1965 Motorola Portable TV Repair Vintage Black and White Television TS454 Chassis

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  • čas přidán 30. 06. 2019
  • Repairing old Motorola black and white tv wts-454
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  • @KameraShy
    @KameraShy Před 5 lety +71

    The plastic wrap is to protect the item when the post office leaves the package out in the rain.

    • @niceguy01
      @niceguy01 Před rokem +2

      Why would they leave a package in the rain for?

    • @colinkraus7139
      @colinkraus7139 Před 6 měsíci +1

      😂😅😂😂😂

    • @colinkraus7139
      @colinkraus7139 Před 6 měsíci +1

      Its funny cus it's true

    • @Alabaster335
      @Alabaster335 Před 2 měsíci

      100%. Australia Post left a new computer case I ordered out in the rain, lucky for the plastic wrap the water didn't get in the case 😅

  • @EngineeringVignettes
    @EngineeringVignettes Před 5 lety +14

    Barring the power resistor that "EOL'd" itself, this thing is _pristine_
    I was watching Sesame Street on one of these things when I was but a toddler...

    • @dougbrowning82
      @dougbrowning82 Před 5 lety +1

      @@ct92404 A lot of vintage TVs were operated by kids, while their parents gave orders from their La-Z-Boy perches. Those same kids were forbidden from touching the radio/stereo console. Go figure.

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 Před 5 lety

      I guess quite often these old sets ended up in kitchens and eventually kids' bedrooms as the main one in the living area got replaced. Kinda like with cars - Dad gets a new car, and instead of junking the old one hands it down to one of the teens to run about in. When I was 12 or so I got the old Sanyo music center that had been in the living room up to them - it had been replaced with a new Don't separates system with CD player.

  • @ned8880
    @ned8880 Před 5 lety +34

    The notes on that package are invitations to the shipping gorillas to do exactly the opposite. "Packaging has to be adequate enough to survive being thrown down a flight of stairs." A quote I witnessed from a UPS employee at a receiving center.

    • @CAESARbonds
      @CAESARbonds Před 2 lety +1

      This is how I package my stuff.
      You can throw it across the delivery van in rage an anger. My package won’t budge.
      Years of ebay and work experience.
      I meant it. There are so many parcels and so little time and underpaid frustrated workers.
      Wanna play soccer? No problem. I have a box inside a box inside layers of foam and wrap and tape.
      On occasions I remove components and package them separately...
      Never lost one 😀

  • @RODALCO2007
    @RODALCO2007 Před 5 lety +4

    Cool TV set with an asbestos haven within. Very clear picture. Colourful ebay sticky tape also.

  • @dwaynewladyka577
    @dwaynewladyka577 Před 5 lety +6

    Children today would not understand that at one point in time you had to get up to change the channel on the T.V set. Great video. Cheers!

    • @johnvaldez8830
      @johnvaldez8830 Před 5 lety +3

      My brother's kids were shocked when they couldn't find the remote and I got up to change the channel on the tv. They thought I was going to break it.

    • @DualityElite
      @DualityElite Před 5 lety +1

      And then the 4K Smart TV appeared

    • @keithbrown7685
      @keithbrown7685 Před 5 lety +1

      @@DualityElite Yep...I had to get up and unplug the juice a few times, coz the ****ing smart tv got the stupids.

    • @meatsafemurderer7743
      @meatsafemurderer7743 Před 3 lety +1

      @@keithbrown7685 The "smarter" something is the more complicated it is. The more complicated it is the more there is to go wrong. Smart technology is not smart design.

