Good find? Zenith B&W and early model vhs
 

Just come across both of these and will be picking them up monday. I'm thinking its a good haul for free being saved from the landfill. Both mint and working.


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Nice!

Isn't that RCA's first VHS Recorder?

I had tv like that when I was A kid the crt went soft so my dad took it to a shop and they told him it was junk so they trashed it...Timothy

pac.attack76, do have a 10 pin output video camera for the vcr? The vcr looks to be in good shape.
Ed

I think you did good on those finds.

Not sure but i'll find out. Seen one on ebay today with a camera.

It might be a second-year RCA VHS. I have their first one (VBT-200), and this one looks a bit different.

Definitely a good machine to find.

What year model do you figure?

Nice ! Ya done GREAT !

Not surprising the TV works Zeniths from around then are virtually immortal...Almost every Zenith 1960 or newer that has passed through my hands has worked to some useable extent.

If it is a VCT-200 or similar, it is likely from 1978. A VDT-250 (I am just guessing at model numbers) would be 1979. I do not think it is any newer than those; the VET series (from 1980-81) were a different style if I remember right. It may have the model number and date of manufacture on a label on the back panel or bottom. Let us know if you find it.

pac.attack76 , check your local thrift shop or Goowill for a video camera. I picked up three tube type video cameras at my local Goodwill over the last few months. I paid a 4-5 dollars each for them.

Nice. i'll check for a date/model. about what year is the tv here?

Nice TV. Its abt a '64. IIRC they came without UHF also.
As good a B&W as any ever made.

I think it has a separate safety screen. If so the plastic around
the CRT pops off & 1/4" screws hold it on.
Post the model & or chassis ## & we can look up the date.
Besides that you can look for date codes on ORIGIONAL
parts & date it closer.

73 Zeno:smoke:

I'll get model and chassis number next week for you.

Picked up everything today. Now for the story as to how they got here and where they came from. These were listed as seen in the original pic for $125. They didn't sell after 4 days so they decided to haul to the dump since they were moving. When i called about them, they told me they had been dumped the day before and that they were probably still there. I asked where and if they had a number. Called and talked to the supervisor who checked and found everything and brought it into the office where it sat till today. they were tossed so the vcr lost a knob and the back metal cover on the tv has a couple dents but i can straighten it. Both power on. TV looks the way it does in the one pic i think because the yoke looks like it slid back and rotated when it was tossed. Will have to fix that. The vcr is a VCT-200 From March 16 1978. It rewinds and fast forwards but doesn't play. I'm thinking it threw a belt because the whole time its on, you can here a flywheel spinning. Model of tv is M2109U and chassis 14M28. Can be seen in one pic.

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Looks like the deflection yoke slid back......

SR

These were exhumed. amazing.

Yeah and a 3 hour round trip to get them too. They were an hour and a half from me. Didn't know that when i first asked about them. :)

Nice job! Not many people would have gone so far as to drive 3 hours to rescue these from "the dump". Ed Begley Jr. would be proud!

The Sams came out in 4-65 so the set should be a 1964.
Like most of these the CRT looks damn good. Nice
rescue, hope you slipped something to the attendant....

73 Zeno:smoke:

Yes, 6-12-64 to be exact. Very clean and bright. Fixed yoke and took out the dents in the back cover. No damage. As for the attendant, he was heading out as i was coming in and the whole thing was a rush especially since they were about to close.

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