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Miniman,

Thanks for re-posting this thread to the rectangular tube color section.

-Steve D.

What the heck is that thing? It looks like it has handles on the side like a sony but not a clue as to what make it is. Unusual to say the least.

I was thinking some off brand myself, like Monty Ward, or possibly a crappy later Sears/Penny's set.

It really fits in well with the design of the house. I still hope someone picks it up though.

Drove over and checked it out today. The set was running with a loop antenna tuned to channel 23. We are lucky here that there is still an NTSC station on the air here.

It was 1/2 priced day, and I got it for 10 bucks. Like most of us here, probably, make that, really didn't need another set. But it is kind of unique, very clean and has a sturdy metal cabinet (great for stacking other sets on). I have a '77 Sears (Sanyo built set) that I have to compare the chassis in this one to.

It is interesting that the slide pots to the right of the tuners are the Tint and Color level controls.

I looked at the picture of that set and saw a telephone sitting on top of it. Wouldn't that play heck with the purity, causing color splotches in the picture? The phone looks like a late '60s Trimline. Those phones, if I remember correctly, have the old-style electromagnetic ringers with a bell. When it rings, the magnetic field surrounding the ringer coils could magnetize the set's CRT. However, there may not really be that much of a problem if the set's cabinet is more than paper-thin plastic--but I doubt that very much. If this is a cheaply built TV from JC Penney or Montgomery Ward, et al. it probably does have a cabinet made of cheap, thin plastic that wouldn't shield the CRT from stray magnetism very well. If the set has an auto-degaussing system (as did most CRT sets from about the '90s going forward, until CRTs became obsolete), however, the degausser would probably correct any purity problems at power on before the raster appeared.

What year is this one? Is it solid state?

Early Sanyo - I had one, branded Channel Master, from early 70's. Sanyo model would be in their early 91CXX series.

The tint pot on mine was open, I put in a higher value Alps pot and sold it.

Good sets - these had the "good" Sanyo flys, and a solid CRT. Hard to kill, lest lightning, kids, or age get to them. About the only change I'd ever make to one is adding a B+ fuse - IIRC, they used a fuse resistor off the regulator.

Cheers,

It is a '76 Sanyo. I thought this was the first line in my post, but must have skipped that fact. I like the looks of this set. Haven't had the back off yet to blow out the dust. But it played all afternoon without issue. Only issue is that the knob for the brightness control is a little loose.

Glad someone picked it up, is it a hybrid or all SS?