Early Television Museum
Television Technical Data
We now have high resolution service information and schematic diagrams for many pre-1945 and postwar American sets posted here. Note: these are very large files. High speed connection suggested. Many of these documents have been scanned by Tom Albrecht. If you have a set you'd like the Sams or Riders scanned for, Tom has agreed to do it, as long as the material is in the public domain (generally pre- 1964 sets). Email your request to the museum, and we will forward it to Tom.
The technical manuals published here are in the public domain. If you need information on newer (post-1964) sets, please contact Sams Technical Publishing.
Rider index of TV service data
Rider Receiver Trouble Cures, Vol 1-7
Scans courtesy of:
| 1 Tom Albrect | 5 Chuck Azzalina | 9 John Yurkon | 13 Mark Roberts |
| 2 David Winter | 6 Henry Boyars | 10 Henk van Veen | 14 Dan Cutler |
| 3 Bob Andersen | 7 John Folsom | 11 Tom Genova | 15 David Holland |
| 4 Eric Hill | 8 Sean Barton | 12 Phil Nelson |
* Scanned by others
Admiral
Below are manuals for several Admiral chassis used in sets made from 1948 to 1953. Here is a cross reference showing which models use each chassis.
| C322C2,3,16,17,26,27 (Sams 383 1) | 20B1 chassis ((Rider TV4 1) | 21J1 chassis (Rider TV6 1) |
| CA322C16,17,26,27 (Sams 383 1) | 20X1 chassis (Rider TV4 1) (Sams 100 1) | 21W1 chassis (Wallace 1) |
| CS322C2,3,16,17,26,27 (Sams 383 1) | 20Y1 chassis (Rider TV4 1) (Sams 100 1) | 21Y1 chassis (Wallace 1) |
| LC322C36,37,39 (Sams 383 1) | 20Z1 chassis ((Rider TV4 1) (Sams 100 1) | 21Z1 chassis (Wallace 1) |
| LCS322C36,37,39 (Sams 383 1) | 21A1 chassis ((Rider TV4 1) | 29AZI chassis (Sams 383 1) |
| 14YP3 chassis (Sams 350 3) | 21B1 chassis ((Rider TV6 1) | 29SZ1 chassis (Sams 383 1) |
| 17T1 chassis (Wallace 3) | 21C1 chassis ((Rider TV6 1) | 29Z1 chassis (Sams 383 1) |
| 19A1 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 21D1 chassis ((Rider TV6 1) | 30A1 chassis (Rider TV3 1) |
| 20A1 chassis ((Rider TV4 1) | 21H1 chassis ((Rider TV6 1) |
Airline
| 05BR-3012 (Sams 150 1) | 05BR-3027 (Sams 150 1) | |
| 05BR-3024 (Sams 150 1) | 94GSE-3018A (Sams 93A 1) |
Andrea
| BT-VK12 (Sams 76 1) | KTE-5 (schematic *) | 1-F-5 (schematic *) |
| CVK-126 (Sams 76 1) | T-VK12 (Sams 76 1) | 2-F-12 (manual 5) |
| COVK-125 (Sams 76 1) | TVK-127 (Sams 76 1) | 8-F-12 (manual 5) |
Arvin
| 4080 (Sams 104 4) |
Automatic
| TV-P490 (Sams 81 1) |
Belmont - see Raytheon/Belmont
Bendix
| 235 (Sams 69 1) |
Capehart/Farnsworth
| CT-27 (Sams 160 1) | 322 (Sams 160 1) | 340 (Sams 160 1) |
| CT-38 (Sams 160 1) | 324 (Sams 160 1) | 341 (Sams 160 1) |
| CT-45 (Sams 160 1) | 325 (Sams 160 1) | 461-P (Sams 87 1) |
| 1T17 (Sams 160 1) | 326 (Sams 160 1) | 462-P12 (Sams 87 1) |
| 2T20 (Sams 160 1) | 331 (Sams 160 1) | 610-P (Sams 95A 1) |
