TG&Y Focus
 

I have this old TV, that's a TG&Y. I know nothing about it except that it's solid state, and usually has a temperament problem. It's black and white, cream colored chassis, and when very cold, it start up severely out of focus, but after 20 minutes, warms up to a fairly clear picture.

I have noticed however, that it's flyback has NO divider on it, so I have no idea how I'm supposed to focus it.. The only POT on the main board labeled is H-Hold, that's it.. Oh, it seems to be of a Sampo design, if that helps. I'll get a picture later of it.

This is what it looks like: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...dragon/tgy.jpg

The most likely problem is a weak picture tube.

Wow... TG&Y... there's a name I haven't heard in at least 20 years!

Yeah....Me neither, Charlie...More like 25 or 30, I'd say. Here, they were a "Cut-Rate"-read-"CHEAP" kind of store, their electronics were by & large BPC Specials. That this TV has lasted this long is a feat, in & of itself, I'd think.

The tuner for the past 8 years hasn't worked well.. Channel 4, 8, and 10 do not work, just produce a grey screen.

Does TG&Y really make it? I've seen this exact TV by many other names, Sampo, and others..

Here's another thread I found, from this own forum, that has the same chassis design, and the internals are the same too! (showing the back POTs).

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=248733

http://www.etsy.com/listing/84389047..._facet=vintage

Many of these B&W do not have focus adjustments. Others have an option to connect the focus lead from the CRT to either ground, B+, or boost voltage and you use whatever tap gives the best results. From what you describe, it sounds like you have a weak CRT.

Jeez, every old TV I have, has a weak CRT. LOL!!

TG&Y. Wow. Thats a long time ago.

Are there any brand names on the printed circuit board?

If you take a shot of the interior of this set, some of us here may have a brain fart and remember who made your set!

Good luck with it. It doesent look half-bad in your picture. Is the brightness up full?

Its sampo made that I'm sure of. Brightness is at half.

That is a Sampo set - I have an identical one. If you decide to get rid of it because of the CRT let me know - I could use it for parts.

My parents used to take us to that store. Yes, a LONG time ago! Probably 35+ years! That may be the ONLY one left! LOL

Nope: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Vintage-Retr...item20c6fb347e

OK maybe 2. :)

So it looks like this TV is clearing up well..

I left it on for a while, and it came back! This honestly doesn't look like a CRT, now that I've seen it look like this..

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v3...n/IMG_0716.jpg

I never heard of TG&Y. Was it a store like Woolworth's, or maybe K-mart? They were never in Chicago.

Edit: A quick Wikipedia check; yes, they were like Woolworth's or S.S. Kresge (the smaller stores that predated K-marts).