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That TV came today
Everything works absolutely perfectly on this TV. The clock works great too (although the pilot lamp behind the clock is burnt out.) The picture is very stable, very sharp, and very bright. The cabinet is made of metal with a simulated wood grain look. I took it apart and found out another surprise: It was manufactured early-mid 1965. Only one disappointment: It did not have the AM radio as listed. But I am not going to complain. I got it for $9.99 and I really wanted it because I love the clock on it. The inside of the TV is like brand new. It doesn't look to have been used very much, as all dirt was loose dirt instead of that greasy, grimy dirt that the HV attracts.
After letting it warm up and run for about 2 hours, all it needed was a slight tweak to the vertical size. Linearity was perfect. That is all this 40 year old TV needed to work perfectly again!
The clock has both an on/off alarm timer, and a sleep timer! I haven't tried the timer functions yet. But now I want an early GE Portacolor (from around 1966-1970) that has the built in clock/timer too :p
Last edited by tv beta guy; 04-21-2005 at 11:17 PM.
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