    • @andygozzo72
      @andygozzo72 Před rokem

      @@meatsafemurderer7743 yep 😉 more smart = more dumb 😜

  • @billharris6886
    @billharris6886 Před 5 lety +6

    Wow, that TV is in excellent shape; the antenna isn't broken off, the paint and chrome is still completely intact - amazing! I remember the TV commercials for those sets, the handle on the side was really attractive in the mid-1960's. I think Motorola was responsible for driving a lot of the TV technology during the 1960's. They came out with the first rectangular color CRT in 1964, pioneered the one PC board set, and began designing IC's to integrate most of the TV down to a chip set. They also came out with the Quasar line "Works in a drawer" (plug in replaceable PC boards) in 1967; their premium color set line, which was much higher quality than anything else at the time. You'll notice on that B&W set you are working on, the flyback is encased in silicone rubber, which was superior to what everyone else was doing that at that time.
    Also notice that your set is filled with GE (General Electric) style Compactrons (2 to 5 tubes in one package). I think GE came out with this tube line around 1960 and I suspect it had a lot to do with the longevity of tubes/slow change over to transistors. To keep competitive, the TV manufacturers cost reduced their products as much as possible. This tube line enabled GE to introduce a 10" color portable TV in 1966 for the unheard of price of $150 (if my memory is correct). I think it had only 11 tubes.
    Yes, the cigarette smoke drenched TV's are nothing new, that high voltage attracts it nicely. Since Bill Clinton decided cigarette smoking was evil and needed to stop when he was in office, you haven't really seen what I had to put up with in the TV shops in the mid-1970's. One of the shops I worked for would refurbish used sets, the ones with white cabinets that were in a heavy cigarette smoke environments were brown, the color of coffee with creamer. Of course the smell was quite noticeable from 10 feet away. We used Fantastic general purpose house cleaner to strip the nicotine, and it came off looking like black coffee.
    That fusable link resistor looked like it suffered for a long time before blowing (notice the corrosion on the leads from high heat). I have never seen one shred up like that one did. That resistor exterior may have had a fiberglass/asbestos weave. Asbestos was commonly used at that time for most any high temperature application. All the schools I went to growing up had asbestos ceiling tiles. I think asbestos is still being used for the brake material in cars, simply because there is no suitable replacement.

  • @OverUnity7734
    @OverUnity7734 Před 5 lety +50

    Blasting viewers with radiation wasn't enough, lets add an asbestos dispenser too.

  • @tomj4506
    @tomj4506 Před 5 lety +13

    Well treated TV. Those antennas were always broken out. They even had a repair kit
    to fix it.
    LFOD !

  • @MrBillmcminn
    @MrBillmcminn Před 5 lety +10

    Starting this video with an eBay shipping rant made me think I was watching radiotvphononut

    • @RoughJustice2k18
      @RoughJustice2k18 Před 5 lety

      *radiotvphononut* is famous not only for his knowledge of vintage electronics (solid state and tube) but also his eBay rants and I can relate to his position with shipping and packing. Been there, done that.

  • @blownEFI
    @blownEFI Před 5 lety +18

    "Does that make sense?" "Yes, Nylacoin Mcschnarsalblamler"

  • @nodak81
    @nodak81 Před 5 lety +9

    I'd guess the plastic wrap was because the seller knew exactly what that white powder was and didn't want the USPS to come knocking when it spilled out of the box along the way.

  • @GrandsonofKong
    @GrandsonofKong Před 5 lety +26

    I can hear "radiotvphononut" blowing a gasket and yelling as he sees how this was packed for shipment!!

    • @Elfnetdesigns
      @Elfnetdesigns Před 5 lety +1

      thats typical ebay shipping though.. I bought a bulk of Motorola PM400 mobiles (46 of them for a narrowband rework) and non were wrapped individually. Only thing in the 3 boxs was loose radios and styrene peanuts.. The boxs were split and leaking bits of hardware (mic holders and screws...) 5 of the radios suffered damage by the postal service and I was missing 2 mics and a boat load of mounting screws..

    • @n8nkqrp595
      @n8nkqrp595 Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, next time shango has a trashed radio, shango should re-package it even crappier and forward it to 'nut

  • @chrisa2735-h3z
    @chrisa2735-h3z Před 5 lety +6

    What a beautiful tv😍😍I wish that Obama and the FCC didn’t turn off all analog TV signal because it could still be portable😢

    • @hmbpnz
      @hmbpnz Před 5 lety +4

      Good Lord man, how the hell did you manage to bring Obama into this? Are you for real?

    • @cttv90108
      @cttv90108 Před 5 lety

      Hd is a big improvement though, no impulse noise, no ghosting.. And 4k will be coming with atsc v2.0

  • @BretFrohwein
    @BretFrohwein Před 5 lety +5

    Awesome Picture on that Motorola..

  • @ianhand5006
    @ianhand5006 Před 5 lety +6

    I loved that bit at the end! You should do a 5 minute video, explaining how a tv works but as if you’re talking to a nuisance caller. Our old 625 lines PAL system was shut down too long ago. I miss it!

