Telefunken PALcolor 614 - Videokarma.org TV - Video

Komet · #1 10-16-2011, 09:23 AM

A friend of mine gave me this portable color TV, built in 1973. It has a delta-gun CRT built by Hitachi. When it was sold was nicknamed "the bomb"

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zvWNDZRv4lA

Electronic M · #2 10-16-2011, 09:38 PM

Very cool set!
That is only the second set I've seen photos of that has the convergence yoke coils integrated into the convergence board (I'm guessing american manufactuers frowned upon this concept).
I've been hopeing to find a small Delta gun portable set for my collection for a while now, but they just aren't as easy to find as consoles, or larger table sets for that matter.

Two questions.

1. Is the "AV" push button for direct audio/video input?

2. What is the anime your playing?

You've got some good frends BTW.

Komet · #3 10-17-2011, 04:22 PM

Even my Panasonic CT-28 Panacolor has the convergence board integrated into the yoke deflection - maybe one day I'll put some pictures of this set.

For questions:

1) no, it's a normal channel, with compensation for the VCR (Some people have explained to me about this thing, but I do not understand very well...)

2) Meitantei Conan in the photo, Stratos 4 and A Little Snow Fairy Sugar in the video

3) Yeah, I have good friends :-)

ChrisW6ATV · #4 10-18-2011, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Electronic M

That is only the second set I've seen photos of that has the convergence yoke coils integrated into the convergence board (I'm guessing american manufacturers frowned upon this concept)4.

If a set has a small cabinet and CRT, this can work OK because you can turn the controls while leaning over and viewing the screen directly. Most or all of the later, large-screen color sets have the convergence board made so it can be unmounted and then remounted sticking above the cabinet with the controls facing forward; this also allows them to be adjusted while viewing the screen directly (more or less).

zenith2134 · #5 10-18-2011, 01:20 PM

The most convenient tv I ever worked on, in terms of setting up the crt, was my 1970 Zenith 22"...the speaker panel is removable and the convergence adjustments are right behind it, facing forward. Why can't they all be like that?!

zenith2134 · #6 10-18-2011, 01:21 PM

This Telefunken PALcolor is a nice one...I really like it

Komet · #7 10-18-2011, 01:56 PM

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Originally Posted by zenith2134

The most convenient tv I ever worked on, in terms of setting up the crt, was my 1970 Zenith 22"...the speaker panel is removable and the convergence adjustments are right behind it, facing forward. Why can't they all be like that?!

Many european sets use this system, such as my 1978 Indestit 26SI (delta gun CRT, OSD, electronic memory, ultrasonic remote control)

Electronic M · #8 10-18-2011, 06:39 PM

My 71' Zenith hybrid has the dynamic convergence controls on the front too, but you still have to take the back off to get to the static controls(can't have your cake and eat it too, I guess).

All my other sets are American made consoles/ big screen table models. I live in America, and can say that in the period of sets that I tend collect we had such a strong electronics industry that the vast majority of color TV's I've seen with my own eyes were made here.

I've only seen one Non-american color TV from the tube era a Grundig console that was in a shop that specialized in that brand.

I do have a Zenith CCII table set that I've never seen inside which may have a different convergence layout from what I'm familiar with, for all I know.

zenith2134 · #9 10-19-2011, 03:19 PM

yep my '70 has the static convergence assembly inside too.

so, Komet,tell us more about this tv: I for one , have never seen anything like it. The only tv receiver I ever had with anything besies NTSC was an early 80's JVC 14" color tv. It had NTSC standard 3.58 as well as 4.43 and SECAM. Blackstripe crt and on screen display/remote. I integrated a dtv converter box into the cabinet, to keep it as 'multisystem' as possible..not battery capable but pretty portable wherever an AC outlet is

Electronic M · #10 10-19-2011, 05:10 PM

Zenith2134, your set reminds me of a 1" batery set I saw at this years MARC Extravaganza meet. The set I saw had a standards switch that would let you choose between NTSC, PAL, and SECAM (may or may not have been another standard setting, can't remember). I'd have bought it if it weren't the later part last day, which is usually when my budget is smallest/non-existant.

Komet · #11 10-19-2011, 06:20 PM

I'll try to give you some more information ... this set receives PAL signals and has a delay line, which does not require the tint control. The control panel opens up and shows the knobs for tuning, one for each channel, with three different band. Now I put some other photos

Power supply (left) and signal (right)