| 3C17 (Sams 160 1) | 335 (Sams 160 1) | 651-P (Sams 95A 1) |
| 319 (Sams 160 1) | 336 (Sams 160 1) | 661-P (Sams 95A 1) |
| 320 (Sams 160 1) | 338 (Sams 160 1) | |
| 321 (Sams 160 1) | 339 (Sams 160 1) |
CBS-Columbia
| 205 (Sams 293 1) |
Cossor
| 54 (schematic *) |
Crosley
| 9-408 (Rider TV2 1) * |
*9-408 is a clone of the RCA 8TS30
DuMont
| RA-101 (Rider TV1 1) | RA-108A (Sams 95 1) | 181 (Rider 10 *) (manual 5) |
| RA-102 (Rider TV1 1) | RA-109A (Sams 110 1) | 182 (Rider 10 *) (manual 5) |
| RA-103 (Rider TV1 1 Sams 90 1) | RA-110 (Sams 93 1) | 183 (Rider 10 *) (manual 5) |
| RA-103D (Sams 93 1) | RA-111A (Sams 106 1) | 180x (Rider 13 *) |
| RA-104 (Sams 93 1) | RA-112A (Rider TV6 1) | 181x (Rider 13 *) |
| RA-105 (Rider TV2 1) | RA-113 (Rider TV6 1) | 182x (Rider 13 *) |
| RA-105B (Sams 95 1) | RA-119A (Sams 156 1) | 183x (Rider 13 *) |
| RA-106 (Rider TV2 1) | 180 (Rider 10 *) (manual 5) |
Emerson
| 571 (chassis 120066) (Sams 46 1) | 612 (Sams 76 1) | 637, 637B, 637C (Sams 97 1) (manual 1) |
| 571 (chassis 120086B) (Sams 76 1) | 614 (Sams 97 1) (manual 1) | 637A (Sams 95 1) (manual 1) |
| 600 (Sams 87 1) | 619 (Sams 76 1) | 639 (Sams 87 1) |
| 606 (chassis 120066) (Sams 46 1) | 620 (Sams 76 1) | 644 (Sams 97 1) (manual 1) |
| 606 (chassis 120086B) (Sams 76 1) | 624 (Sams 76 1) | 647 (Sams 97 1) (manual 1) |
| 611 (Sams 76 1) | 627 (Sams 76 1) | 648 (Sams 97 1) |
Espey
| 1947 3 inch kit (schematic *) |
Garod
| 10TZ (Sams 60 1) | 12TZ (Sams 60 1) | 15TZ (Sams 60 1) |
General Electric
| HM-171 (manual *) | 12C108 (Sams 125 1) | 800 (Rider TV4 1) |
| HM-185 (manual *) | 12C109 (Sams 125 1) | 803 (Rider TV2 1) |
| HM-225 (manual *) | 12T3 (Sams 125 1) | 805 (Rider TV3 1) |
| HM-226 (manual *) | 12T4 (Sams 125 1) | 806 (Rider TV3 1) |
| 10C101 (Rider TV5 1) | 15CL100 (Wallace 7) | 807 (Rider TV3 1) |
| 10C102 (Rider TV5 1) | 17T10 (Sams 196) 1) | 809 (Rider TV3 1) |
| 10T1 (Rider TV5 1) | 17T11 (Sams 196) 1) | 810 (Rider TV2 1) |
| 10T4 (Rider TV5 1) | 21C115 (Sams 229 1) | 811 (Sams 63 1) |
| 10T5 (Rider TV5 1) | 21T2 (Sams 196) 1) | 814 (Sams 69 1) |
| 10T6 (Rider TV5 1) | 21T14 (Sams 229 1) | 901 (manual 5) |
| 12C107 (Sams 125 1) | 21TF chassis (Sams 229 1) |
Hallicrafters
| T-54 ((Rider TV1 1) | T-601 (Sams 65 1) | 510 (Sams 65 1) |
| T-64 (Sams 65 1) | 505 ((Rider TV1 1) | |
| T-67 (Sams 65 1) | 509 (Sams 65 1) |
HMV
| 900 (manual *) | 904 (manual *) | 907 (manual *) |
| 902 (manual *) | 905 (manual *) |
Hoffman
| CT-800 (Sams 63 1) | 146 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 826 (Rider TV3 1) |
| CT-801 (Sams 63 1) | 147 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 827 (Rider TV3 1) |
| CT-900 (Sams 63 1) | 610 (Rider TV3 1) | 828 (Rider TV3 1) |
| CT-901 (Sams 63 1) | 612 (Rider TV3 1) | 912 (Rider TV3 1) |
