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01-29-2019, 01:16 AM
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Last Hoffman made TV?
Ive been wondering, I've seen quite a few Hoffman Easy view sets, I've seen one Colorcastor dating 1966, and the roundies they made. But when did they stop??
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01-29-2019, 08:58 AM
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According to this 1977
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Hoffman But if they actually built them is questionable. By 1977 you HAD to be 100% solid state so the date makes sense in that respect. Either engineer sets or by them somewhere for a tiny market share. In New England Hoffman was unknown, I never saw one in 40 yrs in the biz. There was one set on this forum a Wards IIRC that was IDed as a Hoffman. 19"B&W apx mid 60's. It looked quite well built. 73 Zeno  LFOD !
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01-29-2019, 10:19 AM
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The last one I worked on was 23" console, CTC15 clone, not that much different than a Muntz. 
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01-29-2019, 03:07 PM
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Well, that must be about the same as the one. Just got going. I find the quality pretty good, ctc15 chassis. Hilite tube, good color.
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02-02-2019, 03:34 PM
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Not the greatest camera, but I got it going fair, next part is going to be fixing the tuner, its quite warm and has a lot of play.... Wish there were tuner repairmen around still
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02-02-2019, 04:14 PM
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Is it a turret or wafer switch tuner ?
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02-02-2019, 08:12 PM
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It's a torrent. Plastic strips and all...
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02-04-2019, 08:49 AM
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First step on any tuner clean the contacts...if IF lead is soldered to tuner check that the wire hasn't ripped off.
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02-05-2019, 03:48 PM
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Well having not dealt with any Muntz color I guess I was suspecting the same old crap they played with their B&W sets. Having that said, I would love to see a rectangular color Muntz if you have a picture!! I have always liked the etc 15 chassis for the reasons electronic M mentioned in these off brand sets and because of the rugged FLY design. Having the off brands is my thing after all, having sets ranging from AMC, Setchell Carslon, Heathkit, Penncrest, and a few mainstream sets.
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02-05-2019, 06:11 PM
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Heres the Airline. 
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02-05-2019, 08:55 PM
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Very nice, I'm surprised didn't Wells Gardner make wards tv's for them? I suppose it would be a clone aswell, I have a 1968 AMC color made by wells gardener, it has the C3 chassis they also sold to Electrohome. Great quality. Has a Very beefy silicon flyback
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04-29-2019, 03:17 PM
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Hey, I got myself a muntz built airline. It's quite nice! it's got the CTC 15 chassis as well. Thanks for the info. I find it odd how they updated the look from yours to mine so much. The fly in mine is toast and the tube is weak, but I got spares so I'll likely stick a black matrix in it. This one also has that Magnavox cinema controls.
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04-29-2019, 03:19 PM
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02-05-2019, 10:01 PM
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Both Sears and Wards had more than one supplier for both domestic and Japanese TVs...They wanted a product at a price point on their shelves and achieved it thru supplier competition.
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02-06-2019, 12:25 AM
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That makes since, also I have seen a rectangular Curtis Mathes with the ctc15 clone chassis, wouldn't mind one of those if it wasn't giant. When I was in high school the first tv I restored was a 58 Hoffman I found in a abandoned repair mans shop. The owner have me it, actually there was 2, one was in bad shape but has a good tube and the other was mint but necked, it came together great. I watched it for years with no real problem then sold it. So this color set is kinda neat to me cause I admired Hoffman's history, I actually got to meet the 58s owner and learned how they ended up in South Dakota! Next week I'm giving a 67 packard bell a new home so I guess my hoffman will have a California brother so to speak. Thank you both for the info btw
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