  • @pneumatic00
    @pneumatic00 Před 5 lety +12

    The Saran wrap is an aftermarket implosion shield.

  • @rdsledge
    @rdsledge Před 5 lety +8

    An other quality video from Mr Shango’s Lab.
    Thank You,
    Please keep the videos coming!

  • @MoparStephen
    @MoparStephen Před 5 lety +2

    Here we have an awesome start to my day! I'm still slowly catching up on your old videos, I only recently discovered the channel.

  • @johnvaldez8830
    @johnvaldez8830 Před 5 lety

    My first TV was a 14" Motorola b&w. It worked like a champ, super great portable. Wish I still had it too. Dang, Shango I just love these videos.

  • @AstAMoore
    @AstAMoore Před 5 lety +31

    If you keep saying “tobacco” or “cigarette,” I might have to pause for a smoke break.
    That’s it. Pausing it now. ;)

    • @fuzzwack1
      @fuzzwack1 Před 5 lety +6

      worked for me too..LOL!

    • @AstAMoore
      @AstAMoore Před 5 lety +1

      Heh.

    • @God-CDXX
      @God-CDXX Před 5 lety +5

      the heck with a “cigarette,” i am having a joint "weed"

    • @AstAMoore
      @AstAMoore Před 5 lety +3

      For “medicinal” purposes, naturally. ;)

    • @God-CDXX
      @God-CDXX Před 5 lety +1

      @@AstAMoore SURE “medicinal” purposes i will go with that 🍄

  • @zx8401ztv
    @zx8401ztv Před 5 lety +3

    I'm just amazed that it got out of the postal system alive !!.
    What a nice portable :-)

    • @keithbrown7685
      @keithbrown7685 Před 5 lety

      there's a postal system??

    • @robertbenkelman947
      @robertbenkelman947 Před rokem

      I just bought a transistor radio today, a Pepsi radio. I know the seller and he packs things good. What it is that they throw boxes. There is a label that the postal service uses. The thing is sellers don’t use them.

  • @45AMT
    @45AMT Před 5 lety +4

    Nothing like some Guadalupe TV on such a nice set.

  • @blitzroehre1807
    @blitzroehre1807 Před 5 lety

    Very informative, excellent video, Mr Shango, big thumbs up as usual. You hit it lucky with that nice TV, and a strong CRT. Regarding asbestos: There is a crude method of quickly determining whether glassfibre, mineral wool or asbestos. The fibres in question are held into the flame of one of these small propane torches for soldering. Glassfibre will melt, mineral wool will disintegrate, and asbestos may glow, but generally survives unharmed. Binding it in water is the preferrable method, clever people back in the days of asbestos always kept it wet when handling..

  • @MsCori76
    @MsCori76 Před 5 lety +9

    Cool tv with the convenient handle on the side.
    Love ya shango 🥰💞

  • @superhet7281
    @superhet7281 Před 5 lety +8

    Good stuff, as always. There was enough “house dust” inside the TV to indicate it had some hours on it. Low hours perhaps, but NOS or nearly NOS, no.

  • @WFTL14
    @WFTL14 Před rokem +1

    I loved this model when it came out. I always wanted one, liked the cabinet style. Amazing the caps haven't leaked all over.

  • @MrUbiquitousTech
    @MrUbiquitousTech Před 5 lety +21

    Very nice little set there Shango, nice score on a mint set!
    LOL @ the DNC comment, but the accuracy is pretty sad too...
    Motorola, the asbestos goes in before the name goes on.
    Great vid as always, thanks for sharing!

    • @DK640OBrianYT
      @DK640OBrianYT Před 5 lety +2

      Loved the DNC comment, coming straight from an honest heart.

  • @robinsattahip2376
    @robinsattahip2376 Před 3 lety +2

    PLEASE I want to go back to 1965, America didn't suck so bad back then.

  • @Fredy5100
    @Fredy5100 Před 5 lety +1

    Thanks for including the asbestos info in this video, really informative.

  • @kayradiogeekned5415
    @kayradiogeekned5415 Před 5 lety

    the little piece on the end was funny you are the perfect character to fool around with those phone scammers

  • @crazystuddd
    @crazystuddd Před 5 lety

    This is the Only repair and diagnose channel i can watch... I wish u had more time to make more longer videos!
    This one was great!

