Latest Find! Toshiba 12" Color Portable - Page 2 - Videokarma.org TV - Video

Alastair E · #16 11-14-2016, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by zenithfan1

Awesome find! I have a Sears branded one, unfortunately it fell off of a shelf and sustained damage to the top trim piece across the top of the cabinet front section. I don't know what I'm gonna do with it now....

Well--If you were not the other side of the world, I would make you offer for it.
--I need a good 12" delta CRT...

dieseljeep · #17 11-15-2016, 10:57 AM

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Originally Posted by zenithfan1

Awesome find! I have a Sears branded one, unfortunately it fell off of a shelf and sustained damage to the top trim piece across the top of the cabinet front section. I don't know what I'm gonna do with it now....

PM me, with the price an if it still works and the CRT condition.
I'm planning to take a trip to Chester the bank account molester sometime in the near future.

BigDavesTV · #18 11-18-2016, 12:59 PM

A week ago, I was able to get it to this point! The picture looks a little better than the camera shows. I had to give a serious shot to the CRT, being an Instant On set, the CRT was way dead! So, it won't be permanent, but for occasional (short) use, it will do. The only real repair, was a flakey 3.58 Crystal I replaced, and a weak 6GH8A. I'm sure the little CRT is pretty much un-obtainium!

BigDavesTV · #19 11-18-2016, 01:00 PM

I forgot to take pic's. of the chassis, will do soon, and post!

Electronic M · #20 11-18-2016, 01:36 PM

Lookin good!

*zenithfan1* · #21 11-19-2016, 06:13 AM

Looks great! Especially for a tired CRT

Nice job man!

BigDavesTV · #22 12-02-2016, 10:02 AM

Looks great! Especially for a tired CRT Nice job man!

Thanks, Mark! I thought it turned out pretty well, I know this would definitely have been thrown away, right after the Estate Sale, so better the way it is, as a rescue, rather than landfill! So hard to find these little color portable tube / tube hybrid sets!

DavGoodlin · #23 12-02-2016, 03:21 PM

At the risk of disparaging a domestic manufacturer - that picture looks much better than a porta color

for that era

I agree these little gems are impossible to find anymore.

Electronic M · #24 12-02-2016, 04:23 PM

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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

At the risk of disparaging a domestic manufacturer - that picture looks much better than a porta color

for that era

I agree these little gems are impossible to find anymore.

You get what you pay for, and I don't think the Japanese made a cheaper color set than GE's Portacolor at the time.

*zenithfan1* · #25 12-02-2016, 06:22 PM

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Originally Posted by dieseljeep

PM me, with the price an if it still works and the CRT condition.
I'm planning to take a trip to Chester the bank account molester sometime in the near future.

It works with issues in the color section, last time I powered it up. Can't say if it falling did anything else to it. I'll have to test it out. I paid 40 bucks, you can have it for 30.

Jon A. · #26 12-02-2016, 07:05 PM

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Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

At the risk of disparaging a domestic manufacturer - that picture looks much better than a porta color

for that era

I agree these little gems are impossible to find anymore.

How hard can that be really?

These days you usually get less than what you pay for. Wealthy plus powerful usually equals mean.