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Long Gone UK TV Shops
Memories of a Derwent Field Service Engineer
PYE Australia Circa 1971
Radios-TV VRAT
Fabulous Fablon
Thorn TX10 Chassis
Crusty-TV Museum, Analogue TV Network
Philips N1500 Warning!
Rumbelows
Thorn EMI Advertising
Thorn’s Guide to Servicing a VCR
Ferguson 3V24 De-Robed
Want to tell us a story?
Video Circuits V15 – Tripler Tester
Thorn Chassis Guide
Remove Teletext Lines & VCR Problems
Ceefax (Teletext)
Suggestions
Website Refresh
Colour TV Brochures
1970s Lounge Recreation
CrustyTV Vintage Television Museum
Linda Lovelace Experience
Humbars on a Sony KV2702
1972 Ultra 6713
D|E|R Service “The Best”
The one that got away
Technical information
The Line Output Stage
The map
Tales of a newly qualified young engineer.
Tales of a Radio Rentals Van Boy
Sanyo SMD
Disastrous Company Rebranding
1969 Philips G22K511
Memories Of The TV Trade
Crazy house
Dirty TV screens
Dual Standard and Single Standard CTV’s
Radios-TV on YouTube
The Winter of 62/63
A domestic audio installation
1979 Ferguson Videostar Deluxe 3V16
Music centre modifications
Unusual record player modification
B&K 467 Adapters
Mishaps In The Trade
1971 Beovision 3200
1971 Bush CTV1120
Sobell T21
I think it is fair to say that this set would have been working at the time it was retired, who know's how long ago. The fact it has clearly been stored in good conditions ever since has certainly helped matters too for me to achieve good working operation without much difficulty today.
I have been watching an Ealing commedy (Make Mine Mink) on it this evening. The definition is excellent and perfectly acceptable for me in this day and age. To think that this was perhaps the largest screen size you could have in 1956 (except for a projection model) and that only a few years prior to this only a 12 inch would be available, it is quite remarkable how quickly advances in CRT development took place. Not only that, but in the electronics too for being able to reproduce such good results on a larger screen.
Yes, I am impressed. ?
To understand the black art of electronics is to understand witchcraft. Andrew.
And as the rear back cover and base panel are fitted into place, I have to spare a thought for the people who designed and made the set's. Could any of them even still be alive? Did any of them even for a moment consider that their work would be respected 65 years later? Would they appreciate the fact that someone like me would be interested enough to want to restore their creation? Would any of them have even cared anyway?
Who know's....we may never know now. But at least I have enjoyed it, and I hope you have enjoyed reading about it too.
To understand the black art of electronics is to understand witchcraft. Andrew.
Posted by: @pye625I have to spare a thought for the people who designed and made the set's. Could any of them even still be alive? Did any of them even for a moment consider that their work would be respected 65 years later? Would they appreciate the fact that someone like me would be interested enough to want to restore their creation? Would any of them have even cared anyway?
Hi Andrew, I would be as bold to say yes but astounded too. I think everyone involved in this sets life from design, manufacture, sale, delivery right through to ownership, would be amazed.
The designer surely proud his creation had stood the test of time. The manufacture that their quality control had guaranteed it was to specification. The team of assembly lads and lasses, that they built it. The delivery driver and shop sales assistant playing their part in getting it to the customer.
Finally the customer, who would perhaps remember the trip to the TV shop, making the choice, putting down the deposit and signing the rental agreement. Then the day, the anticipation of its installation. Sitting down in their comfy chair to watch it for the very first time, oh to be a time travelling "fly on the wall", I wonder what the first programme it showed was. The owner would have the most personal memory of all and likely be the most astounded of all, that their TV is still in use in 2020.
Now for a moment of silliness, I know its only an inanimate piece of tech, but perhaps even the set has a wry little smile in its circuits to be once again giving someone such as yourself pleasure.
Posted by: @pye625But at least I have enjoyed it, and I hope you have enjoyed reading about it too.
Absolutely Andrew, I may not have commented in your thread, only because I had nothing intelligent to add. I always checked in whenever there were updates and always enjoy your thorough restorations. Long may they continue.
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Hi Andrew,
A really nice end result and what a cracking picture! It makes you realise just how good 405 was- even now it makes for very enjoyable viewing.
I'm sure it was a pleasure to be a Sobell dealer- the sets must have sold themselves with pictures like that!
Looking forward to your next restoration journey.
All the best
Nick
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