Got this set back from a neighbor who I gave this to a year or two ago. It was passed through a few family members who needed a color set, and now it's back home as it was no longer needed. Funny but I didn't even remember it!

This is a Motorola CP401FW, made in Japan, and yep, she's got tubes :D . Has a 14" viewable area on the picture tube, and it's in pretty good shape, still works well according to my neighbor, but I haven't since plugged it in yet.

Closeup of the cool logo :)

Well I decided to throw the plug in the wall to see what would happen....

Weird, but on stations with a weak signal, it works fine, but strong signals make the screen bloom and go dark, starting in the center first as a blackout across the raster and eventually it darkens the screen. Time to check some tubes.

Here's a shot on a weaker station, still pretty good :)

Opened her up. Now this is a well shielded flyback! :)

Ain't no way in hell I'm working on this set, part one....

Aint no way in hell I'm working on this set, part two.....

Aint no way in hell I'm working on this set, part three.....

I can't see any way to get this thing out of the cabinet, and I ain't about to try to get my hands in there :eek:

Not that I'm even close to being a good TV repairman, but I'm gonna stick to black and whites and easy stuff :)

The CP401FW 14" color portable Retailed for 329.95 per my June '69 dealer price list.
I saw two of those models come in the shop I worked at years ago with numerous problems. I don't remember us repairing either one of them.
Would be fun to see what is wrong with yours.

Want it?

Sure do!

If I were to hazard a guess, your AGC control might be overadjusted. Try backing it off on a strong station.

If not, perhaps problems in the AGC circuit. Tube?

thats a pretty cool set! Dwight gets another motorola! How many motos do you got now?

Not enough! I must own them all!! Ok, I'm all right now...
I am trying to have an example of each of their portable and console models from 1965 to 1970. Already have the years 1971-1974 done.

Do you have/need this one? Don't know what year it is but it looks 1965'ish

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Originally posted by captainmoody
Not enough! I must own them all!! Ok, I'm all right now...
I am trying to have an example of each of their portable and console models from 1965 to 1970. Already have the years 1971-1974 done.

I remember that set.....my sister and brother in law had one, I spent the night at their house and watched the Space Shuttle Columbia fly for the first time on that set back around, when was it, 1980?

Thanks Eric, I have that model already. That was one of the first Motorola sets that I got back in the late seventies when getting into collecting.

So how'd you ever make out with this set Dwight? Just curious :)

I got it going a few months ago, Had to change a 'lytic and resolder some connections as well as clean the tuner.
It shows a real nice picture now.