Zenith SD1327W
Eli Krause
March 25, 2025, 12:32 pm
March 25, 2025, 4:33 pm
March 25, 2025, 12:32 pm
March 25, 2025, 4:33 pm
Summary
13" System 3 with Chromacolor Contrast tube. Front-mounted headphone output is a full-sized 1/4" phono jack.
Manuals
- None freely available online
Notes
There is a yellow potentiometer internally near the front of the PCB for adjusting vertical size.
Repair Notes
All of the front panel buttons were found to not work on the unit pictured due to failed microswitches. Contact cleaner did not fix; they can be replaced with 6mm x 6mm microswitches (or 6.2mm x 6.2mm). A number of the arms that hold the buttons had also broken and were repaired with ABS.
This CRT is confirmed to be a hot chassis, possibly with very slow high voltage bleeding.
Hot Chassis means that "ground" on the chassis is tied to one side of the AC input from the wall, and touching it with your hand will complete a live circuit through your body to earth ground if the CRT is plugged into an AC outlet. The proper way to avoid this danger is to use an isolation transformer to isolate the CRT from earth ground and prevent electrocuting yourself.
Very slow high voltage bleeding means the picture tube itself retains a considerable amount of energy until manually discharged with an appropriate tool. Once discharged, remove the anode cap to prevent any static electricity recharging capacitors on the main board. There also may be stored energy on any capacitors near the flyback - look for 200v+ rated capacitors which are directly on the screen/G2 circuit and short them safely with a cheap set of discharge probes off Amazon. Repeat the same process for any large-diameter power supply filter capacitors to ensure the board is completely drained of energy.
Hot Chassis means that "ground" on the chassis is tied to one side of the AC input from the wall, and touching it with your hand will complete a live circuit through your body to earth ground if the CRT is plugged into an AC outlet. The proper way to avoid this danger is to use an isolation transformer to isolate the CRT from earth ground and prevent electrocuting yourself.
Very slow high voltage bleeding means the picture tube itself retains a considerable amount of energy until manually discharged with an appropriate tool. Once discharged, remove the anode cap to prevent any static electricity recharging capacitors on the main board. There also may be stored energy on any capacitors near the flyback - look for 200v+ rated capacitors which are directly on the screen/G2 circuit and short them safely with a cheap set of discharge probes off Amazon. Repeat the same process for any large-diameter power supply filter capacitors to ensure the board is completely drained of energy.
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Specifications | |
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Brand: | Zenith |
Manufacturer: | Zenith |
Model: | SD1327W |
Series: | System 3 |
Viewable Size: | 13" |
Inputs: | RF |
Native Resolutions: | 240p, 480i |
Horizontal Scan Range: | 15 kHz |
Vertical Scan Range: | 60 Hz |
Formats: | NTSC |
Aspect: | 4:3 |
Adjustments: | Internal Potentiometers, External Potentiometers |
Horz. Output Transistor: | 121-1141 |
Vertical Output IC: | 221-347-01 |
Jungle: | Hitachi, 221-267 |
Comb Filtering: | None |
Flyback: | 95-3817-06 |
Focus Type: | Single |
Tube: | Zenith , Chromacolor Contrast , A33ACB02X |
Heater Voltage: | 6.3v |
Deflection: | 90° |
Mask: |
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Pitch: | .66 mm |
Tint: | Dark |
Yoke: | 95-3704-04 |
Yoke Horz. Inductance: | 3.45 mH (@ 10 kHz) |
Yoke Vert. Inductance: | 24.8 mH (@ 100 Hz) |
Yoke Horz. Resistance: | 4.30 ohm, 4.3 ohm |
Yoke Vert. Resistance: | 10.2 ohm |
Speakers: | Mono |
Remote: | 124-110-01 |
Application: | Consumer |
Cabinet Material: | Plastic, Simulated Woodgrain |
Launched: | 1987 |
MSRP: | 299 USD |
Country of Manufacture: | Mexico |
Market: | North America |
Power Standard: | 120v |
Mounting: | Table Surface (Standard) |
Degaussing: | Automatic on Power-on |
Tag: | Needs Owners Manual, Needs Service Manual |