| 140 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 820 (Rider TV3 1) | 913 (Rider TV3 1) |
| 142 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 821 (Rider TV3 1) | |
| 143 chassis (Rider TV3 1) | 822 (Rider TV3 1) |
Magnavox
| CT-214 (Sams 62 1) | CT-218 (Sams 62 1) | CT-221 (Sams 62 1) |
Majestic
| 70 (Sams 153 4) | 712 (Sams 153 4) | 801 (Sams 153 4) |
| 72 (Sams 153 4) | 715 (Sams 153 4) | 802 (Sams 153 4) |
| 73 (Sams 153 4) | 717 (Sams 153 4) | 803 (Sams 153 4) |
| 700 (Sams 153 4) | 719 (Sams 153 4) | 804 (Sams 153 4) |
| 701 (Sams 153 4) | 800 (Sams 153 4) |
Marconi
| 705 (manual *) | 707 (manual *) | |
| 706 (manual *) | 709 (manual *) |
Meck
| XA701 (Sams 61 1) | XL750 (Sams 76 1) |
Meissner
| 10-1153 (manual 5) |
Motorola
| VK106 (Sams 77 1) | TS-53 chassis (Sams 115 6) | 12VF4 (Sams 92 14) |
| VK107 (Sams 77 1) | TS-67 chassis (Sams 111 3) | 12VK11 (Sams 92 14) |
| VT71 (Rider TV1 1) | TS-89 chassis (manual 15) | 12VK18 (Sams 77 1) |
| VT105 (Sams 67 1) | TS-94 chassis (manual 15) | 12VT13 (Sams 92 14) |
| VK106 (Sams 67 1) | TS-95 chassis (manual 15) | 12VT16 (Sams 77 1) |
| VT107 (Sams 67 1) | TS-114 chassis (manual 13) | 14T3 (manual 13) |
| TS-4B chassis (schematic 2) | TS-172 chassis (manual 13) | 16F1BH, 16F1H (manual 15) |
| TS-4C chassis (schematic 2) | TS-902 chassis (Svc Notes *) | 16K2BH, 16K2H (manual 15) |
| TS-4D chassis (schematic 2) | 10T2 (Sams 92 14) | 16T1BH, 16T1H (manual 15) |
| TS-4E chassis (schematic 2) | 10VK9 (Sams 77 1) | 17K1A, 17K1BA (manual 15) |
| TS-4F chassis (schematic 2) | 10VK12 (Sams 92 14) | 17K1BE, 17K1E (manual 13) |
| TS-4G chassis (schematic 2) | 10VK22 (Sams 92 14) | 17K2BE, 17K2E (manual 13) |
| TS-4H chassis (schematic 2) | 10VT3 (Sams 77 1) | 17T1A, 17T1BA (manual 15) |
| TS-4J chasis (schematic 2) | 10VT10 (Sams 92 14) | 17T2A, 17T2BA (manual 15) |
| TS-9 chassis (Sams 67 1) | 10VT24 (Sams 92 14) | 19F1 (Sams 111 3) |
| TS-18 chassis (Sams 83 1) (manual 9) | 12K2 (Sams 115 6) | 19K1 (Sams 111 3) |
| TS-23 chassis (Sams 92 14) | 12T3 (Sams 115 6) |
National
| NC-TV7 (Rider TV2 1) | NC-TV 10T (manual *) |
Norelco
| PA-2 DuoView (manual *) |
Olympic
| TV-104 (Sams 67 1) | TV-108 (Sams 67 1) | TV-945 (Sams 67 1) |
| TV-105 (Sams 67 1) | TV-922 (Sams 58 1) | TV-946 (Sams 67 1) |
| TV-106 (Sams 67 1) | TV-922L (Sams 67 1) | |
| TV-107 (Sams 67 1) | TV-944 (Sams 67 1) |
Packard-Bell
| 2291-TV (Sams 82 1) | 2294-TV (Sams 82 1) | 2297-TV (Sams 82 1) |
| 2292-TV (Sams 82 1) | 2295-TV (Sams 82 1) | 2298-TV (Sams 82 1) |
| 2293-TV (Sams 82 1) | 2296-TV (Sams 82 1) |
Philco
| G4242 Predicta Holiday (Sams 439 1) | 49-1150 (Sams 70 1) | 51-PT1208 (Sams 136 4) |
| G4710 Predicta Tandem (Sams 441 1) | 49-1175 (Sams 70 1) | 51-PT1234 (Sams 136 4) |
| H3410 Predicta Princess (Sams 466 1) | 50-T701 (Sams 140 1) | 51-PT1282 (Sams 136 4) |
| H2010 Safari (Sams 475 1) | 50-T702 (Sams 140 1) | 51-T2102 (Sams 132 1) |
