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05-26-2009, 08:29 PM
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Early 80's 10" Quasar Color
Hey TV people!
I was at the local thrift store today and saw a mighty fine looking Quasar color portable from 1982 for 8 bucks. I believe it looks like a 10", it looks slightly smaller than a 12" to me. I'm thinking about getting it. What do you guys know about these little TV's and is it worth grabbing or should I pass? 
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05-26-2009, 08:36 PM
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Channel numbers on top and a swivel base? If so, grab it. The original remote was a miniature version of the tv. Those may have been later though sicne one of mine was model TP2156YH April 1985.
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05-26-2009, 09:16 PM
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Nope It's a knob tuned set. One thing I noticed that was interesting is that the screen is made up of dots instead of the usual color lines.
Edit: I found a picture of a TV that I think looks near Identical to it.
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My top vintage finds: '78 Technics SA-200 Stereo Receiver '84 MC-600 speakers Last edited by Trance88; 05-26-2009 at 09:51 PM.
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05-26-2009, 10:00 PM
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Hell, I've got about 2 or 3 Panasonic's with the same CRT I bet. Free, working as found, trashday hauls. Two 19" one 13", one is LED electronic tuned ColorPilot IIRC. Landfill soon. Not that they're bad but I'm try'na save the old American workhorses.
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05-27-2009, 06:09 AM
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I had a friend that called his girlfriend "Quasar". I asked him why he called her that and he said "Her works are in her drawers!"
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05-27-2009, 06:37 AM
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For 8 bux, it's about a "no-brainer"...Get it, enjoy it, & rejoice in the knowlege you saved it from the landfill, or some other ignominious fate..
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05-27-2009, 08:55 PM
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Now you need to watch some Lawrence Welk reruns on it!!!!
Enjoy.
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05-27-2009, 11:51 PM
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The only think I don't like is that the audio buzzes when there's a bright image on the screen when I use my RF Modulator. Over the air analog looks and sounds fine though.
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05-28-2009, 12:38 AM
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There are some coils in the audio circuit that you can probably tweak to get rid of the buzz.
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05-28-2009, 12:06 PM
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One other thing I'd like to know is if there is a horizontal position adjustment. The picture is just slightly off center.
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My top vintage finds: '78 Technics SA-200 Stereo Receiver '84 MC-600 speakers Last edited by Trance88; 05-28-2009 at 12:27 PM.
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05-28-2009, 12:46 PM
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Not 100% sure, but the coils for an early 80s knob tuned set like this should be on the mainboard on or underneath a small silver (shielded) box that attaches via coax to the VHF tuner itself.
Do yourself a favor and mark down the original position before tweaking those coils though. Nice set, let's see the chassis pics! EDIT: about the horizontal width/centering, this can be either a coil or a VR. This set should certainly have a sticker inside with a layout of the testpoints and major components; possibly even a schematic. Take a pic of that and we'll know how to guide you. Last edited by zenith2134; 05-28-2009 at 12:49 PM. Reason: edit.
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05-28-2009, 01:31 PM
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If you have a model number, I can see if I have a sams photofact on that set and I can tell you exactly which adjustments you need to be concerned with.
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