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The very first RCA color set had a very advanced color decoder circuit that would show more color range then the simplified circuit that was way cheaper and easier to make. They also had a tiny tube that almost always went gassy early in its life so few fully working examples are left. There...

They are local and the 4650 Starks/Royal was of course from them originally that I bought a few years ago for 25 bucks. They used to redo the hose for us on the Royal 413 we have too but they can no longer get the hoses and parts. I've never been to any of the stores but sister used to go to...

Most of the Admiral TVs I dealt with had pretty poor pictures, that thing looks really bright and crisp with excellent color from your pics. Did your friend go through it and put a newer high brightness phospor tube in it? I used to do that with older square tubed sets I had and it really...

Well, maybe I'm mixing it up with flat liners as they definitely had a 715, OD and all. I think the Tremors one had the bigger tires but now I'll have to watch it again and see if it's just a beefed up pickup version. The first movie is on my best movies ever list and not just because of that...

Sorry about your son. The jeep Kevin Bacon drove in Tremors was a M715 military version of the pickup you had with a straight 6 in it. Basically their modernized version of a M37 Dodge but more civilian parts beefed up and modified for military use. Neighbor years ago when I was a teenager had...

Looks similar to many other good canister designs. I have a couple of newer Royals I really like with good power heads and they too are very powerful, simple, and easy to repair as long as you can find the parts. In fact I vaguely remember actually having a similar Electrolux we replaced a...

My guess would be cloth but oldest one I have as far as Zenith is probably early to mid fifties and is rubber. Heat shrink would work great if you don't care what it looks like. I use it on my old Dart when the crimp connection jobs were getting dirty and it was heating up. Cut it out, stripped...

Tube testers I have a early 50's I-77b two piece military tube tester, a suitcase Sencore mu-50 mid 60's one, a early thirties wood cased one and a few Beltron CRT rejuvenaters that were handy when I was doing TV repair as a money making hobby. I have boxes of tubes going back to the 20's when...

Pretty sure my Royal 4650 has a setting that says blower but all it does is disable the variable speed switch on the handle. Well I just looked and I guess you can put the hose on the exhaust port and actually use it as a blower. I've never even looked before or ever used that function as I've...

Zenith made some of the best radios back in the day, and many makers used lousy rubber insulation for years after that radio was made. We have a much newer National/Panasonic that the insulation for the dial lights is falling off. I have a few old military and civilian short wave and broadcast...

My 41 had a Braden MU2 winch and one time I was in the backyard before all the other houses were built screwing around and sunk that thing down to the frame/bumper. There was NO driving or pushing it out. I decided to winch to the small fir tree very close to the truck. Engaged the winch, truck...

Yeah it has a lot of extra connections with the motor speed and off on stuff on the pistol grip. I have downloaded the parts list and schematics but seems most of the parts are no longer made like original hoses and things. I have a 413 too we bought when it was practically new and over the...

Was using our Stark/Royal 4650 today and noticed the pistol grip where the hose pigtail plugs in was getting hot and smelling a bit toasty. When I got it for 25 bucks the hose power connection was bad somewhere by the tank and it would drop the power head unless I set it to blower mode. Found a...

watch the trans on any gm truck We have all gm vans at work, two 97 and a 06. all of them wasted their transmissions at 150k on the dot so make sure yours is good or redone recently. they also have issues with the brake lights not working when the headlights are on due to lousy plastic sockets...

Always wanted a m37 as it was the pinnacle of their development and the last ones had all modern updates. I paid 1300 cash for my 41 in 78. It actually ran and stopped great and did have a heater The Jeep I paid about a grand and it ran and drove but needed the tranny rebuilt and had no oil...

Dodge actually was making HUGE 1 1/2 4x4 trucks for the military since 1933. They were the first to use a in/out front drive lever and transfer case. Before that they were always locked into all wheel drive and that was a major advance. The early ones looked like some huge model A pickup or...

Yep, the early Dodge 4x4 military trucks became the Power Wagon when the war ended. The early ones had pretty much the same running gear and engine in a bigger pickup body. They eventually updated to sometimes getting the early y block 318 then went civilian but bullet proof running gear till...

Always liked Mopars, I still have my 69 Dart I got my license in. It was my third car, first was a 42 Ford GPW Jeep, second was a 41 1/2 ton closed cab Dodge weapons carrier pickup with winch. I added it up years ago I had 26 cars and I think I've had a few more since then. I always liked...

Sorry, didn't think first time posted, maybe a mod can delete second one.

love my Royal cannisters I have a old Royal 413 and a newer Stark/Royal 4650 and I love what they do for the carpet and that I can get under and around most everything. Been wondering and considering a Royal upright if a good enough deal shows up and after seeing those photos maybe one would be...