| TV-123 (manual *) | 50-T1104 (Sams 114 1) | 51-T2130 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-700 (Rider TV2 1) | 50-T1400 (Sams 114 1) | 51-T2132 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1000 code 122 (Rider TV2 1) | 50-T1401 (Sams 114 1) | 51-T2133 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1000 code 125 (Rider TV1 1) | 50-T1402 (Sams 114 1) | 51-T2134 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1001 (Rider TV1-2 1) | 50-T1403 (Sams 115 1) | 51-T2136 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1050 code 122 (Rider TV2 1) | 50-T1404 (Sams 115 1) | 51-T2138 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1050 code 125 (Rider TV1 1) | 50-T1406 (Sams 115 1) | 51-T2175 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-1050-5 code 125 (Rider TV1 1) | 50-T1430 (Sams 114 1) | 51-T2176 (Sams 132 1) |
| 48-2500 (Manual 1) | 50-T1432 (Sams 115 1) | |
| 49-1040 (Manual 4) | 51-PT1207 (Sams 136 4) |
Philips
| 14TX100 (Technical data 10) | 14TX113 (Technical data 10) |
Pilot
| TV-37 (Rider TV2 1) |
Pye
| 815 (manual *) | 817 (manual *) |
Radio Craftsman
| RC-100 (Sams 117 4) |
Raytheon/Belmont
| C-1102 (Sams 94 4) | 7DX21 (Sams 81 1) | 18DX21A (Sams 81 1) |
| C-1104 (Sams 94 4) | 7DX22P (Sams 81 1) | 22A21 (Sams 55 1) |
| M-701 (Sams 94 4) | 10AXF43 (Sams 75 1) | 22AX21 (Sams 55 1) |
| M-1101 (Sams 94 4) | 10DX21 (Sams 75 1) | 22AX22 (Sams 55 1) |
| M-1103 (Sams 94 4) | 10DX22 (Sams 75 1) | |
| M-1105 (Sams 94 4) | 10DX24 (Sams 75 1) |
RCA
| CTC-2 (manual 12) (Sams 52 13) | 2T51 (Sams 111 14) | 9T128 (Sams 134 1) |
| CTC-4 (schematic *)(Sams 314 1) | 2T60 (Sams 111 14) | 9T147 (Sams 134 1) |
| CTC-5 (700 series) (manual 9) | 6T72 (Sams 109 1) | 9T270 (Sams 85 1) |
| CTC-7 (800 series) (manual 4) | 7T103 (Sams 134 1) | 9T272 (Sams 85 1) |
| CTC-9 (Sams 459 1) | 7T104 (Sams 134 1) | 9T275 (Sams 85 1) |
| CTC-10 (Sams 517 1) | 7T112 (Sams 134 1) | 14-S-7052 (Sams 354 1) |
| CT-100 (manual 12) (Sams 52 13) | 7T122 (Sams 134 1) | 14-S-7070 (Sams 354 1) |
| KCS32 chassis (Sams 88 1) | 7T123 (Sams 134 1) | 14-S-7071 (Sams 354 1) |
| KCS45, KCS45A chassis (Sams 111 14) | 7T124 (Sams 134 1) | 14-S-7074 (Sams 354 1) |
| KCS94 (Sams 315 1) | 7T125 (Sams 134 1) | 17-PT-6962 (Sams 315 1) |
| KCS102 chassis (Sams 354 1) | 7T143 (Sams 134 1) | 17-S-6022 (Sams 315 1) |
| T164 (Sams 109 1) | 8T270 (Sams 85 1) | 17-S-6025 (Sams 315 1) |
| T270 (Sams 85 1) | 8TC270 (Sams 85 1) | 17-S-6027 (Sams 315 1) |
| TC165 (Sams 109 1) | 8TC271 (Sams 85 1) | 21T176 (Sams 157 1) |
| TC166 (Sams 109 1) | 8TK29 (Sams 88 1) | 21T177 (Sams 157 1) |
| TC167 (Sams 109 1) | 8TR29 (Sams 88 1) | 21T178 (Sams 157 1) |
| TC168 (Sams 109 1) | 8TS30 (Rider TV2 1) | 21T179 (Sams 157 1) |
| TRK-5 (Rider TV1 *) | 9PC41 (Sams 90 1) | 621TS (Rider TV1 1) |
