 include the vertical oscil- IW 1W HIGH VOLTAGE
REGULATOR istics. This three -position slide switch
lator-output tube, a 6GF7, and the HV selects three values of plate load resist -
ADJ
damper, the 6DW4.
Another circuit arrangement for re- B+ BOOST B+ 1/2 6GU7(3) 100K
liability and heat reduction is the use of 270K TO
Fig. 4-Tie-in from video stage helps (R-Y)AMPL
RED
a solid-state focus rectifier (Fig. 2). It high -voltage regulator adjust to heavy .01 GUN
has extremely long life and, since no current drain during "white" picture
filament voltage is required, there is less portions. 27K
2W
loading on the high -voltage transformer 620pH
and less heat. 12BY7-4 100K
3RD VIDEO
One of the most noteworthy fea- AMPL TO
GREEN
tures of the CTC 15 is its high picture FROM
01 GUN
detail. A very sharp raster is produced DEMOD
by operating the picture -tube screen cir- 27K
2W
cuits at a higher positive voltage than in 3.3K
previous chassis. 100K
A new adder circuit, shown in Fig. 270K TO
3, supplies to the picture -tube screens CONTRAST
BLUE
GUN
the higher voltages essential for the CONTROL
368,0
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(8808) (R815)
Mote: BIo Controls Unchongod
What's the Impedance?
HORIZONTAL
The network below is shown as an
CONTROLS iterative lattice. What is the impedance
R805
AMENMENk
R -G-4
0804
A
flection when thrown to the SERVICE po- Complete details of the CTC 15
sition. The three screen controls are chassis including specifications, setup
adjusted until each just produces a line procedures, alignment procedures and
on the picture tube. This takes care of circuit diagrams are available in RCA
low-level tracking. When the switch is Victor Service Data file number 1963
thrown to NORMAL, the blue and green No. T6, published by the RCA Sales
video drive controls can be adjusted for Corp., 600 N. Sherman Drive, Indian- much de flows through the ac ammeter?
a white raster. You can thus get black- apolis, Ind. END -Kendall Collins
DECEMBER, 1963 49
By ROBERT F. SCOTT
Technical Editor
TEST
EQUIPMENT
FOR
In the Big Year For Color, the right test equipment is They come in all kind and prices; kits and ready-made.
going to be more important than ever. As usual, your regular They range from the compact bar -generators to large and
test equipment will take care of most jobs, but it'll be the elaborate analysts, which furnish rf, i.f. and video signals.
specialized color equipment that'll make the difference. These can be used in black -and -white servicing, too.
Here are photos and brief descriptions of the latest. The test equipment you now have will tell you what else
The "bar -dot -crosshatch -color bar" generator is going you need for color service. A good bar -generator is a must.
to be the "vtvm" of color service. Both keyed rainbow and If you already have analysts and similar instruments, it'll be
countdown types are crystal controlled for accuracy. They're all you need. If you don't, the more elaborate instruments
a necessity for installations, and a big time-saver for home will be a good investment. The added versatility of these
and bench service work. A scope can trace the easily -recog- instruments makes them well worth the small extra cost, for
nizable color -bar signal through all color circuits, making everything but the color bars themselves can be used for
this job a lot easier. By showing the customer "colors", you both b/w and color servicing. Choose the one that will give
won't have to waste time waiting for a color program to you the most functions, to round out your test equipment
come on! setup for all kinds of service jobs.
Size: 121/4 in. wide x 9 high x 81/2 deep. troubles. Provides agc keying pulse and high- ceiver's color controls. Bar and dot patterns
Price: $199.95. level test signal for modulating CRT directly. locked in sync with signal from local TV sta-
50 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
tion. Width and brightness of patterns are NTSC color sirnais: (1). Yelow-chroma 13°-lumi-
variable. nance 0.39. (2). Red-chroma 76°-luminance 0.30.
(3). Mogeitn-chroma l20°-luminance 0.41. (4), Blue
-chroma 133°-luminance 0.11. (5). Cyan-chroma
256'-luminance 0.70. (6). Green-chroma 300°-
luminance 0.59. Also provides R - Y, B - Y,
G - Y and -(G-Y) for demodulator alignment.
Power: 105-125 volts, 60 cycles, 20 watts.
Size: 15 in. wide x 10 high x 71/2 deep.
Price: $349.50.
Hickok Electrical Instrument Co., 10514 Du-
pont Ave., Cleveland 8, Ohio.
JACKSON
Model 800 Color Bar -Dot Generator
New pushbutton -operated, crystal -con-
trolled instrument for purity, gray -scale, con-
vergence and demodulator adjustments. Gen-
erates dot and crosshatch patterns, horizontal
and vertical lines and eight individual color
bars similar to NTSC specifications. Push-
Crosshatch: Choice of 20 vertical or 15 horizontal bars buttons marked with pattern or color that
or both (less those lines lost in blanking region). 300 will appear on CRT screen.
dots per frame (less those lost in blanking region).
Minimum size of dots and lines, 2 scanning lines. Gun -killer switch disables the color guns
SPECIFICATIONS Power: 105-125 volts, 60 cycles, 40 watts.
Size: 163/4 in. wide x 183/2 long x 71/3 deep.
singly or in combination. A jack is provided
Test patterns: 582 small dots for static convergence, 21 Weight: 34 lb. for connecting a scope to view the waveform
vertical or 23 horizontal bars for dynamic conver- Price: $549.50. at each of the color grids.
gence adjustments.
Power: 117 volts, 50-60 cycles, 20 watts. Model 660 White Dot -Bar Color Video signals without carrier are available
Size: 16 in. wide x 5 high x 81/4 deep. with variable amplitude and polarity for signal
Weight: 10 lb. Display Generator tracing and injection.
Price: $59.50. Similar to model 656XC, but designed for
GC Electronics Co., Div. of Textron Electron- fast in -the -home servicing of TV color receiv-
ics, 400 S. Wyman St., Rockford, Ill. ers. All color signals crystal -controlled.
HEATH
Model IG-62 Color Bar and
Dot Generator
Designed for linearity, color and converg-
ence adjustments. Color bars produced by
offset -carrier method may be used for phase,
afc and matrix adjustment.
SPECIFICATIONS
Rf impedance: 300 ohms.
Rf output: Channels 3, 4 and 5.
Video impedance: 1,000 ohms.
Video output: 0-1.25 volts; video plus sync 2 volts.
Test patterns: Crosshatch, vertical and horizontal lines,
dots and yellow, red, R - Y, magenta, blue, 8 - Y,
cyan and green bars.
Sync level at output jack: 7 volts.
Size: 131/2 in. wide x 43/4 high x 9 deep.
Weight: 14 lb.
Price: $239.95.
Jackson Electrical Instrument Co., 124 Mc-
Donough St., Dayton, Ohio.
SPECIFICATIONS PACO
Rf output: Channels 2-6, .05 volt max, .001 volt min Model G-36 Color -Bar
modulated 60% by video output.
Video output: 0-4 volts p-p across 300 ohms, black White -Dot Generator
positive or negative.
Burst output: volt p-p.
1
52 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
toms in the picture. Take the lid off the
high -voltage cage, turn the set on, and
look at the 6BK4 heater. If you can't
see it, because of the very large insulat-
Service Editor
ing plate cap on top, turn the set off,
wait a minute or two, then feel the
tube. If it's cold, it's out. Just watch
where you put your hands, though!
While this tube has very wide spac-
ing, it can short, just as a 1B3 can, if it
wants to. Look for this; it's a common
cause of arcovers. After you have re-
placed the shorted tube, check the set.
first task when we get there is to get him Now, we have to have a "signal"
calmed down enough to tell us what's voltage on the grid, to tell the tube when FRONT
happened. After we get him down off to draw more current. This is the boost OF
the wall, we can usually find and fix the voltage. The total boost is fed to a volt- CHASSIS
fireworks without too much trouble. age divider, and the regulator grid is
Components in color TV high -voltage tapped off that. B -plus goes to the cath-
circuits are usually pretty well built, and ode. If something happens (say, an in- 1/2 A FUSE
they'll stand up to a pretty severe arc - crease in line voltage) the boost rises SPARK -GAP
over if it's caught in time. (goes more positive). This increases the Fig. 2-Terminals 1 and 2 on this strip
This is sometimes due to high hu- positive voltage on the grid of the 6BK4, are used as protective spark gap on some
midity, but more often to some trouble and it draws more plate current, re- Zenith models.
inside the set. With the very high volt- ducing the high voltage because it correct current is. In this set, it's 215
ages, color sets are more apt to flash makes more load across it. Simple, huh? ma. If this current is very low, but B -
over than black -and -white. Let's look Now. In some sets (for instance plus voltages are normal, the horizontal
at the circuits and see what's going on. the Zenith 25LC20 chassis), they have output tube is weak and will have to be
Clue: color sets are about the only thoughtfully provided a spark gap in replaced. Leave the meter in place until
ones using regulated high voltage. If this circuit. This is just one of the regu- you get the new tube in and working.
1. 5K/IW lar solder -terminal boards used on these Always check this cathode current
FROM HV RECT HV TO
CRT ANODE
and several other makes-see Fig. 2. whenever the output tube is replaced,
6BK4 (This particular one is set close to the just to be sure. It takes only a little
'
1.5 MEG
HV HV REG base of the 6BK4 tube, for obvious rea- while, and it's a big help in avoiding a
ADJUST sons.) Other terminals on the same callback!
