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Return to top of page · Post #: 1 · Written at 11:24:46 PM on 14 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
I need someone to restore this wonderful HMV Trent television, hopefully someone local ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 2 · Written at 8:48:54 PM on 15 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
What has gone wrong with it? Being the newest of your valve TV's it should be the easiest to fix.

Return to top of page · Post #: 3 · Written at 1:11:58 AM on 16 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
It won't turn on, so I've cut the cord off just to be safe, I've tried powering it up before I cut the cord off nd the valves didn't light up ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 4 · Written at 8:31:23 PM on 16 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
Did you have a look for the model number of the Trent? Easy to see without pulling the TV apart, just look in the square hole in the back that says model number. Do you have any electrical knowledge? i.e. do you have a multimeter and know how to use it to do resistance checks?

Return to top of page · Post #: 5 · Written at 8:21:28 AM on 17 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
The chassis model is a PU3 V6 , and I do have a multimeter and soldering iron, but I'm taking the TV to my tech on Monday to get it restored and to also get the cord replaced ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 6 · Written at 5:58:26 PM on 17 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
Glad you found someone to hopefully fix it. Did you get the model number off the TV or from the circuit diagram? The diagram does not have the TV model number on it just the chassis number.

Return to top of page · Post #: 7 · Written at 6:55:49 PM on 17 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
Right, I'll do that now to get the TV model ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 8 · Written at 7:10:27 PM on 20 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
Were you able to find the model number? I'm curious as I don't want it to be forever known as the HMV Trent, model number = "unknown"

Return to top of page · Post #: 9 · Written at 10:35:07 AM on 21 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
I don't know, as I forgot to move it to get the model number, but I think it's a V6 chassis ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 10 · Written at 8:03:45 PM on 23 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
Any chance you could take a look?

Return to top of page · Post #: 11 · Written at 8:43:45 PM on 23 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
Nope, just took it in to get restored, the guys doing it for free ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 12 · Written at 9:58:35 PM on 23 July 2013.
	Chris Ronayne Location: Wauchope, NSW Member since 1 January 2013 Member #: 1269 Postcount: 576
Nathan, can you get your friend to find the set's model number please? Chris

Return to top of page · Post #: 13 · Written at 4:50:13 AM on 24 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
Sure, ill ask him after school ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 14 · Written at 4:51:13 AM on 24 July 2013.
	Nathan Brown Location: East Maitland, NSW Member since 13 May 2013 Member #: 1342 Postcount: 243
I also remember one time I looked at the model number it was a PU3 chassis V6 ‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾‾ "I'd rather have a CRT than nothing" - me "people just throw working CRTs out, it is NOT FUNNY!" -me

Return to top of page · Post #: 15 · Written at 7:10:14 PM on 27 July 2013.
	TV Collector Location: Ballarat, VIC Member since 4 January 2011 Member #: 803 Postcount: 456
Can you get the person who's fixing the TV to confirm the model number please. Memory can be a very unreliable thing, you need to be sure by having looked at the model number. Both PU3 and V6 are chassis types not model numbers so that is why I want you to recheck please. Thanks.

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