  • @waltschannel7465
    @waltschannel7465 Před 5 lety +7

    1:50 "Come to where the flavor is! Marlboro Country!" Glad it made it! The Moto factory service data was the best! Get your hazmat suit out for the asbestos. Is asbestos still being used. Will watch the rest later. Great find, plus the usual Shango center of excellence! 1:30 PM PDT. Watched the rest of the video. Great set. Schnozzocoimler!!

    • @user-iz4so2qi4m
      @user-iz4so2qi4m Před 5 lety

      Walt's Channel

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 Před 5 lety

      In the UK asbestos was banned in the mid-80s. There was a factory in my city that produced asbestos products; people who were around in the 60s said they remembered it collecting in gutters and at the sides of the road like snow. Most of those people are now dead.

  • @markmarkofkane8167
    @markmarkofkane8167 Před 5 lety +4

    I like it. Interesting design. Might have been a TV like we had when I was just a few years old. My father said we had a Motorola portable I think. Lightning took it out he said. Maybe a 19" set. I don't know.

  • @jimnantz2265
    @jimnantz2265 Před 5 lety +1

    In 1972, when I was 5, I remember my mom buying one of these. We lived in Wickenburg, about 55 or 60 miles northwest of Phoenix. It was indeed sensitive. It got a picture with only the antenna built into the handle.

  • @teacfan1080
    @teacfan1080 Před 5 lety +1

    You scored a good one here. Nice, sharp picture. The handle on the side is pretty unique, never seen that. Always expected to have a handle on the top. The asbestos rock was interesting as well. Outstanding video here, well done!

  • @reginaldlawrence412
    @reginaldlawrence412 Před 5 lety

    Great video Shango.

  • @erikj.2066
    @erikj.2066 Před 5 lety +2

    I love it when people pack things like it's the only package the package carrier will be delivering that week.
    They probably thought it would be driven on the same truck from the pickup point to the delivery address too.
    Also like the news clip showing the fire hose wrapped over the top of a car that was probably illegally parked in front of a hydrant. In some places, they would have had the windows busted, or doors peeled open so they could run the hoses through the car.

  • @wdavem
    @wdavem Před 5 lety +4

    I'm not complaining but I get more nervous about asbestos then some, not sure why. Just the fluffy kind and also brake dust. Used to live on a one way down hill city street with lots of traffic and a traffic light at the bottom of the hill. Lots of large trucks stopping downhill and lots of tiny shiny particles spinning in the air in a shaft of sunlight made me wonder.

  • @terrywilson4118
    @terrywilson4118 Před 5 lety

    You made working again vintage TV !!

  • @metalmusic1401
    @metalmusic1401 Před 5 lety +4

    That box looks like it's been beat off more times than a politician in a brothel

  • @randyab9go188
    @randyab9go188 Před 5 lety +3

    you got lucky. Most of the ones I've ever seen of the type with the antenna in the handle usually have the plastic broken out in the antenna missing. Should be a keeper once you get it fixed.

  • @volvo09
    @volvo09 Před 5 lety

    Always good to see a survivor like that. The little tv's can hide in basements, garages and piles of junk pretty easily, but they can just as easily get tossed out.

  • @robertgaines-tulsa
    @robertgaines-tulsa Před 5 lety +2

    I'm still laughing from that end bit!

  • @andrewlyons9188
    @andrewlyons9188 Před 5 lety +2

    if it was not for your videos I would not have attempted to fix my laptop charger. It ain't pretty but it works. Thank you.

  • @SoddingaboutSi
    @SoddingaboutSi Před 5 lety

    That's the nicest portable TV i have ever seen.

  • @vincentdiverniero4679
    @vincentdiverniero4679 Před 5 lety

    Great job nice picture

  • @RalphDratman
    @RalphDratman Před 5 lety +1

    Impressive that you could guess the bad-resistor situation so early on, You must have fixed a ton of this vintage.

  • @JimGrey
    @JimGrey Před 5 lety +5

    You could do a video on how to pack a tv for shipment.

  • @jerryspann8713
    @jerryspann8713 Před 5 lety +16

    Paint the tubes yellow, dress them in overalls and you've got Minion Bulbs.