378V
board can be used to make tests; more Regulator action can be checked at
'I\ on this in a minute. this same terminal strip. In other chas-
IMEG
390V Normally, flashovers should take sis, test -points will be provided. Normal
1.5
MEG
place between 1 and 2 on this board. cathode current on this tube, with high
SPARK
GAP
1K
68K4
FOR
Most of the time, they will. However, voltage set at the correct value, about
5%
CATHODE in some cases, you'll see flashovers at 24-24.5 kv, should be about 0.9 ma.
870V
CURRENT the high voltage control on the back In this circuit, you can read the dc volt-
BOOST 390V apron of the chassis. Because of the age across the 1,000 -ohm resistor in
Fig. 1-High-voltage regulation circuit high voltage present, you'll find an arc - series with the cathode. In others, the
can have some critical values. Regula- over from the end of the resistance ele- meter is hooked into the cathode cir-
tion depends on voltage divider in grid ment to chassis. If this is allowed to go cuit, and the resistor opened. Follow
circuit of 6BK4. on too long, a carbon path will form, the procedure given in the service data
and you'll have to replace the control for whatever set you're working on.
the regulator tube opens up, or isn't to avoid a callback. If the current is low or high, adjust
working, the high -voltage will go up, Most of these troubles start with something. If the high voltage has been
since there will be no control on it at all. a bad 6BK4. For example, if the heater set at the rated value, and the current's
In these flashovers, it is not the burns out, we lose all regulation. This too low, reset the horizontal efficiency
high voltage that is doing the arcing; can cause a flashover, but if the air is coil (horizontal linearity) to bring it up.
it's usually the boost. In color circuits, pretty dry, you may see loss of focus, The horizontal -output tube's cathode -
this runs about 800 volts. The 6BK4's too much brightness, and similar symp- current meter should still be in the cir-
DECEMBER, 1963 53
cuit when this is done, of course, to keep burst keyer transformer. This is shunted agc doesn't have as much effect. I
the tube from getting too much current. across a 1-megohm resistor. If it opens thought I smelled a resistor burning, but
Check all resistors in the 6BK4 up, the grid impedance rises and seems I can't find one! Tubes all substituted,
grid circuit. Since the two 1.5-megohm 6AN8BURST
no change in gain.-H. G., New York,
resistors and the high -voltage control BURST KEYER AMPL N. Y.
BURST 6
form a voltage divider, they're pretty KEYER You did smell a resistor! This is a
critical. An increase or decrease in any TRANS little bit "wild", but you'll have to
of them can throw the circuit beyond watch out for it, in this, in the CTC 15
the range of the control. For a horrible chassis and in all sets (even black -and -
example, if the upper resistor decreased white) using frame -grid tubes in the
in value, the 6BK4 grid would go highly video i.f.
positive. This would cause a great in- In this chassis, a 6EJ7 frame -grid
crease in its plate current, and the result
could easily be a burned out 6BK4 and 6EJ7 1.5 PF
300V = 3RD VIDEO IF AMPL TO SOUND
a melted -down flyback! So check 'em! Fig. 4-Check circled capacitor if sync DET
VIDEO DET
Vertical retrace lines is poor.
FROM
In a G -E color TV chassis CW, it to cut off the burst amplifier tube. At any 2ND
looks to me as if the retrace lines are too rate, no color sync, or very badly re- VIDEO
prominent. Shouldn't they be well duced color sync, gets through to the
IF
blanked, especially in a color set?- color circuits. Fig. 4 shows where this
R. G., Danville, Ill. capacitor is located.
Yes, indeed, as in all sets, color
or black -and -white. In this particular Bloomin' highlights
chassis, try reducing the series resist- We're getting a bad blooming in
ance in the vertical blanking network. the highlights on an RCA CTC 7 color
This will raise the amplitude of the chassis, and we can't seem to find a set-
blanking pulse. Also, check the capaci- ting on the color temperature adjust- Fig. 6-Off-beat trouble in CTC 12 and
tor for any small leakage, since this will ments that will stop it. Voltages all seem 15 chassis is due to frame -grid video i.f.
tend to broaden the pulse and at the to be normal, and we have plenty of
same time reduce its peak amplitude. high voltage.-D. G., Bronx, N. Y. tube is used as the last video i.f. ampli-
Fig. 3 shows the location of these parts. This is most likely due to too much fier. If the agc tube is pulled with the
Vertical blanking in this chassis is current in the 6BK4 high -voltage regu- set on, this tube draws a very heavy
fed from the vertical output plate, pin 2 lator. Try adding about 470,000 ohms plate current, because of the loss of bias.
to the grid resistor. This is a 1.8-megohm This overheats its plate dropping resis-
12BY7-A tor, as shown in Fig. 6. These always
VIDEO 1 -watt resistor between the 6BK4 grid
OUTPUT and boost voltage (R133 in the RCA's seem to rise in value when this happens,
REDUCE
TO CRT 1957 T18 manual and R131 in Sams cutting the plate voltage and, of course,
1/2
6EM7 R58
399-3). See Fig. 5. the gain. Then you wind up with a weak
VERT 68K picture.
Check the 100-megohm resistor be-
OUTPUT
C70 R tween grid and cathode of the 6BK4, So, always turn the set off when
checking the agc or first or second video
.0082 6BK4 i.f. tubes.
FROM HV REG TO CRT ULTOR
HV RECT Low brightness
370v 1.8 MEG
I don't think the brightness is high
820V.
enough in this RCA CTC 12, although
BOOST
470K it makes a pretty good picture. Can you
VERT OUTPUT TRANS
suggest anything?-W. B., Huntsville,
1.5 MEG Ala.
180
You might check, and, if possible,
.0033
405V :TEST JUMPER
HV ADJUST I2BY7-A
VIDEO OUTPUT
FOR REG
Fig. 3-To increase vertical blanking, re- CURRENT 7
duce R91 in small steps from 100,000 12OµH
385V FROM 1114411
ohms.
2ND
Fig. 5-If too -high hv-regulator current 2.2K
of the 6EM7, through a two -resistor net- causes blooming, add 470,000 ohms to
VIDEO
AMPL
150K
(270K)
work to the plate of the video output grid circuit.
tube, the 12BY7A. Reduce the 100,000 - 330K
250K
ohm resistor in small steps until blank- also the 1.5-meg in series with the high - CHANGE
ing is OK. voltage adjust control. Be sure that the BRIGHTNESS TO
In RCA CTC 5 chassis, I can't get instructions. This could also apply to 680K
any color sync; bars or program mate- any of several later chassis like the (1.2 MEG IN SOME CHASSIS)
rial just "run" all the time. Color seems CTC 9, 10 and 11.
to be pretty good-that is, it's bright -80V TO HORIZ BLANKER GRID
enough, but no color lock action. Tubes Weak picture and agc Fig. 7-More brightness in CTC-12 by
and voltages all look pretty close.- While I was checking a CTC 12 making this change.
M. G. A., Watkins Glen, N. Y. color TV for what looked like agc
Check the .022-µ,f bypass capacitor trouble, all of a sudden I lost a lot of rf change the grid resistor of the third
at the bottom of the grid winding on the gain. Now my picture is weak, and the video amplifier tube, near the brightness
54 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
control. This 330,000 -ohm resistor is I think you'll find that one of them has you'll probably see some improvement.
marked R158 in RCA's 1962 T7 service drifted pretty badly (Fig. 9). The most If we have too much negative bias
data, and R63 in Sams 640-3. likely suspect with the voltage readings on the second video amplifier grid, we
Try about 100,000 ohms here and you have would be R114, the 270,000 - reduce brightness.
see if it doesn't give you a bit more con- ohm; R115, the 1-megohm, or R112.
trol over the brightness, and perhaps a the 680,000 -ohm. Don't try to read these Poor definition
little more total brightness. See Fig. 7. in -circuit (too many parallel paths). We have an RCA CTC 12 chassis
Lift one end of each and measure, to be on the bench, and are not satisfied with
Insufficient vertical tilt sure. the picture definition. While the picture
I'm having trouble getting converg- is almost all right, it's one of those an-
ence on a CTC 10 color chassis. The Check the 390-pf capacitor for
leakage. Even a very small leak here noying things: we feel that it could be
worst thing seems to be a lack of range will throw your oscillator far off fre- better! Any ideas?-F. S., Newark, N. J.
in the vertical tilt controls. The vertical quency. RCA's field engineers recommend
amplitude could be OK, but I can't get changing the i.f. alignment curve on
enough tilt to cover the lines all the way Low brightness again this chassis, from that shown in the orig-
down.-L. S., New York, N. Y. I'm not satisfied with the brightness inal service data (Fig. 11-a). The "hay-
This is probably due to low ampli- I'm getting in an Admiral 25UD6 color
tude of the convergence waveform itself. set. My high voltage and everything
VERT OUTPUT CONVERGENCE
else seem to check out OK, but I'm
TRANS YOKE SOCKET afraid to take it back to the customer
GREEN -RED unless I can get more brightness.-P. S.,
GRN
GREEN -BLACK Short Islands, Neb.
