View Full Version : Blaupunkt CTV200


Komet
10-20-2011, 05:50 PM
Finally I managed to put my hands on a color tube set :banana:

http://s2.postimage.org/66sj8c8ut/DSC04781.jpg

http://s2.postimage.org/66skvvlcl/DSC04782.jpg

I drove about 500 miles to buy this TV, the seller told me "the set is in working condition"... Yeah, working condition... :para:

http://s2.postimage.org/66s4ci4et/DSC04786.jpg

http://s2.postimage.org/66s601gwl/DSC04788.jpg

I replaced the double selenium diode in horizontal oscillator with two 2N4148, but no EAT. The cause was a broken resistor connected to the G2 of the PL509 (horizontal output). Now the set turns on, but no chroma.

http://s2.postimage.org/66se9q7dh/DSC04798.jpg

I changed the quartz and several capacitors, but to finish the work I need to install three new PCL200 (color output)

http://s2.postimage.org/66shkswd1/DSC04818.jpg

Vertical Output

http://s2.postimage.org/66s7nkted/DSC04790.jpg

Color Output

http://s2.postimage.org/66s9b45w5/DSC04792.jpg

Horizontal Output

http://s2.postimage.org/66saynidx/DSC04793.jpg

EHT

http://s2.postimage.org/66scm6uvp/DSC04796.jpg

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwcI1X3XVUY

DaveWM
10-20-2011, 09:35 PM
wow, that has a very nice sharp color pic, good save :yes:

Sandy G
10-20-2011, 09:48 PM
ANOTHER worthy old veteran saved ! Good for you !

Electronic M
10-20-2011, 10:56 PM
That is a nice set!

It must be very special to you having a tube color set considering how rare they are in Europe, due to how late most european nations were to adopt color TV.

Tube color TVs can sometimes be hard to find even here in the US because most areas that were not near a major city did not have color stations for several years, and poorer more rural areas sometimes did not even have stations near enough to recieve with out a big powerful antenna.

I'd love to see the photos you posted, but they are appearing as red "X"s on my computer screen.

Komet
10-21-2011, 02:19 PM
Thank you guys :)

You're right Tom, Italy color broadcasting officially began only in 1977 and the old color sets were purchased in northern Italy to receive the transmissions of the Swiss television. For this reason the tube color sets are extremely rare.

To see the photos, try to copy the URL of the images and paste it on the address bar of your browser

zenith2134
10-21-2011, 04:42 PM
Great raster on your Blaupunkt. Good save and repair.
When i was a kid my aunt had a 1980's Toyota Camry with a Blaupunkt aftermarket radio/cassette deck. I asked her what this brand was because at that time, I never heard of it. she went on to say how good it was. And it must have been better than the stock radio.

I have family in Italy and I asked if they had color television in the 60's when most of them came to USA and they said 'not a one'.

Komet
10-21-2011, 05:39 PM
Blaupunkt is a great brand, I also have a 1961 Sevilla 110 (b / w set) with magic eye and is built very well. After the color tube sets have come the thyristor chassis FM100, quite reliable, and in the early eighties the FM 100-20, with some flyback failure... After this they had a Grundig chassis (the CUC series) with great performances.

Blaupunkt car radios are renowned for their excellent performance, I had some year ago a Blaupunkt Monaco :)

http://media205.free.fr/image2007/DSCN1762.JPG

In late sixties the color sets were distributed exclusively in northern Italy, some Multistandard set were widespread in Liguria, Piemonte and Val d'Aosta to receive SECAM broadcasts from France. Typically it was Philips sets with KM1 chassis. The firsts color sets sold in Italy were very expensive. At the end of the sixties were needed to purchase one set about 500000 lire, pratically the price of a car...

mbates14
10-21-2011, 11:55 PM
blaupunkt radios are pretty decent, but they dont hold up to harsh conditions over time, (but what electronics do?). so ive had to recap a couple, and replace an output IC on one. But other than that, they perform well.

Telecolor 3007
12-06-2011, 07:00 PM
Fron where did you bought the tv set?
When they 1st introduced color television in Switzerland (Svizzera)?

Komet
12-07-2011, 01:48 PM
I bought this set from a person I met at a flea market.
The color broadcasting in Switzerland began in 1967 I think

zenithfan1
12-07-2011, 02:10 PM
That is so cool looking! I want one too! Thanks for sharing and congratulations on your score!

holmesuser01
12-07-2011, 09:44 PM
I like The Blaupunkt too. I worked on a big 1950's entertainment system once. I loved the way it was built.

Telecolor 3007
12-08-2011, 06:03 PM
But in italy din you watch Austrian and French television before 1977?

Glenz75
12-08-2011, 08:22 PM
Fascinating Find! :yes: I've never seen a colour tube TV in the flesh...Hope to one day. Great looking set too Cheers.

Komet
12-11-2011, 09:07 AM
But in italy din you watch Austrian and French television before 1977?

Yes, to receive SECAM signals multistandard sets were widespread in the '70s

Probably I have fixed it, the image became dark after a few minutes, I replaced the damper PY500 and the horizontal output PL509 :yes:

http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/3845/32303818858833121533110.jpg

Electronic M
12-11-2011, 06:53 PM
Looks good! Though it appears that the convegence could benefit from some adjustment.

Komet
12-12-2011, 05:59 PM
Yes, I have to adjust the convergence after fixing some parts of the cabinet. The CRT luckily has a good emission!

Another photo. After the convergence adjustment I will post some final screenshot :thmbsp:

http://img248.imageshack.us/img248/8750/dsc05047g.jpg

1970 advertising

http://img823.imageshack.us/img823/152/blauk.jpg

Komet
01-23-2012, 05:13 PM
Ok, finally I have changed the three PCL200 with new tubes (Telefunken NIB) and I adjusted the convergence.

Final screenshots :banana:

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/2613/dsc05162p.jpg

http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/1416/dsc05188b.jpg

Electronic M
01-23-2012, 07:45 PM
Very nice!:thmbsp:

Komet
01-24-2012, 05:51 PM
Thank you Tom :)

Labrat
01-28-2012, 02:29 AM
Dear Komet.

Nice set. It is nice to see pictures of the chassis. In Australia we only had the Decca series 33 and 39 with valves.

How do you insert pictures into your post, and not as attachments?

Our analogue transmissions are being switched off all across the country. Soon we will have to run our sets from VCR'S etc.

Good luck and good collecting.

Wayne.

Komet
01-28-2012, 02:33 PM
Wayne,

Thank you for your comment :)
in past I used a bad image host, now I repost some photo of my set. Here in Italy digital broadcasting are started one year ago, now I used an RF modulator for my old TVs.

Marco

http://img196.imageshack.us/img196/1953/dsc04781wx.jpg

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