| TRK-9 (Rider TV1 *) | 9T57 (Sams 122 1) | 630TS (Rider TV1 1) (manual 5) |
| TRK-90 (Rider TV1 *) | 9T77 (Sams 122 1) | 648PTK (Sams 90 1) |
| TRK-12 (Rider TV1 *) | 9T79 (Sams 122 1) | 721TS (Rider TV1 1) |
| TRK-120 (Rider TV1 *) | 9T89 (Sams 122 1) | 730TV (Sams 70 1) |
| TT-5 (Rider TV1 *) | 9T105 (Sams 134 1) | 741PCS (Sams 90 1) |
| U-70 UHF converter (Rider 13 3) | 9T126 (Sams 134 1) |
Sears-Silvertone
| 8130 (Sams 49 1) | 9124 (Sams 79 1) | |
| 9123 (Sams 79 1) | 9126 (Sams 79 1) |
Sentinel
| IU-816 (Schematic *) | 401 (Sams 70 1) | 406 (Sams 70 1) |
| 400-TV ((Rider TV2 1) | 402 (Sams 70 1) |
Sonora
| 302 (schematic 4) | 303 (schematic 4) |
Sparton
| 16A211 (CVT-2 ) (manual * schematic *) | 4940TV (Sams 64 1) | 5007X (Sams 121 1) |
| 4900TV (Sams 64 1) | 4941TV (Sams 64 1) | |
| 4939TV (Sams 64 1) | 5006X (Sams 121 1) |
Stewart Warner
| AVC1 (Sams 64 1) | AVC2 (Sams 64 1) | AVT1 (Sams 64 1) |
Stromberg-Carlson
| TC-10 (Sams 79 1) |
Sylvania
| 1-076 (serv bul, sup 1, sup 2, sup 3 9) | 1-128 (serv bul, sup 1, sup 2, sup 3 9) | 21C609 (schematic *) |
| 1-108 chassis (serv bul, sup 1, sup 2, sup 3 9) | 451 (schematic *) |
Tele-King
| 410 (Sams 88 1) | 612 (Sams 88 1) | |
| 512 (Sams 88 1) | 710 (Sams 88 1) |
Telekit
| 7 (manual *) (Rider 1 *) | 10A (manual *) |
Teletone
| TV-149 (Rider TV2 1) | TV-249 (Rider TV2 1) | |
| TV-208 (Sams 90 1) | TV-285 (Sams 87 14) |
Temple
| TV-1776 (Sams 66 1) | TV-1778 (Sams 66 1) | |
| TV-1777 (Sams 66 1) | TV-1779 (Sams 66 1) |
Tradiovision
| 13 (schematic *) |
Transvision
| 7 inch kit (Rider 1 *) |
Truetone
| 10D1095 (Sams 134 1) | 10D2052 (Sams 134 1) |
U. S. Television Corp.
| T-10823 (Sams 89 1) |
Videodyne
| 10FM (Sams 69 1) | 12FM (Sams 69 1) | |
| 10TV (Sams 69 1) | 12TV (Sams 69 1) |
Viewtone
| VP-155 (schematic 11) |
Westinghouse
| H-196 (Sams 65 1) | H-617T12 (Sams 103 4) | V-2150-186 chassis (Sams 103 4) |
| H-207 (Sams 65 1) | H-618T16 (Sams 103 4) | WRT-700 (Rider TV1 *) |
| H-604T10 (Rider TV4 1) | H-619T12 (Sams 103 4) | WRT-701 (Rider TV1 *) |
| H-611C12 (Sams 112 1) | H-620K16 (Sams 103 4) | WRT-702 (Rider TV1 *) |
| H-615C12 (Sams 112 1) | V-2150-176 chassis (Sams 103 4) | WRT-703 (Rider TV1 *) |
Wilcox-Gay - See Majestic
Zenith
| 19M20 chassis (Sams 259 1) | 23H23Z (manual 8) (hints 8) | 28T925 (Sams 64 1) |
| 19M21 chassis (Sams 259 1) | 24G22 chassis (manual 8) | 28T960 (Sams 64 1) |
| 22H20 chassis (manual 8) (Rider 6 4) (hints 8) | 24G23 chassis (manual 8) | 28T961 (Sams 64 1) |
| 22H21 chassis (manual 8) (hints 8) | 24G24 chassis (manual 8) | 28T962 (Sams 64 1) |
| 22H22 chassis (manual 8) (hints 8) | 24G25 chassis (manual 8) | 28T963 (Sams 64 1) |
| 23G22 chassis (manual 8) | 24H20 (manual 8) (Rider 6 4) (hints 8) | |
| 23G23 chassis (manual 8) | 24H21 chassis (manual 8) (Rider 6 4) (hints 8) | |
| 23H22 chassis (Rider 6 4) |