WHITE - BLACK -RED This is probably due to incorrect
GREEN bias on the video amplifiers, which, in
this circuitry (with the dc coupling), can
RED -WHITE
control the brightness directly. Check
BLACK -WHITE
YELLOW
ORANGE
12BY7-A
2ND VIDEO AMPL
BLUE
7 .22
PRIMARY 180pH
RED 9
FROM V
TIME
Fig. 8-Insufficient vertical tilt range can DELAY 39K
be fixed by moving ground on vertical
output transformer. 330K
275V
Fig. 11-a-Original CTC 12 i.f. curve
can be improved for better definition as
This comes from the vertical output in (b) below. The adjustments do inter-
transformer, T104 in RCA's 1960 T5 2 .01
act, and it may be necessary to line up
service data. each transformer a couple of times.
Look at the transformer. If the BRIGHTNESS
6CG7
green -black wire is grounded, change CHANGE TO 820K 1/2
BLANKER
stack" curve doesn't seem to give the
this ground to the black -red wire. This best picture definition.
will give you a higher -amplitude wave- Fig. 11-b shows the recommended
-100V
form for application to the vertical con- curve. Set the first i.f., T302, to put the
vergence circuits, and should help out.
2
45.75-mc marker at the 50% point on
Fig. 8 shows the change. ADD the left; the second i.f., T303, to get the
Poor horizontal hold in CTC 9 ;NE -2
The horizontal hold action in this
RCA color TV isn't very good. I get a
pretty severe horizontal bend, and the
picture isn't as stable horizontally as it Fig. 10-Changes in brightness control
should be. Tubes check OK and the circuit of Admiral 25UD6.
voltages are almost normal. Grid voltage
on pin 7 of the horizontal oscillator is the voltage on the blanker grid, pin 2
low about -80 volts.-W. R., Okla. of the 6CG7, V707B in Admiral's serv-
Check some of the resistors around ice data. If this is more than -150 volts,
the horizontal oscillator and afc circuits. make the changes shown in Fig. 10 and
6CG7
HORIZ OSC B CONTROL
HORIZ HOLD
COIL b
Fig. 9 - Check FROM
82PF
42.17-mc color subcarrier marker at
these parts in SYNC
50% on the right side, and the third i.f.,
tracking down OUTPUT
AN INCREASING NUMBER OF NON -BROAD - will help end this problem. It turns on lamp goes out and the operating pilot
cast commercial stations, and some a blinking reminder light every 10 is re -energized. If, however, the oper-
amateur stations, frequently get little minutes, and keeps it on until a release ator is busy, negligent or asleep, the
missives from the FCC on the general button is pressed. If the release is not thermal time delay switches on a buzzer
subject of "forgetting to sign". The pressed within 45 seconds, a buzzer which operates until the reset button
standard reply to most of these is "mea goes off and stays on until the release is pressed.
culpa, mea maxima culpa," and a is pressed. Although operators do not At first glance the buzzer circuit
promise to do better next time. Things love "the c/o #"! : l# devil box," it effec- appears somewhat nonstandard, and
improve for a few days, then the op- tively eliminates troubles caused by seems to contain a lot of unnecessary
erators become forgetful again, and "forgetting to sign." components. Because the contacts of
pretty soon the postman brings another The unit consists of a repeating the thermal time delay used do not snap
pink ticket. timer, an alarm lamp, a buzzer and an closed, they are backed up with a small
What is needed is an automatic de- assortment of relays, indicators and double -pole relay, so no energy reaches
vice to remind the operator when an power supplies. All components fit into the buzzer until the circuit is perma-
announcement is due, and to remind a standard 5 x 6 x 9 -inch utility case. nently complete. Because the rectified
him forcibly and insistently when an The circuit is straightforward (Fig. 1). ac buzzer supply has poor regulation,
announcement is overdue. At many Power supplied by the line operates the the buzzer is shunted by a Zener diode,
classes of stations, call letters must be 10 -minute repeating timer continuously. which stabilizes the applied voltage
announced every 10 minutes "or as Every 10 minutes, a microswitch cam and prevents "yooping". Buzzer tone is
soon thereafter as convenient." This follower is actuated, energizing a self - lowered to prevent confusion with other
means, in general, that a slight delay is holding relay. This, in turn, switches annunciators by soldering a loading
permissible, but that a delay of 10 min- off the operating (power) pilot, ener- weight onto the armature. Rf output of
utes more is technically a violation, and gizes a flasher circuit and the reminder the buzzer is minimized by shunting a
repeated delays of an hour or so, if and lamp. It also energizes the heater of RI -180,000 ohms, /2 watt
when detected by the FCC monitor, will a 45 -second thermal time delay. If R2-10 ohms, 2 watts
R3-I,000 ohms, 2 watts
bring a pink ticket. the operator presses the reset button R4-1 ohm, 3 watts (Ohmite Series 88 or
This article describes an automatic before 45 seconds have elapsed, the self - equivalent)
announcement reminder and alarm that holding relay releases, the reminder C-4,000 pi, 10 volts, electrolytic
D-I NI558, Zener diode
F-1 amp and fuseholder
N°44 PWR PILOT R2 RECT-130 volts, 500 ma (Sarkes Tarzian M-500
I on/n or equivalent)
RY 1-dpdt, 115 -volt coil (Potter & Brumfield
45 -SEC REMINDER KAI I -AY or equivalent)
RESET TIME LAMP RY 2-thermal time delay, 45 seconds
N.C. DELAY 6F60 N°88 (Amperite 115N045 or equivalent)
RECESSED AMPERITE
MALE RELAY
FLASHER RY 3-spst, 3 volts dc (Sigma 4I-F-200S-SIL or
PLUG equivalent)
S-spst normally closed pushbutton
T1-filament transformer: primary, 117 volts;
secondary, 6.3 volts, 600 ma (Stancor P-6465
or equivalent)
f2-filament transformer: primary, 117 volts;
BUZZER secondary, 6.3 volts, 1.2 amps (Stancor P-6134
(SEE TEXT) or equivalent)
180 K BLOWN Pilot lamp, NE -5I and pilot -lamp assembly
FUSE Pilot lamp, No. 44 and pilot -lamp assembly
PILOT Pilot lamp, No. 88 and pilot -lamp assembly
SEC (see text and Fig. 2)
6.3V Buzzer, 3 volts (Johnson 114-400 or equivalent)
600 Flasher, 6 volts (Amperite 6F60 or equivalent)
MA 10 -minute timer (Western Electro-Mechanical Co.
No. 1/10M1, 300 Broadway, Oakland, Calif.)
SEE PARTS LIST Case, 5 x 6 x 9 inches
Chassis, 5 x 7 x 2 inches
Fig. 1-Circuit of the announcement reminder. Miscellaneous hardware
56 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
.02-tif disc ceramic capacitor across its PUSH-F1T SPACER R NOS.
contacts. op,
The reminder lamp is housed in a
meter case, which facilitates mounting,
MI
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apart. ent treatment can be reduced when ified with the test units. The long, ducted
smaller speakers are used, because less vent suits both the 10- and 12 -inch types,
Construction details internal resonance is heard through the but for 8 -inch units the simple open
The drawing of Fig. 1 shows the cone. vent is best.
overall dimensions of the cabinet, and Reasonable response down to 40
the photograph gives an inside view with Speakers cycles is possible, but the larger units
12 -inch unit and absorbent material This enclosure gives very good re- will obviously give bigger and better
fixed in position. sults with wide -range single speakers, low -frequency output from cone and
The details in the "Dimensions and 8, 10 or 12 inches, provided the open vent.
Assembly" box will help in constructing
the cabinet, which must be firmly glued
and screwed together to provide an air-
tight enclosure, apart from the vent near
the back. The last assembly job is to
screw the front panel in position.
To facilitate lifting, two hand holes
31/2 x 1 inch can be made, one in each
back panel 41/2 inches from the top and
41/2 inches from the front. The open-
ings must be covered with a piece of
plywood on the inside to make them
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All that remains is
Damping materials to fasten the front
The material shown in the cabinet panel in place. Note
interior photo is bonded acetate fiber in how padding cov-
sheet form. Other suitable absorbents ers all interior ex-
are glass fiber and cotton wool. Com- cept back of panel.
pletely filling the corner cabinet with Though speaker is
absorbents improves the reproduction 12 -inch model, duct
of speech but takes some of the warmth is shown in this
out of music. photo.
DECEMBER, 1963 59
The tests of Fig. 2 indicate the per-
formance at 40 and 50 cycles, using the
Wharfedale speakers listed in the table.
These are available in the USA. The os-
cillograms were taken with the micro-
phone close to the cone and also close
to vent opening. The input level was set
as high as possible at 40 cycles without
running into noticeable distortion. The
power ratings are in rms watts. (The fig-
ures would be doubled for peak watts.)
Separate tests were made for vent
FAST -SIMPLE output. As expected, there is less dis-
Cone output Vent output
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By MIKE WAYNE
ANYONE can build a
Peewee professional FM
stereo tuner with a
Attacks new Scott Kit
Radio
Can a 5 -lug oscillator coil with an open
winding be the trouble? Peewee thinks so
"WHAT ABOUT THIS RADIO?" I ASKED "If you mean, can I hook it back up,
Peewee, my diminutive assistant. It was the answer is yes. I made a drawing
a five -tube ac-dc job that had been sit- here on this scratch pad."
ting on the bench with its innards ex-
posed for 2 or 3 days.