  • @cjpwolf2436
    @cjpwolf2436 Před 5 lety

    You're the best CZcamsr ever. ;)

  • @brucapozzoli
    @brucapozzoli Před 5 lety +2

    Cada dia melhor

  • @MarkVaughnLive
    @MarkVaughnLive Před 5 lety +7

    I'm still watching the video but just wanted to say how much I enjoy your content. Especially the long videos you've done. I remember growing up I wanted to refurbish old electronics, but life lead me on a different track. So, I spend my work days watching and listening to your videos.
    Also, is the plastic screen cover still on your Kill A Watt? :p Haha

    • @ned8880
      @ned8880 Před 5 lety

      I had to glue mine back on.

  • @gustavogoncalves3083
    @gustavogoncalves3083 Před 5 lety

    that tv looks great!

  • @DeadKoby
    @DeadKoby Před 5 lety +2

    It's interesting... I tried to look up information on Asbestos resistors, and I didn't find anything really that looked like yours. Better safe than injured.

  • @RoughJustice2k18
    @RoughJustice2k18 Před 5 lety +2

    When I saw that rock, I felt tempted to say " _can you smell what the Asbestos Rock is cooking?_ " (sorry, couldn't resist) ...
    ... but seriously though this is another vintage TV from the 60's in working condition with a good clear picture - and one that may not need a bulk re-cap or IF alignment.

  • @jboogie879
    @jboogie879 Před 5 lety

    That’s a nice lil set! Great vid as always Shango. Keep ‘em coming! And btw,... I hope you made it out ok in today’s earthquake!

  • @ralphups7782
    @ralphups7782 Před 5 lety +7

    As kids,in the uk ,we used to play with and around asbestos .😵

    • @keithbrown7685
      @keithbrown7685 Před 5 lety +1

      Well now... that explains EVERYTHING that's wrong with you people!!! : )

    • @rich_edwards79
      @rich_edwards79 Před 5 lety +1

      Yep, there was an asbestos factory in Leeds (on Armley Canal Road) that contaminated the whole neighbourhood with the stuff. Apparently the fibres used to blow through the streets and into houses like snow. Most of the people who lived in the houses ended up getting cancer - I think they sued the company but lost. Apparently they knew about the dangers before the war but kept them hushed up.

  • @Subgunman
    @Subgunman Před 5 lety +3

    Motorola, predecessor to Quasar!
    Love the gloves, safety first protect from cigarett tars and nicotine !

  • @kaa522
    @kaa522 Před 5 lety +1

    Open fuse-ohm resister, a very common problem back when these sets were in daily service. Nearly all series string B&W sets had them, always carried several replacements in the tube caddies.

  • @jacktheaviator4938
    @jacktheaviator4938 Před 4 lety +4

    That resistor was for sure asbestos. I have ran into the same issue in some older industrial electronics. The safest way to deal with it would be dampening and using a high power vacuum (a wet vac with a reduction nozzle and a HEPA filter) Afterwards you could spray the internals with a heavy layer of clearcoat to try and trap any remaining stray fibres.

    • @FlatBroke612
      @FlatBroke612 Před rokem

      That’s no fun. Be a man, chop it out into a line and snort it.

    • @robertbenkelman947
      @robertbenkelman947 Před rokem

      He talked about taking it to the local self car wash. In California they do that with car engines.

  • @mlpreinbowfluttersrycutebo6818

    Very cute television set

  • @icondonnied
    @icondonnied Před 5 lety +2

    Yay! Shango Video on my birfday!!!!

  • @bobmarker6812
    @bobmarker6812 Před 5 lety +1

    Think happy thoughts while carrying this package!

  • @joevignolor4u949
    @joevignolor4u949 Před 5 lety

    At 3:15 - wow! It's got a picture! And in color! Very impressive.

  • @eflose
    @eflose Před 5 lety

    Nice tube television 😊

  • @boardernut
    @boardernut Před 5 lety

    Acid shango ! Love it

  • @scharkalvin
    @scharkalvin Před 5 lety +5

    At least it's packaged like the Martian rovers to survive a bounce.

  • @musicman0150
    @musicman0150 Před 5 lety

    I used to have a 19 inch motarolla black and white tv years ago. I got from the votech school when i took electronics class in my junior and senior years of high school. I went and bought tubes to fix the sound and unfortunately it had a major power supply short so long story short it was trashed. Never saw another one like it as of yet. This tv is great.

  • @sparty837
    @sparty837 Před 5 lety +2

    I had no idea that they were still broadcasting NTSC TV over the air.

