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Uh-Oh
I just bought a made in Japan "Penncrest" color tv. Is this collectable at all? It has a noisy volume pot but otherwise good.
It's tube and the veneer cabinet is mint so I had to buy it. Kinda still scratching my head why. Hope I re-sized the pic OK. Would like to know opinions or? Do I keep original? Thanks, Carl PS Are there any do's/don'ts to blowing out the insides with 115lbs. air pressure? Last edited by CarlV; 03-22-2003 at 05:31 PM. |
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Penncrest TV
I've got a Pennrcrest, a very UGLY Penncrest. An all-gray plastic tube set. Very ugly. It has the strangest red, tends just a tad towards pink and that's as red as it gets. Yours is more attractive than mine. Everyone's is more attractive than mine which might win 'ugliest set'. Ugly, ugly. Seriously, I couldn't place a value on mine but if yours gives you pleasure, worth shouldn't be a consideration. I probably wouldn't use more than the force that comes out of the vacuum cleaner exhaust with a natural bristle paintbrush to loosen the dust. Any more'n that, you might risk damaging some of the filament-like wires that go to come of the exposed coil forms.
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Hi michael, Thanks for your reply. I had no idea what kind of value
the thing has. Mostly concerned if it had problems, do I junk it? I guess so. I know nothing about TV sets, but the amount of dust can't be good. Thought high pressure air may not be a good idea around the high voltage innards, but it sure would be easier. I have a nice brush attachment for my vacum cleaner and will use it instead. Sounds like the guy that did 50's eyeglass frames did your TV! Thanks Again, Carl |
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you have a panasonic.
if it has problems look at the 29kq6 and 30ae3. very common failure. also lytics in the doubler for b+ compressed air is ok if you keep the pressure low and stay away from the coils.
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