"It's got a bad oscillator coil," he Hook if up again
replied. "I've been meaning to tell you, "Well, then, get it hooked back up. I
so you could order a new one." want to check this set myself. I'm tired
"We have a lot of universal oscillator of it cluttering up the bench."
coils. Why can't you use one of them ?" "But . .," he began.
.
"Well, this one's sorta special. It has "No buts," I interrupted. "Put it
five terminals." back !" Scott's Chief Kit Engineer, Gaylord Rus-
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of 'em must be a tie point." "Well, there it is," Peewee muttered un- builds a pre -production sample of a new
"Nope," he declared, "I looked. There Stereo Tuner Kit. The unique alignment
happily. procedure uses the indicator on the tuner
is a lead going into the coil from each "Fine. Turn the set on." itself, permitting laboratory -accurate re-
terminal." There appeared to be no stations but sults and pinpoint alignment. Even at the
"Oh, I begin to understand. You cut there was an unusual amount of noise, hands of a novice, every tuner kit will
your repair teeth on TV. I'd forgotten very similar to atmospheric static. meet or exceed published specifications.
that you're not up on radio repair- "Hand me the vtvm," I instructed. "I
it is a lot more complicated." Peewee want to check the oscillator grid voltage Scott's exciting new kit building tech-
must have noted the sarcasm in my on pin 1 of the 12BE6." I did. It was niques make it possible for anyone to
voice. He asked, "Just what do you 7 volts negative. I touched my finger to build a high -quality FM Stereo Tuner.
mean by that ?" pin 7, the signal grid, and turned the Special alignment procedures make it
"First, let me ask you a question. dial to our strongest local station. I possible to obtain high sensitivity with-
Just how did you come to the conclusion could hear it faintly through the static - out the need for expensive test equip-
that the oscillator coil was defective ?" like noise. "Well, t'aint the oscillator ment. A major innovation is the full -
"Well," Pewee began, "I checked the stage," I concluded. color instruction book, showing each
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"So ?" tery on KWTO." economical LT -111 at $119.95, with
"So, I checked the 12BE6 oscillator -- "Look at the dial," I said. sensitivity of 3.5 Av, uses new com-
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12BE6 were OK?" I asked. "What about "I'm not certain," I said, "but I'll Component Guide as soon as it comes off
pin 1, the oscillator grid ?" bet a milkshake that we have a bad i.f. the press.
"It was 6 or 8 volts negative, as I transformer." Name
recall," said Peewee. "How come you think so ?"
"Then it's obvious that the oscillator Address
"Mainly the staticlike noise. I've run
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"Yeah, I thought so too, maybe, but and because it doesn't look like rain, I'll
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DECEMBER, 1963 (Continued on page 68)
65
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And when you tie a positive voltage to a
diode plate-what happens ?"
"It'll conduct."
"Right. And a conducting diode has
very little resistance. So most of the
positive voltage is shunted to ground-
especially since the leakage in the trans-
former is a high resistance. When we
pulled the tube, the shunt was removed,
and the voltage rose tremendously."
"But what if it had been the first i.f.
transformer ?"
"Same thing holds true," I said. "The
grid of the 12BA6 would act as a diode
and shunt the positive voltage to
ground."
"Isn't the voltage always negative at
these points ?"
"Right," I agreed.
"Then if there was any positive volt-
age at all on the 12BA6 grid or the de-
`. . . One of the windings wasn't connected to any other terminal on the coil."
tector diode plate-we could be pretty
sure that the i.f. is bad?"
"Well, at least we would know we
(Continued from page 65) And the audio stages? had trouble and just about where it
"First," I pointed out, "we'll localize "Couldn't it be further on-in the is-so it wouldn't be too hard to find.
the trouble. It could be either i.f. trans- audio stages ?" asked Peewee. The sure-fire way to find a leaky i.f. is
former." "Well, yes it could be," I agreed. "I'm to disconnect all wires from the second-
"OK, so localize," he said. "How do we glad you're thinking, for a change. But ary winding and check for any positive
do that ?" we can eliminate that possibility. See- voltage on the secondary with a vtvm.
"First, we pull out the 12BE6. See- when I turn the volume down, the noise
With practice, though, simply pulling
we still have the noise; that just about is gone. The trouble has to be located the tube and measuring the voltage is
proves that the noise is in the oscillator before the first audio tube. Right ?' sufficient. Partially open windings can
stage or before it." be spotted with a quick resistance
"Seems that way," he agreed. check."
"But this is a series -heater set. We pulled the 12BA6 i.f. amplifier.
Doesn't pulling out one of the tubes "Does a defective i.f. always make this
The static noise continued. noise ?"
keep the rest of the tubes from work- "Now," I said, "for the final check.
ing ?" "Certainly not. Although I'd say
Lemme have the vtvm again." about 50% to 60% do. But the set in-
"It just removes the heater voltage, "What range ?" Peewee asked, with
but the cathodes stay hot long enough variably has low sensitivity."
his hand on the function switch. "I'm ready to buy the milkshake if
to operate satisfactorily for 30 to 40 "Any low range. Just so it's dc and
seconds. Plenty of time for us to make positive," I answered. "Now take the you'll explain the oscillator coil," he
our tests." probe and touch it to the diode plate said. "How come it's working with an
"OK, just checking." open winding ?"
terminal of the 12AV6 socket. The one "Elementary, my dear Peewee," I
"Let's proceed then," I went on. "If connected to the second i.f."
we still have the noise when we pull out He did. "It's about 0.5 volt positive." said condescendingly. "That's how it's
the 12BE6, our next step is obvious. We made."
"Now watch the meter while I pull "You mean they make it with an open
know our trouble follows this stage." the 12AV6 detector and first audio tube
"So we can pull out the 12BA6 i.f. winding ?"
out," I instructed. "Yep. If you ever bothered to glance
amplifier and check again," reasoned "Wow!" he yelled. "The meter went
Peewee. off scale." at the schematic (Fig. 2), you'd see."
"Right," I said. "If the noise dis- He looked and it was there. A winding
"Then I guess we trapped our culprit with an open end tied to the oscillator
appears, we'll know that the first i.f. -the second i.f. transformer." grid.
is probably defective. If we still have "What's it doing ?" he asked. "Leak-
the noise, then it's likely the second i.f. ing between windings ?"
"It's a gimmick," I said. "That ca-
-or the third i.f. transformer, if this set "Well, that's about it," I agreed. pacitance couples the feedback voltage
happened to have two i.f. stages, which to the oscillator grid. It's cheaper for
"Actually, this type of small i.f. usually the manufacturer than the separate ca-
it doesn't. Point is, we can knock off breaks down between the fixed capaci- pacitor it replaces."
possibilities one by one just by pulling tors that are connected across the wind-
tubes in succession like this." ings. The capacitors are molded in Peewee was appalled. "You're dern
right it's a gimmick," he said. I could
plastic at the bottom of the i.f. The con- see he was serious. END
necting lugs are extensions of the
capacitor plates. Anyway, the leakage
IF AMPL IF OUTPUT a
DET, AVC 1ST AF is from the primary to the secondary." CONV IF INPUT
12BA6 TRANS I2AV6 .01
"Do the capacitors short, or what ?" 12BE6 TRANS
1--v-TO AUDIO TO I F
OUTPUT he asked. OSC
INPUT
GRID AM PL
STAGE
"Very seldom," I replied. "The leak- FROM GRID
age is usually in the megohms. Most LOOP
likely caused by moisture or dirt collec- a ANT 055
AVC
TUNING
8+ tions." CAP
%T.
.001
GIMMICK
VOLUME T
And the voltage?
TUNING
"How come the voltage went so
CHASSIS
high when you pulled the 12AV6 ?"
Fig. 1-Leakage between the i.f. wind- "Well, take a look at the schematic Fig. 2-The converter circuit with 5 -lug
ings caused positive voltage on the de- (Fig. 1), the secondary of the i.f. is tied oscillator coil that threw Peewee for a
tector plate, pin 5 of the 12AV6. to the detector diode plate in the 12AV6. loss.
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slip down and out. In this model,. the
entire amplifier chassis is inside the pro-
jector housing. The inner screws allow
the bottom shield to be removed (Fig.
3). Fig. 4 is a top view of the amplifier.
SIJRVICIN Notice the large phototube mounted on
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reflected onto the tube by a mirror in-
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Amplifier servicing
MOVIE The amplifiers used in these projec-
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SERVICE EDITOR used to connect the phototube, which is circuits by the newer 930. Some ma-
LAST MONTH WE LEARNED A BIT ABOUT on the projector chassis in this machine. chines use the smaller three -pin 927.
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ments. This time, we'll examine the are removed to let the amplifier chassis
Fig. 1 - Projector
partly disassem-
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Fig. 4-Fig. 2 am-
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Answers to the "Units" Quiz
(See questions, page 43)
If you get more than 12 right, you
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neering. Most engineers know at least 8
of these. As for me, well, I looked them
up to make sure you were getting the
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O
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1. A volt is the difference in potential
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HEXNASH - electric game
Keep the junior engineer out of your laboratory equipment By JACK ALLISON
tries to open the grid and have no "juice" spective drawing (Fig. 2) is good for the
through the circuit. In technical lan- Stackpole switch. END
guage, from a neutral position, one man
is going for the maximum current; the Rules of the game
other man, the minimum. 1. Close the switches to get a 1
Since each resistor is 1,500 ohms, reading and, using the pot, set the
the total resistance of the grid is still needle at 1 on the nose.
