Hawes Mechanical Television Archive by James T. Hawes, AA9DT
Col-R-Tel: The Missing Manual Pages, Part 3

How Col-R-Tel logo might have looked in color



Col-R-Tel chassis, back, top-left to right

Mechanisches Farbfernsehen: Col-R-Tel 
converter chassis. Parts on back of chassis, top row.
Part ID Part # Name on panel Function Value Comment
T3 1048 NA Motor transformer Unknown Transformer with paper bells. Motor brake.
V6 NA NA Motor speed control 6BL7 Octal tube. Motor speed control amplifier.
V5 NA NA Video output amplifier & motor speed control 12BH7 9-pin miniature tube. Motor control error amplifier. Other half of tube is color video output amplifier.
L7 1076     6.8-33 μH, est. Top row: Coil with adjustment slug. Tunable 3.58-MHz trap. Note: Only on Model 100-2. On Model 100-1, adjustable trimmer cap C20 occupies same chassis hole. C20 would be in series with fixed choke L5.
P3 1016     Phenolic Top row: Octal socket for connection to disc commutator & drive motor.
V3 NA NA Phase switcher 6BC7 9-pin miniature, phase switcher (in shield). Triple diode.
V2 NA NA Subcarrier amp 6U8 Top row: 9-pin miniature, subcarrier amp. Half of tube is crystal ringing amplifier. Other half of tube is phasing coil driver.
T2 1054     22-56 μH, est. Top row: Can transformer with adjustment slug. 3.58 MHz, burst transformer. Has two tuning slugs. Adjust primary of T2 through hole in rear panel. Adjust secondary (bottom of T2) through hole in front panel.
C1 1050-2   Four-section filter capacitor (A-B-C-D) in can.   C1-a,b,c,d (top row).
  • A = 25 uF; in pin 7 cathode of V1.
  • B = 25 uF; in pin cathode of V4.
  • C & D = 40 uF each; pi filter in power supply, V7 cathode.
T1 1049     120VAC primary; 300VAC secondary Power transformer

Col-R-Tel chassis, back, bottom-left to right

Mechanisches Farbfernsehen: Col-R-Tel 
converter chassis. Parts on back of chassis, bottom row.
Part ID Part # Name on panel Function Value Comment
Yellow & green wires H NA Wires from converter box to TV Length 18" Yellow: CRT cathode connection; Green: CRT grid connection
P2 1084 NA Cable from converter box to TV Length 18" Bottom row-left: 5-pin, phenolic plug (male) with orange & blue wires. (Same connector as on huge, multi-cell combined A & B batteries in old, luggable tube radios.)
L6 1001   Chroma bandpass tuning on first 6BE6 grid 90 μH Bottom row-right: Coil with adjustment slug.
V4 NA NA Demod 6BE6 Bottom row: 7-pin miniature, pentagrid converter
L4 1076   Demod input bandpass tuning of phase-delayed, 3.58 CW 15-39 μH, est. Coil with adjustment slug
L2 1078     15-39 μH, est. Phase coil with adjustment slug (Phasing Coil)
Xtal 1032     3.58 MHz Bottom row: Color crystal
V1 NA NA Burst amp 6U8 Bottom row: 9-pin miniature tube. Half of tube is burst keyer. Other half is burst amplifier.
L1 1076     15-39 μH, est. Variable choke for burst input tuning. Just above and between V1 and V7.
V7 NA NA Power rectifier 6X4 7-pin miniature, power rectifier (bottom row)
Power Cord NA NA Power cord Length 9 ft. 6" To 117VAC main

Col-R-Tel Wires & Cables

Part ID Part # Function Length
P1 Kit Part D Kit cable for installation on TV. Has five-pin, female connector. Plugs into P2 on converter box. Blue: Vertical sync. Orange: Horizontal sync. Black: TV chassis ground. 18 inches
P2 NA (part of converter box) Converter box cable. Has five-pin, male connector. Plugs into P1 from TV (kit cable). Blue: Vertical sync. Orange: Horizontal sync. Black: TV chassis ground. 18 inches
Wires & connectors NA Converter box wires with connectors. Yellow: CRT cathode connection. Green: CRT control grid connection. 18 inches
Wires & connectors Kit Part H Kit wires (from TV) with connectors. Yellow: CRT cathode connection. Green: CRT control grid connection. 18 inches
P4 / P5 NA The P4 / P5, removable cable that plugs between P3 & P6 (kit cable with 2 connectors). Carries commutator data to select reference & control motor speed. 4 feet, 6 inches
P6 NA Wires from color wheel commutator to P6 8 inches
Cord NA Power cord 9 feet, 6 inches
Size Control Wire NA Red wire: Solder to high-potential side of horizontal yoke coil 18 inches
Size Control Wire NA Black wire: Solder to low-potential side of horizontal yoke coil 18 inches
Size Control Wire NA Green wire: Solder to either side of vertical yoke coil 18 inches
Size Control Wire NA Yellow wire: Solder to either side of vertical yoke coil 18 inches



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NOTE: The Col-R-Tel logo and chassis illustration above are my own creations. They didn't come from Col-R-Tel documents. My copyright covers both pieces of art. Omissions and errors are my responsibility. – JT Hawes

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