  • @johndahl6651
    @johndahl6651 Před 5 lety

    Haha last words was funny haha what she say....ha ha....nice old tv by the way....thanks for allways good rep film ...73 from danmark...

  • @agostinodibella9939
    @agostinodibella9939 Před 2 lety +2

    That Asbestos rock almost looks like a piece of wood from a tree!

  • @mmartinm
    @mmartinm Před 5 lety

    Very nice tv.

  • @XMguy
    @XMguy Před 5 lety

    That TV is amazing. Minus the Asbestos fuse. I've always wondered why some imagery causes that buzz in the speaker. I noticed it all my life on analog crt tv.

    • @freedomairconditioner6152
      @freedomairconditioner6152 Před 5 lety

      Yes I have noticed that all my life as well. When a words banner is at the bottom of the screen, you get the buzz. When my grandpa would turn off the b&w zenith console so that we would get ourselves to the dinner table, the picture would instantly contract to a bright tiny star in the center of the screen.

  • @tarstarkusz
    @tarstarkusz Před 5 lety

    You should hook up an antenna booster to the RF-Out of either a converter box or a VCR. Kind of a cool factor to go along with the TV.

  • @lookoutleo
    @lookoutleo Před 5 lety +6

    thanks for sharing an interesting old valve set in great order, amazing a 53 year old set, it looks new inside and a great picture hardly having to do anything, wow, do you have to pay loads for sets like that?

    • @andygozzo72
      @andygozzo72 Před rokem

      some years back i got hold of a 1964/65 KB KV003 13 inch dual standard portable that worked almost 'as is, just needed a new video detector diode,

  • @banana_beard8871
    @banana_beard8871 Před 5 lety +5

    I saw this tv on eBay I almost bought it but I changed my mind

  • @nyki7fykxtjxyi
    @nyki7fykxtjxyi Před 5 lety +4

    That was some beautiful asbestos

  • @dhpbear2
    @dhpbear2 Před 5 lety +2

    23:27 - Even on videos like yours, we cant get away from the Orange Menace :()

  • @100SteveB
    @100SteveB Před 5 lety

    Taking that tv out into the yard and blowing it out is exactly what i would have done. In the scheme of things the amount of dust inside it would do no harm to anything once released and dispersed. But what a fantastic find, such good condition for a tv that is the same age as me - wish i was still in such good shape!

  • @jasonthejawman5442
    @jasonthejawman5442 Před 5 lety

    Like it very cool it works

  • @hakemon
    @hakemon Před 5 lety +2

    I once was sent a DVHS deck on eBay that was packed in the sellers kitchen trash. Like really?

  • @edwinrodolfocampossolis8832

    Hermoso Televisor 📺

  • @martinda7446
    @martinda7446 Před 5 lety +4

    Man! That is beautiful. (Am I weird?)

  • @AN-vt8qq
    @AN-vt8qq Před 5 lety

    I had the same set in my bedroom when I was 9, I think I have pictures back then that show it on my dresser

  • @DoRC
    @DoRC Před 5 lety

    Basically be confident that the boxed item will survive a 4 foot fall onto concrete from any angle and then its packed well enough.

  • @djmips
    @djmips Před 5 lety +1

    That's a pretty looking design. Shows you that Apple's later efforts aren't so original.

  • @jordandoe2768
    @jordandoe2768 Před 5 lety

    Great video as always but was the actual value of the toxic resistor?

  • @LMacNeill
    @LMacNeill Před 5 lety +4

    "Sounds like the Democratic debates." HA!!! I damn near did a spit take on that one. Hilarious! Half the reason I watch this channel is for the commentary. The other half is what I learn about vintage electronics. Great stuff!!

  • @xeroinfinity
    @xeroinfinity Před 5 lety

    very nice set for its age, love that sturdy carry handle with antenna and a headphone jack. i think that other fuzzy stuff is pet fur, or maybe excessive smokers fuzz? But you never know about older stuff if its fiberglass or asbestos. best to play it safe , either way, its not good to inhale at your ecoli bbq. lol

  • @andrewhorton109
    @andrewhorton109 Před 3 lety

    Hey there, I have a set identical to this one that I inherited. When I opened the back I was that the ferrite frame on the fly back had completely split in half. What could I do to fix that??