1,500 ohms. The 2,000 -ohm rheostat is 2. Set all switches to the middle
set for approximately 1,500 ohms. This position and you are ready to play.
3. As each game is played, each
makes the total resistance 3,000 ohms. player must alternately choose to take
We are using 1.5 volts, so by Ohm's law either the "close" or "open" strategy.
we get a reading on the meter of 0.5 ma, Players take turns on who goes first.
or the neutral spot on the dial for the be- 4. The first player throws a switch,
ginning of the game. As each player depending on whether he is "opening"
makes his move, the needle will swing or "closing." The other player then
toward 1 or 0, depending on the "slick- moves a switch in his direction.
ness" of the move. The first one to reach 5. Once a switch has been opened
or closed, it cannot be touched again.
his intended 1 or 0 is the winner!
CLOSE
DECEMBER, 1963 83
fuses - By FRANK G. STIVER
1/32
263.4
40.0
1/2
3%
2.7
2.0
it necessary for us to change some of 6.9 0.24
ever
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S -B I
1.9 1.8 2.0 1.7 2.0
lems. END
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or securities of the publishing corporation.
Leading Manufacturers (name withheld) who switched to the Transistor Type.
5. The average number of copies each issue dur-
Each HEARING AID INSTRUMENT is a Complete AUDIO AMPLIFIER ing the preceding 12 months are: (A) Total num-
and includes-a CRYSTAL MICROPHONE, 3 SUB -MINIATURE TUBES ber copies printed (net press run): 226,125; (B)
and a Superb Beige Phenolic CABINET. Paid circulation: (1) To term subscribers by mail,
Indeed a TOP ITEM for the Experimenter-can be modified and con- carrier delivery or by other means: 87,273; (2)
Sales through agents, news dealers, or otherwise:
vertedto: RADIOS-INTERCOMS-TRANSMITTERS-SECRET LISTEN- 69,087; (C) Free distribution: 2,242; (D) Total
ING DEVICES - MICROPHONE for Tape Recorders - PRE -AMP & number of copies distributed: 158,602. The num-
MICROPHONE COMBINATION for Public Address Systems-ETC. ber of copies single issue nearest to filing date are:
(A) Total number copies printed (net press run):
5" x 21/2" x 1"-Shipping Weight 1 lb. 224,292; (B) Paid circulation: (1) To term sub-
Complete as illustrated-Including a detailed informative scribers by mail, carrier delivery or by other
means: 90,515; (2) Sales through agents, news
SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM (less Earphone and Battery) $2 dealers, or otherwise: 64,313 (C) Free distribu-
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Editor
90 RADIO -ELECTRONICS
1963 SEMI-ANNUAL INDEX
RADIO -ELECTRONICS July -December, 1963 of Vol. XXXIV
A KEYS TO SYMBOLS AND ABBREVIATIONS Radio Astronomy and TV Struggle for
* Construction Articles Channel 37 (NB) Aug 12
Add Depth to Speaker (Travis) Radio Telescope, Millimeter, Housed in
(Corres) Aug 28; Dec 21 t Section of full-length article Standard Observatory (NB) Sep 8
Antennas-see Radio, Television § Transistorized Re-entry Blackout Study Equipment (WN) Aug 47
CI Service Clinic Regulator Bridge, Self -Balancing (Pat) Aug 95
Regulator, Constant -Current§ (NC) Dec 109
Corr Correction See -Saw Circuit, Novel§ (NC) Jul 94
AUDIO-HIGH FIDELITY-STEREO Corres Correspondence Signal Identification (Pat) Nov 107
Amplifier, Ultra -Linear Rf Type (NC} Jul 95 NB News Briefs Solar -Powered Boat (WN) Nov 49
Amplifiers, Prefab Transistor, End Building Solenoid, Superconductor, has 100,000-
NC Noteworthy Circuits Gauss Field (NB) Oct 6
Headaches (Turner) Sep 74
Pat New Patents Speech From Written Characters, New
Booster for Transistor Radios§ (Adamke) Oct 62 Device Makes (NB) Nov 6
Tech Technotes
Feedback, Cathode, Nomo (Kyle) TTO Try This One Superconductor at Lowest Temperatures,
(Corres) Jul 23; Oct 18 Gold a (NB) Dec 6
Jul 14 WN What's New Switch, High -Voltage Pushbutton (TTO) Sep 103
Improving Hi-fi Bottom (Marshall) (Corres) Terms Adopted Sep 10
Regular departments not itemized are New Books,
Metronome, Unijunction*§ (Lederer) New Literature, New Products, Technicians' News, Test Paper (Gernsback) Jul 34
(Corres) Jul 40; Oct 18
What's Your EQ? Thermogenerator Commercially Available
Music All Over House-Without Wires (Scott) Sep 18
(Corres) Aug 21 for (Leftwich)
Transients((cN, WBr)aretsc)h Out
Organ, Electronic, Tuning Made Easy (Korte) MUNEEMEMNAMEEMESIVAREMEESM Jul 14; Oct 18
Jul 58; Dec 24 Translates Chinese, Machine (NB) Aug 6
(Corres) Tropospheric Telephone (NB) Aug 6
Output Matching, Mysticism in (Ravenswood) Aug 37 Type -Reading Device (Pat) Jul 82
Sep 107 Contact Load Multiplier (Ives) (Corres) Aug 18
Vacuum, New Techniques Make Fantastic Nov 56
Preamp, Stabilizing (NC) Continuity Checker (Patrick) Sep 47
Oct 51 Weather Bureau Oct 33
Sound, Wiring for (CI) Corner Speaker Fits Your Home (Briggs) Dec 58 Wife Tamer (Cramp) Sep 51
Speaker Zener Bridge, Temperature -Compensated
Add depth to* (Travis) (Corres) Aug 28; Dec 21 CTC 15, RCA's Newest Color Chassis (Pat) Dec 115
Sep 70 (Hilderbrand) Dec 47
Bookshelf* (Neinast) Zener Diode Bias Supply* (Ives) Dec 38
Corner, Fits Your Home* (Briggs) Dec 58 Curve Plotter, Instant; X-Y Recorder (Kramer) Jul 69
Measurements, Simple (Crowhurst) Sep 37
Stereo
Adapter, Heathkit Multiplex (NC) Nov 102 D
Adapters, MPX, Alarm for (Johnson) Nov 64 FM
Alarm for MPX Adapters (Johnson) Nov 64 Deflection Troubles Can Be Sneaky (Darr) Sep 46 In Fringes (Marshall) Aug 51
Amplifier, 20 Watts, 3 Tubes* (Sutheim) Nov 28 Diagnosis and Frozen Brain (Fitzgibbon) Nov 43 Multiplex
Balance Indicator (Maxwell) Adapter, Going Multiplex With
(Corres) Jul 29; Oct 21 Diode, Photoparametric, Detects 10-9 Watt Nov 44
Nov 44 (NB) Dec 6
Multiplex, with Adapter (Burstein) Adapter,(Burstein
Heathki) t (NC) Nov 102
Preamp and Control Center-Citation A§ Diodes, New Tricks With* (Geisler) Adapters, Alarm for MPX, Stereo
(Hegeman) Jul 32 (Corres) Jul 36; Oct 21; Dec 18 (Johnson) Nov 64
Receiver, Bell Imperial 1000 Nov 36 Stereo Indicator (NC) Aug 93
Direct -Reading Capacitance Meter* (Watters) Aug 32
Tape Playback Preamp Sep 43
Do -It -Yourself TV Repairs, R -E Reports on
Wireless Microphones Legal (NB) Dec 8
Transistors in Ascendant at New York Hi-fi (Kramer) Aug 26 Frequency Synthesis Improves CB Coverage
Show (NB) Nov 6
Do You Know the Law? (Jaski) Nov 40 (Scott) Aug 44
Volume Control, Remote (Pat) Sep 88 Fuses, Are They Resistors (Stiver) Dec 84
Wiring for Sound (CI) Oct 51
G
Editorials (by Hugo Gernsback unless otherwise Going Multiplex With Adapter (Burstein) Nov 44
Announcement Reminder and Alarm, stated)
Automatic* (Ives) Dec 56
Beyond the Transistor Jul 19
Audio Sweep Generator* (Stein) Electronic Robots Nov 27
Sep 28; Nov 55 Electronic Weather Control Oct 25 H
(Corr)
Automatic Announcement Reminder and Language Rectification (Corres) Aug 22
Handy Log Scales (Jaski) Dec 46
Alarm* (Ives) Dec 56 Microminiature Color Television Dec 27
Radioptics Forecast Sep 27 Hexnash-Electric Game* (Allison) Dec 82
Automobile(s) Sep 52 Resonanl Sky (Clarke) Aug 25 Home Electronics Study Takes Step Forward Sep 31
Dwell Angle, Measure* (Bryce)
Ignition Education How Well Do You Know Your Units? (Jaski) Dec 43
Engine Analyzers, Electronic Working Language Labs Oversold? (NB) Aug 10 Hybrid Dc Millivoltmeter*§ (Hill) Dec 63
With (Kramer) Nov 32 Schools Get 31 Channels (NB) Oct 6
Quick -Start Circuits Improved (NC) Aug 94 Telemetering Equipment, FM Wireless
Simple Transistor* (Schollmeyer) Jul 24 Microphones Legal (NB) Dec 8
Radio TV, Foreign Langauge Channel Added 1
DECEMBER, 1963 91
Plastic (WN) Jul 35 Standard Stations, New, on Lower
Pocket -Size (WN) Nov 49 Frequencies (NB) Dec 6
Range of Injection Devices Extended (NB) Oct 10 Pattern Depends on Probe (Cunningham) Nov 31 Transmitter Fits in Tooth") (Gillings) Nov 60
Solid -State, Is Phone Transmitter Sep 66 Pewee Attacks Radio (Wayne) Dec 65 Transistor, Audio Booster for § Adamek Oct 62
Transmits 118 Miles (NB) Aug 16 Tuner, 3 -Transistor, Saves Time and
Photography Money (D'Airo) July 56
Leakage Checker, Add to Vtvm (Lemons) Jul 39 Darkroom Thermometer, Electronic*
Light -Controlled Blinker Circuit (Turner) Jul 41 (Karp) Oct 60
Low -Cost Transistor Regulated Power Supply Just Plain Flash" (Henry) (Corres) Aug 21
(Powell) Jul 48 Power Amplifier, Transistor, Circuit Random Noise Generator* (Lederer) Aug 68
Directory (Geisler) Oct 32
R -E Reports on Do -It -Yourself TV Repairs
Power Dissipation in Resistors or (Kramer) Aug 26
M Transistors (Todd) Aug 31
Relay, Photoelectric § (NC) Oct 84
Major Improvements for Short -Wave Reception Power Supply Reminder and Alarm, Automatic Announcement*
(Churchill) Jul 20 Low -Cost Transistor Regulated (Powell) Jul 48 (Ives) Dec 56
Marker Adder for Sweep Generator") (Wiles) Jul 62 Unusual (NC) (Corres) Jul 92; Nov 24
Vibrator, Transistorized (NC) Aug 93 Replace Them with Silicons! (McCall) Aug 54
Measure Dwell Angle* (Bryce) Sep 32
Precise Inductance Bridge") (Krueger) Sep 44 Replacing Your First Color TV Tube?
