View Full Version : Yet another Portacolor


DaveWM
05-11-2013, 09:25 PM
got this one off ebay. Very nice set seems to be in mint condition. The seller did an excellent job of packing

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHNoN-BI13o

I don't think I will need to do anything but maybe a little convergence setup, some minor tweeks to the focus (this one has a pot for that). I sure like these little things, they just keep on trucking...

I thought it would be fun to video the unboxing, getting tv's thru Ebay is a real gamble, I wanted to document the whole process. In this case clearly the guy knew what he was doing.

legenbass77
05-12-2013, 12:05 AM
That one is nice! Glad it arrived in one piece. Looks like it's the weekend of the Portacolor.

DavGoodlin
05-13-2013, 12:22 PM
Nice example of a time-tested design.
Then it was changed to "performance television" with the AA series and the dreaded PCB griplets requiring lots of re-soldering.

The Porta-color would definitely be GE's most notable contribution to CRT TV history.