Got this '83 19" Emerson color TV from the repair shop. This is one that they had been trying to sell for the past 5 years. Finally, an old man bought it. After a couple weeks, the flyback started burning. He brought it back to the shop and they ended up giving him credit towards a newer TV and gave me the old one.
By looking at the chassis, I can tell that it was made by GoldStar. The label on the back says it was distributed by E.E. Corp. of Natick, Mass. This is the oldest solid state Emerson color set that I've seen. Up to now, the oldest has been the ones with the Orion built side mounted chassis and the goldstar chassis sets of the mid to late '80's. These newer sets had an Emerson Radio Corp. address.
The guy at the shop told me that when this set worked, it had a better picture than most of his later model stuff. I did check the CRT and it's very strong. I may replace the flyback if I can find one and the price is right.
10-07-2009, 08:16 PM
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