(Davidson) Dec 28
Medicine Prefab Transistor Amplifiers End
Analgesic, White -Noise (Pat) Aug 96 Building Headaches (Turner) Sep 74 Resistors, Are Fuses (Stiver) Dec 84
Brain Waves Cross Ocean (NB) Jul 8
Pushbuttons Add Ohms or Mf's (Fred) (Corres) Sep 20 Resistors or Transistors, Power Dissipation
Hearing Aid in Tooth (Pat) Aug 95 in (Todd) Aug 31
Larynx, Artificial (Pat) Sep 87
Reverberation in a Car Radio (NC) Nov 102
Listening -Aid Amplifier) (NC) Dec 108
Nurse, Electronic (WN) Jul 35 R Reverse Voltage Protection for Transistors
Rat Power Runs Radios (NB) Oct 6 (Ives) Oct 36
Radar
Transmitter Fits in Tooth") (Gillings) Nov 60
Jamming Suppressor (Pat) Oct 104
TV for Blind Forecast (NB) Aug 12
Helicyl Antenna (INN) Aug 47
Metronome, llnijunction") (Lederer) RATAN in N. Y. Harbor (NB) Jul 8 S
(Corres) Jul 40; Oct 18 Short Pulse, Has High Resolution (NB) Sept 15
July 50
Satellite(s)
Microelectronics, Thin -Film Approach Weather, Makes Flying Safer (Bowen) Computer Makes Movies for Research
(Simmons) Nov 38 (NB) Nov 14
Minimizing Vtvm Pointer Shift (Centerville) Nov 48 Corner Reflectors for S-66 (WN) Aug 47
More Signals-Less Space (McQuay) Aug 34 RADIO(S) Electric Boomerang for Signals (NB) Dec 10
Booster, Audio, for Transistor") Telstar Rides Again (NB) Jul 10
More Talk -Power for CB Rig (Scott) Oct 48
Oct 62
(Adamek)
Movie Projectors, Servicing Sound- CB
see Servicing Frequency Synthesis Improves
Music All Over House-Without Wires (Scott) Coverage (Scott) Aug 44 SERVICING-see also specific subject
(Corres) Aug 21 Operator, Illegal, Faces Several Alligator Clips, Securing (TTO) Aug 98
Mysticism in Output Matching (Ravenswood) Aug 37 Charges (NB) Nov 6 Audio-High Fidelity-Stereo
Servicing with CB Set (Sands) Sep 34 Adapters, Pin Plug to Mike Jack (TTO) Jul 90
Talk -Power, More for Rig (Scott) Oct 48 Amplifier (Heathkit W -5M) (Tech) Jul 80
N Code Oscillator and Monitor) (NC) Dec 108 Record Player, Magnet Anchors
FM in Fringes (Marshall) Aug 51 Washers (TTO) Oct 107
New Tricks with Diodes* (Geisler) Inventors of (Bartlett) Record Player, Phono Cartridge,
(Corres) Jul 36; Oct 21 Dec 18 Lodge, Sir Oliver Joseph Aug 50 Two -Faced (CI) Sep 51
New Tubes for Color TV (Sutheim) Dec 42 Popoff, Alexander Stepanovitch Oct 28 Sound, Wiring for (CI) Oct 51
Millimeter Communications System (NB) Sept 10 Tape Recorders
1964 Color TV Roundup (Lemons) Dec 32 More Signals-Less Space (McQuay) Aug 34 Microphone Hum (CI) Nov 52
Rat Power Runs (NB) Oct 6 Tone Control (Ekotape 111) (Tech) Aug 84
Remote -Control Receiver, 8 -Channel") Tone Poor (Steelman, Airline) (Tech) Aug 85
0 (Cole) Jul 30 Back -Savers (TTO) Jul 90
Short -Wave Cable Stripper (TTO) Aug 98
100-Kc Crystal Calibrators") (Queen) Aug 77
Oct 10 Capacitor Check, Vom (TTO) Oct 105
Dx from VOA (NB)
Organ, Electronic, Tuning Made Easy (Korte) Ham Gossip. Space News Heard (NB) Aug 14 Case Histories, Bench Tape Recorder
(Corres) Jul 58; Dec 24 Reception, Major Improvements for for (TTO) Nov 105
Our Policy on Freebies (Margolis) Oct 76 (Churchill) Jul 20 Clock Confusion, Relay Prevents (TTO) Oct 107
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Control -Shaft Jig (TTO) Sep 103 Television CRT Replacement (CI) Nov 50;
Cord Tangles, Cure for (TTO) Nov 106 Adjusting Unadjustable (CI) Sep 60, (Philco 9L60) (CI) Sep 65
Engine Analyzers, Electronic, Working Agc (DuMont RA -105) (CI) Aug 66 Deflection Troubles Can Be Sneaky
with (Kramer) Nov 32 Agc Drift (Zenith 19M20) (CI) Aug 62 (Darr) Sep 46
Insulators, Small Standoff (TTO) Sep 105 Alignment with Pattern Generator (CI) Sep 64 Diagnosis and Frozen Brain
PC Solder Holes, Rod Cleans (TTO) Nov 106 Antenna (Fitzgibbon) Nov 43
Phono Pin Plugs, Coupler for (TTO) Nov 104 Community, Leakage (CI) Oct 54 Do -It -Yourself Repairs, R -E Reports
Radar 1N23 -C Replacement (Tech) Jul 81 Hardware, Solder (TTO) Nov 105 On (Kramer) Aug 26
Radar Plate Current Excessive (Airfield Yagi Conversion (C1) Aug 62 Flicker (CI) (Corres) Jul 56; Oct 18
Video -Line) (Tech) Aug 84 B -Plus Voltage (Sylvania 1-502-1, -2 Flyback Overheats (RCA KCS-68B) (Cl) Aug 64
(Tech) Sep 84 Flyback Replacement
Radio Bars, Squirrel Behind (Tech) Nov 97 (Jackson 277) (CI) (Radio
Ac -Dc, Sound Out (Tech) Nov 97 Brightness (RCA KCS-127) (CI) Oct 51 Craftsmen PC201) (CI) Oct 56; Sep 61
Automobile Buzz, Warmup (RCA 232-B-152MV) (CI) Sep 60 Dc Resistance (Coronado TVI-9330)
64
ct
Antennas, BC -CB (CI) Aug Color
Delco 1963 AM/FM (Powell) Focus (Motorola(CI) (Tech) J 8561
Agc and Weak Picture (RCA CTC 12) Foldover (Silvertone 528 47700) (CI) Aug
JulS118)
64
Part I-Systematic Trouble (CI) Dec 54
Shooting Sep 40 Antennas and Boosters (Cunningham) Dec 44 Freebies, Our Policy on (Margolis) Oct 76
Part II-FM Section Oct 42 Brightness Low (Admiral 25 LID6) Horizontal Bending (Olympic CA -105)
(CI) (RCA CTC 12) (CI) Dec 55; Dec 54 (CI) Jul 54; (Olympic GBF-7)
Fuses Blow (Motorola 84MF) (Tech) Aug 84
(CI) Sep 65; (RCA KCS-136) (CI) Nov 52
Noisy (Oldsmobile 986131 Brilliance Blooms Out (RCA CTC 10)
Transportable) (Tech) Jul 80 (Tech) Dec 106 Horizontal Hold (Philco 190) (Tech) Sep 86
Power Supply, Low -Cost Transistor Brilliance Out (RCA CTC 10) (Tech) Dec 106 Horizontal Instability (Crosley
HC-21HCL) (C1) Oct 54
Regulated (Powell) Jul 48 Contrasast Intermittent (RCA CTC 9)
Soundout (Chevrolet 987368) (Tech) Sep 84 ch) Dec 106 Horizontal Linearity Control
Calibration Error (CI) Aug 64 Contrast Low (RCA CTC 9) (Tech) Dec 106 Fixed -Tuned Circuits (CI) Aug 62
CB Transceivers (Kyle) Nov 46 Conversion to (CI) Sep 61 Flyback Circuits (CI) Jul 53
CB Servicing, with CB Set (Sands) Sep 34 Definition Poor (RCA CTC 12) (CI) Dec 55 Horizontal Oscillator Unstable
Clock, Knobs (Tech) Nov 96 Flashovers (CI) Dec 53 (Stewart -Warner 9126) (CI) Sep 64
Daytime Operation Only (Zenith High Voltage Out (RCA CTC 9) (Tech) Dec 106 Horizontal Output Parasitic Oscillation
Transoceanic) (Tech) Oct 97 Highlights Blooming (RCA CTC 7) (CI) Dec 54 (Westinghouse V-2342) (Tech) Oct 96
Extra Eyes (TTO) Oct 107 Horizontal Hold Poor (RCA CTC 9) Horizontal Sync
Drift (RCA 140-P-020) (CI) Aug 66
Intermittent (Philco T66) (Tech) Sep 86 (CI) Dec 55
Unstable (Motorola) (Tech) Oct 96
Noise, Kill That Mobile (Dudley) Oct 26 Horizontal Output Failure (RCA 800,
Oscillator Coil (Emerson) (CI) Nov 50 900 Series) (Tech) Nov 96 Identifying Chassis (CI) Jul 56