  • @wrem9706
    @wrem9706 Před 5 lety +1

    Hell Shango, I can smell the tobacco smoke clear up here in Fresno!

  • @ladamurni
    @ladamurni Před 5 lety

    Yes the post looks at that, and that is reason for them to throw with it even harder.

  • @rubusroo68
    @rubusroo68 Před 5 lety +2

    I ❤️ Shango066 Mondays ❤️❤️❤️

  • @dr.detroit1514
    @dr.detroit1514 Před 5 lety

    Looks like they made this design of a set for a while. I have a '74, Dark Brown with the built in side handle, with not the whole face white, but a white bezel around the crt and a white panel behind brown knobs. A severely hybidized one with two tubes, a 25JZ8 and a 50GY7, and a detented UHF tuner. Works fine for a while and then the brightness starts blinking on all the way and eventually winds up with a solid all the way bright screen. Made in Taiwan. I hope to be able to sit down and troubleshoot this at some point. Yea, I've had stuff that I bought on ebay arrive laying in the bottom of a box with no packing at all, but sometimes still in perfect condition, other times wrecked, don't know how that happens, or why people pack stuff this way, I guess once they have the money, they just really don't care. I guess they figure if you bought the shipping insurance that will take care of it, and if not, oh well.

  • @danmackintosh6325
    @danmackintosh6325 Před 5 lety +1

    Never eat the blue asbestos... Nice score there with that set, wonder if a Philco would've made it through shipping like that? (Actually probably yes, it's nothing other than blind luck you got that thing intact! Not even any packing material to help hold the vac. transistor bulbs)

  • @GeoNeilUK
    @GeoNeilUK Před 5 lety +2

    What would you do with old British sets, not only single standard VHF 405 line or UHF 625 line but also dual standard sets?

    • @ukfmcbradioservicingTango21
      @ukfmcbradioservicingTango21 Před 5 lety +1

      I've got a 16" Thorn 960, 980 or whatever it was 'convertible', that's never had the UHF tuner fitted, so is 405 lines only. Must put it on ebay sometime starting at 99p.
      Richard (UK)

    • @pcno2832
      @pcno2832 Před 5 lety

      Don't they still make standards converters with RF modulators for both 405-line and PAL? I assume 405 would be a lot more expensive, but so many devices had NTSC, PAL and SECAM modes over the years that digital OTA and cable boxes that support them should be easy to find. I wonder if a 405 line TV can be tweaked to display a 525 or 625 line picture. Then the AM sound format would be the only problem.

    • @ukfmcbradioservicingTango21
      @ukfmcbradioservicingTango21 Před 5 lety

      @@pcno2832 There are people who build & sell them as one-offs, so cost around £500. I can't say I'm that enthusiastic about the 405 line format myself!
      Richard (UK)

    • @jeromewysocki8809
      @jeromewysocki8809 Před 5 lety

      PC No , that's right. I almost forgot. The sound on British TV is AM, while here in the USA, it was FM.

    • @GeoNeilUK
      @GeoNeilUK Před 5 lety

      @@jeromewysocki8809 No, the sound on 405 line TV was AM, the sound on PAL 625 line was FM.

  • @justsumguy2u
    @justsumguy2u Před 5 lety +3

    That's a really nice set, and a survivor as well. I think you're a little too concerned about the asbestos. You did the right thing by blowing it off outside with a respirator, but once done, that set is perfectly fine to use in your home. Remember, asbestos is only a threat when it's airborne--left undisturbed, it doesn't pose a health threat

    • @keithbrown7685
      @keithbrown7685 Před 5 lety

      and we were the ones who did most of the disturbing.

  • @JerryEricsson
    @JerryEricsson Před 4 lety

    The first of my cousin's to pass on died of that cancer. It was no fun, he suffered greatly, and refused to put in any claim against the asbestos organisations, said he knew what it was when he began working with it. Since then I have lost a few more, but then we were a large bunch as our fathers had many brothers.

  • @buddylight2191
    @buddylight2191 Před 5 lety

    What do you do with all these tv sets you fix?

  • @scottfiala758
    @scottfiala758 Před rokem

    This is the exact TV we had when I was 5 years old. It had UHF which our older set did not....I watched Speed Racer on channel 32 everyday on this set...if you want to sell it please let me know...I like your honest style in your videos...Scott