MCS VTR Component TV

[holmesuser01]

I was prowling the thrift store this morning when the manager called me to the back room. He knows I like old TV's.

He produced the set you see below in the picture. From JC Penney's stores. Model 685-1015.

Essentially, it is a 5" B/W TV with a "scope" for a speaker line-level signal input. It has a video line-out to a VCR.

Built in 1979.

Turned it on when I got home. Cleaned the tuner and controls and switches.

Replaced 4 electrolytic caps that have obviously overheated. Checked operation between replacements... each time, I noticed the picture was improving.

When I started, the picture did not fill the screen. The end results are what you see with no adjustments to vertical or horizontal.

Its running off of rabbit ears right now. The picture looks alot better than what you see in this pic. Should look good until the end of analog...

I've never seen one of these things before. I worked on TV's for 35 years. Cute little toy.

Anybody know what this thing cost new? I gave $5 for it.