Tecec
Peewee Attacks Radio (Wayne) Dec 65 Horizontal Range Poor (RCA CTC 9) Interference (CBS 22C38) (CI) Aug 66
Power Transformer (German Kaiser) (Tech) Dec 105 Intermittent (Olympic 17C44, 17K41,
(CI) Oct 54; (Grunow 588) (CI) Oct 57 Horizontal Tearing (RCA CTC 9) etc.) (Tech) Aug 84; (RCA
21D7425U) (Tech) Aug 85
Rectifier Replacement (CI) Jul 54 D 5st
Jumper for Series -String Sets (TTO) Nov 104
Stations Lost (Emerson 888 Vanguard) Pictu(re Lo (RCA 21 -CS -7815) (Tech) Jul 181
81
PC Trouble (RCA KCS-94A) (CI) Nov 55
(Tech) Jul 81 Raster Out (RCA CTC 12) (Tech) Dec 106
Superhet Oscillator, "Fish" Kills for Replacing Your First Color TV Tube? Picture
Alignment (TTO) Dec 114 (Davidson) Dec 28 Double (Bendix 3033) (CI) Aug 62
Transistors, Test In -Circuit (McKinney) Oct 40 Service Hints (Roy) Aug 43 Out (RCA KCS47, -48, -49) (Tech) Sep 86
Trimmer Replacement (TTO) Jul 91 Service Is Simple (Fitzgibbon) Dec 39 Tube Really Gone? (Fitzgibbon)
Reamer, Rotating Rat-tail (TTO) Nov 105 Setup and Service, Speed (McCarty) Jul 42 Jul 26; (Corres) Oct 21
Relay Tip (TTO) Jul 91 Sync Out (RCA CTC 5) (CI) (RCA CTC 10) Shadow on Left (Sylvania 1-177) (CI) Oct 56
Resistors, Fusible (CI) Nov 52 (Tech) Dec 54; Dec 10S 6CU5 Audio Output Tube (Philco
Shaft -Hole Marker (TTO) Aug 99 Tuner Input Impedance (Middleton) Nov 30 7L40 -7L70) (Tech) Aug 85
Shafts and Switches, Protective Covers for Vertical Roll (RCA CTC 10) (Tech) Dec 106 60 -Cycle Trouble in 25 -Cycle Sets
(TTO) Dec 113 Vertical Tilt Insufficient (RCA CTC 10) (Sylvania 533003S) (Tech) Nov 96
Silicons, Replace Them with (McCall) Aug 54 (CI) Dec 55 Snow (Tech) Nov 97
Snipbill Usefulness Doubled (TTO) Aug 98 Vertical Retrace Lines (G -E CW) (CI) Dec 54 Sound Buzz (GE 14T007 -14T020) (Tech)
Sound Movie Projectors (Darr) Volume Will Not Lower (RCA CTC 9N, -P) Oct 97; (Hotpoint 14S201-
la Line) (Tech) Oct 97
Part I-Mechanical Troubles Oct 29 (Tech) Dec 106
Speaker Replacement (CI) Aug 64
Part II-Clutch Mechanisms, Threading, Weak or None (RCA CTC 10) (Tech) Dec 106
Streaking (RCA KCS-136) (CI) Nov 52
Safety Precautions Nov 41 Width Poor, No Focus (RCA CTC 9)
Part III-Sound and Lamp Troubles Dec 72 (Tech) Dec 105 Sync (G -E 147007-147020) (Tech)
Start on Shoestring (Darr) Conversion (RCA 21715° -DE (CI) Oct 97; (Hotpoint 14S201-
(Corres) Jul 46; Nov 18; Dec 24 Nov 52; (Silvertone) (CI) Nov 52 CZ Line (Tech) Oct 97
Continued on page 96
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SERVICING-Continued from page 93
A REVOLUTIONARY NEW Color
Generator (B&K 850))- (Precision E -450)t
(Sencore CG 126)T
Test Patterns, Broadcasting (CI) Jul 54 Aug 71; Dec 50; Dec 51; Dec 52
Tough Fight Ma, But I Won (Salerno) 66 Television Analyst (B&K 1074, 1076)t Dec 50
METHOD FOR MARKING Translator, $15 Answer to (Tech)
Tuner Replacement (G -E 17T2) (CI)
Nov
Oct
Jul
9
54
Test Equipment for (Scott)
Test Pattern Generator (GC 36-610)t Dec
Dec 50
50
Tuners, Fix or Trade? (Margolis) Aug 57 Varidot White -Dot Generator
ELECTRONIC EQUIPMENT Vertical Circuits (Zenith) (Tech)
Video Amplifier (Motorola) (Tech)
Jul
Jul
80
80
'Simpson 434A)'
White Dot/Bar Color Display Generator
Dec 52
Aug
77
40
Narrow (Zenith 24G26) (CI) Nov 52 DC Millivoltmeter, Hybrid*f (Hill) Dec 63
Test Instruments Dielectric and Capacitor Analyzer*
DRY TRANSFER MARKING KITS Audio Analyzer (Heath AA -1) (Tech) Oct 96
Oct 44
Dolly (TTO) OctOct 105
Grid -Dip Meter (Heath GD-1B) (Tech) Sep 84
This is the newest easiest way to get professional Pin -Tip Repair (TTO) Jul 90
Frequency Meter as Oscillator Dial (NC) Sep 108
Tool, Handy Service (TTO) Generator -Tracer, Af/Rf (Olson KB -141)t Nov 74
lettering instantly on all electronic equipment, Dec 114 Inductance Bridge, Precise*f (Krueger) Sep 44
Tools, Demagnetize Small (TTO) Jul 90 Leakage Checker, Add to Vtvm* (Lemons) Jul 39
drawings, schematics, etc. NOT A DECAL ...NO Tubes, Test Before Selling (TTO) Aug 98 Marker Ad(wdeiriefso{ Sweep Generator*
WATER...NO TAPES...NO SCREENS...NO Jul 62
ENGRAVING. Goes on instantly and stays on Millimeter (Simpson 657))- Oct 68
practically any surface ...looks like printing. Multimeter (Lafayette TK-10)* Sep 80
Silicons, Replace Them With (McCall) Aug 54 Multiplex Generator (Marshall) Jul 45
Makes prototypes look like finished equipment. Soldering Multi -Tester, 200,000 Ohms/Volt
(Triplett 630-NS)t
It's as simple as this ... Gun, Automatic (Pat)
Tips (TTO)
Jul
Sep 105
82
Ohmmeter, Transistors and Your
Nov 76
(Madison) Nov 80
Sound Movie Projectors (Darr)
Part I-Mechanical Troubles Oct 29
Oscillator Dial, Frequency Meter As (NC) Sep 108
GENERA). Part II-Clutch Mechanism, Threading, Oscilloscopes, New Electronic Pen
GENERA,'" Improves (NB) Dec 6
Safety Precautions Nov 41 Probe Capacitance, Stay (NC)
Part III-Sound and Lamp Troubles Dec 72 Oct 85
GROUND GR Probe, On (Cunningham) Nov 31
not$ 1-1411, N Space Pushbuttons Add Ohms or Mf's (Fred)
NIIIFROOTN. 1,4
1-11,6.0 1.1 ttttt Sir Ionosphere's Creation Watched (NB) Sep 6 Sep 20
mfiGNIr NIGH Ni Needle Belt Orbits (NB) Aug 12 Random -Noise Generator* (Lederer) Aug 68
Station Design (WN) Nov 49 Scope Kits (CI) Jul 54
Speaker Measurements, Simple (Crowhurst) Sep 37 Scope Probes, Tray for (TTO) Sep 105
I. Place "Instant Lettering" sheet over equipment Speed Color Setup and Service (McCarty) Sine/Square-Wave Generator
Jul 42
with proper word or number in position. Rub over Start Service on Shoestring (Darr) (Lafayette TE-22)f Aug 71
entire word with a ball-point pen or soft pencil. (Corres) Jul 46; Nov 18; Dec Substitution Box for Power Resistors*
24 (Davidson) (Corres) Dec
Stereo-see Audio-High Fidelity-Stereo; FM 18
Sweep Generator, Marker Added for*
2. Lift away carrier sheet carefully and there you Substitution Box for Power Resistors* (Wiles) Jul 62
have perfect lettering...professional looking let- (Davidson) (Corres) Dec 18 Test Prods, Bicycle Spokes Make (TTO) Dec 113
tering in an instant. Tube Tester, 1.2 -Megawatt (WN) Jul 35
Vom Battery, Clip -in Holder for (TTO) Dec 113
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Pointing out that color set owners and repairmen are
Jobs look for YOU the most important salesmen for color, he said, "Consumer
demand for color television would not increase unless color
in ELECTRONICS receivers were being properly serviced and were delivering
.1.151 satisfactory performance."
