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01-24-2010, 09:39 AM
drh4683
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Looks like the TV did see a repair back on March 19, 1979. The card has the date written on the back side and also a tag on the chassis itself, so it did get pulled to go to the shop. The tech was a pro, he put all the screws back and didn't hack anything up when he replaced a resistor on the chroma board. This one has an RCA tube, you can tell right off the bat with the design of the tag (and also the EIA 274). Its a nice clean chassis. WG made a very good TV and they always put out a top notch picture, you can put them up with RCA and Zenith as far as I'm concerned.
Here are some pictures of the inside. My back is still soar from sleeping in my van last night so I could be the first one at this sale. Fortunately my 2 year old didn't keep me up. The real reason I bought this TV is because of the beautiful cabinet. Since vintage video will never be worth that of vintage audio, I was really in a position of not knowing what to do with this TV. Its obvious that the cabinet alone is worth more than the complete TV, however, I seeked reasonable offers from many antique dealers. All of them told me this TV will never be worth anything, so I was left no choice but to part it out. I have always conducted by business very professionally so here are some photos for you....
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