Hi,
I'm Denis and I write from Trieste.
I found this Iskra panorama in Slovenia which should be a Thorn Chassis 9000. This TV is quite rare in my part of the world and I have not found any documentation.
Unfortunately when I opened it, i saw that the T701 transformer is missing.
Would it be possible to find one?
Thanks, Denis
This is the board on which the transformer was.
I don’t have one but is that the Syclops transformer?
Frank
Hello Denis, it comes as a big surprise to me to see a 9000 chassis turn up with an Iskra badge. I’m sorry I can’t help with a replacement transformer either, if the original was in fact faulty then it would have been a quite rare occurrence as I’ve only known a couple of failures.
I can only suggest you check eBay.co.uk regularly as boards have turned up before.
Best of luck with it.
John.
I didn't know Thorn sets were exported were exported with different names.
Any idea if it's just a rebadge, or was it licence build by Iskra?
Of course badge engineering in this country is well known, Thorn sets have been rebadged as Alba, Philco and of course Logik for Dixons/Curry’s. I’ve not seen one but believe some 850s were produced for Decca, Iskra was a surprise. Thorn also had rental outlets in Scandinavia using Skala as a brand name.
As to whether Iskra were licensed to manufacture them I wouldn’t know, a picture of the rear cover may help. If there is a small sticker with something like E or G7/43 would denote UK production, E for Enfield, G for Gosport. From what I can see from the stickers on the PCBs and chassis it looks UK produced but may have been sent out it kit form and assembled abroad.
John.
@jayceebee Thanks for filling me in.
When did Thorn stop making Philco branded devices? I know they were numbered 1xxx in the BRC sequence.
I know a lot of 1970s Albas were sourced from various other manufacturers without much to disguise their origins.
I didn't know Decca had rebadged some 850s.
Some early Thorn colour sets were Granada branded.
Some early Thorn colour sets were Granada branded.
and Baird, and D|E|R, and MultiBroadcast, and Rediffusion to name but a few.
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I didn't know Decca had rebadged some 850s.
I’m not absolutely certain of this having never seen one, it’s just heresay and there was a Decca chassis that did have a passing resemblance to an 850. A trawl through the red RTVS books may confirm an 850 based Decca model.
John.
Thanks for the replies. These are the photos of the labels on the back side. Yes, that's the syclops transformer, from which all the auxiliary voltages came out.
Some early Thorn colour sets were Granada branded.
and Baird, and D|E|R, and MultiBroadcast, and Rediffusion to name but a few.
I knew about the first three as they were connected with Thorn, oddly Rediffusion later on made sets for Granada.
We did get at least one Iskra branded set here in the UK- a distinctive wedge-shaped monochrome portable with a tinted plastic front, which I think was also sold under the 'Classic' brand- and possibly others. There are still a few knocking around to this day.
Steve
I’ve got one of those little black and white sets! I find the plastic is brittle on mine, I picked it up by the handle and it cracked! It still has an inspection tag from the factory hanging inside it.
Regards
Lloyd