Learn FAST-EARN FAST with alf He urged technicians to take advantage of the opportuni-
MTI's Unique Exclusive 4p, ties offered by the growth of color TV sales.
Training. ......... ....................
Whether it's a BIG PAY JOB you CSEA Sets Service Advertising Standards
want or the chance to be YOUR The California State Electronics Association has drawn
OWN BOSS-your big oppor- rr up a list of 10 principles to be followed for honest TV serv-
tunity today is WAITING for YOU
in ELECTRONICS! MTI's unique ice advertising. Each item of the list mentions a particular
SELECT -A -SKILL method quickly, type of claim that CSEA considers "misleading, untruthful"
easily qualifies you for the type of or a part of "bait" or "come-on" advertisements.
electronic work that's exactly right 1;11-°-411 Here are the 10 points summarized:
for YOU - COMMUNICATIONS
ELECTRONICS, INDUSTRIAL
4111\,.
1. Ads shall contain all information about the firm's
ELECTRONICS, or RADIO & TV legal name, address and telephone number. The phone number
SERVICING. Previous experience SKILLS PAY BILLS must be the one actually listed with "Information" under the
proved unnecessary. Age no obstacle. With millions unem- business name of the company.
Right at home or through resident ployed - there is NO
classes in Jacksonville you learn by PLACE for men without 2. Words or phrases like "guaranteed" or "no fix, no
doing, using your hands as well as special skills! Let MTI pay" are permitted if the ad states clearly the nature and ex-
your head-building electronic equip- give you the training tent of the guarantee, and who the guarantor is-manufacturer
ment, testing and experimenting with you NEED to insure your future! or retailer.
SEVEN BIG MASTER ELEC- 3. Phrases like "24 -hour service" should not be used
TRONIC KITS! And you can earn
while you learn! unless such service is actually available to the public 24 hours
Massey Technical Institute a day.
Dept. 14 -AX -02, Jacksonville 6, Florida
ACCREDITED Member, National Home Study Council 4. Words "manufacturer" or "laboratory" should not be
MAIL COUPON TODAY for FREE BOOK used unless the advertiser does actually manufacture or sell
and MTI's unique SELECT -A -SKILL factory parts or use a laboratory. "Direct from factory to you"
Opportunity Finder that can take the guess-
work out of YOUR FUTURE!
r Please rush to me,
is taboo unless it is a statement of fact.
without obligation
MASSEY TECHNICAL INSTITUTE
Dept. 14 -AX -02, Jacksonville 6, Florida
5. If an ad uses an expression like "repaired in your
your FREE BOOK I am interested in: home," it should state that there is a charge if the work can-
"Pick Your New Home Training Classroom Training not be completed in the home to the customer's satisfaction.
World of Opportunity
in Electronics" PLUS Name
your SELECT -A - Address
6. If the price of picture tube is quoted, the ad should
SKILL Opportunity state whether the price is for a new or used tube, and whether
Finder. City Zone.... State it includes installation.
7. "Free" should not be used unless the article or serv-
ice is actually free. This also applies to phrases like "without
cost or obligation," etc.
MOVING? 8. Phrases like "factory -trained," "authorized," "li-
If you are going censed," etc., should be based on demonstrable facts.
to move, don't forget 9. Avoid "price ads." Artificially low prices quoted in
ads lead to dishonest practices such as hidden charges, padded
to send us your OLD
bills or hurried, sloppy work.
address (as it appears
10. Be careful with business names that closely resemble
on your latest copy of established trade names or that use service marks much like
Radio -Electronics) those of other companies.
as well as your The list was apparently intended to be distributed to
STOP! NEW address.
If possible, send us
newspapers and periodicals. It closes by pointing out that "No
honest, legitimate businessman, willing to represent his prod-
uct or service fairly and openly to the public, should have the
WRECKING YOUR TV ... the actual address slightest fear of these standards."
Inrush surge currents at 'Turn -On' destroy more label which is pasted
TUBES, RECTIFIERS, and CAPACITORS than
other causes. .. .
all
on the front cover. New NATESA President Lists Gripes
EFFECTIVE,
punishing
AUTOMATIC REDUCTION of the
inrush currents is immediately pro- Be sure to include The newly elected president of the National Alliance of
vided by the . your ZIP code number Television & Electronic Service Associations, Larry Dorst of
with your new address.
Milwaukee, has three pet peeves.
WUERTH SURGISTOR® First, he says, is captive service. Running close behind
If we receive this are manufacturers' built-in warranties and the lack of licens-
117 V.
AC -DC information before the ing of TV service dealers.
20th of the month, Philco Forms Technicians' Councils
you will continue to get Philco Corp. will form councils of independent TV serv-
Watts Wuerth Workman G -C List
Range No. No. No. Price Radio -Electronics
100-275 4100-2 SR -1 25-894R 1.95 ice technicians to put the company in immediate touch with
250-400 8050-4 SR -2 25-89611 2.95 without interruption.
300-500 8035-5 311-3 3.30 any problems that develop in the field.
Use SURGISTORS with your TV, Hi-Fi, Film
Please notify
Charles Hakimian, Philco's director of distribution and
Projector, or any device requiring inrush surge
current protection. SEE your distributor or customer services, announced at a meeting of the Ohio TSA
dealer TODAY. Or, send order direct to us for Subscriber's Service
prompt action.
that "these councils will meet with us, at our expense, to work
RADIO -ELECTRONICS on any and all problems that affect our relationship."
WUERTH PRODUCTS CORP. 154 West 14th Street Hakimian also told the state meeting that Philco will
1931 Moffett St. Hollywood, Florida New York, N. Y. 10011 resume introducing its new lines to service technicians at the
same time the merchandise is displayed for dealers. END
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The drawings will show you how City State
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DECEMBER, 1963 113
PROBE BODY-)
ISD-6.)
USE INSULATED SLEEVING OVER PROBE TIPS
Now you have a perfectly safe shorting
strip to stuff between the oscillator -sec-
tion plates.-Nicholas B. Cook
articles in categories makes searching
for a particular article very easy. If I
want to build a preamp, I look in my
notebook under "audio-high fidelity-
2
PROBE TIP Handy Service Tool stereo" until I find what I want. Then I
If you have a worn-out nutdriver look at the top of the page to see what
lying around the shop gathering dust, month's issue the article is in and get
SPOKE HOLDER try this. Cut off the socket with a hack- the magazine from the box.-Bernard
SOLDERED IN POSITION saw and make a 1/4 -inch cut at the end A. Bernsen
of the shaft. You now have a handy tool [As an additional aid, try clipping
SPOKE HOLDER THREADED END for twisting the mounting tabs on filter and filing away the annual (now semi-
r capacitor cans, tab -mounted controls, annual) indexes in the December and
BICYCLE SPOKE (CUT a BEND AS DESIRED) tab -mounted tuner shields, tab -mounted June issues, respectively.-Editor] END
the old tip, insert and solder in a spoke CUT
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holder (see your local bike shop) and lSOCICE.T 51.1 Ukare
9-0.0 In Gernsback Publications
screw in a bicycle spoke. The spoke can IslaDIRNBB
be cut, shaped and bent to meet your cos
HUGO GERNSBACK, Founder
nEEo
needs. Make several kinds, and screw in ki4 Modern Electrics 1908
the one you need.-M. P. Willoughby Wireless Association of America
Electrical Experimenter
1908
transformers, etc. It will do a much bet- 1913
"Fish" Kills Superhet ter job than long -nose pliers, it will
Radio News
Science & Invention
1919
1920
Oscillator For Alignment reach tight spots where pliers will not Practical Electrics
Television
1921
1927
In aligning radio i.f.'s it is often fit, and it will handle heavier material Radio -Craft
Short -Wave Craft
1929
1930
advantageous to disable the oscillator. than long -nose pliers.-Albert J. Kru- Television News 1931
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