RCA's
first vidicon camera system from 1950. On left is the camera
and lens, on right is the camera control unit (CCU). The
camera body contains only the vidicon tube, two stages of
video gain, and deflection coils (pictures below), all other
voltages and signals are supplied from the CCU, which is
typical of broadcast camera systems.
Except for
the original tripod, the system is complete, although it is
not functional presently as there is a loss of B+ somewhere
in the CCU, after the rectifiers. Tracing wires is a
nightmare as all the wires are tightly laced and color coded
wire is almost non-existent, also there is a power resistor
on the lower deck that is disconnected and I cannot tell
where it should be connected or if it is even needed, and
lastly there is an empty socket on the main chassis that I
have no idea what was connected to it. Really need a
schematic.
Since the original posting I have been able to get a raster
on the monitor screen. The loss of B+ was due to a time
delay relay that had bad contacts, cleaning the contacts and
reseating the armature has fixed that problem. Leaky/shorted
capacitors were the next problem, all tubular electrolytics
and molded paper capacitors were replaced. All the can
electrolytic capacitors check out good. I believe the
vidicon is bad, and I'm waiting for a replacement.
Through a
friend I have tracked down some documentation for this unit
that may help in making it functional again.
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