Grundig monster set!

[Kiwick]

Here's my latest find, a Grundig GSC600 set from 1979, don't be fooled by its unassuming looks, check out the chassis! looks like some kind of avionic or industrial equipment... most modules have LEDs to display their operative status.

This set also has DIN AV input, 10-watt amplifier driving a 5x7" Grundig Superphon speaker, electronic tuning with OSD "green bar" indicator, and a remote storage area that also dubbed as a "docking station" for Grundig accessories like video games or a teletext interface.

and there's also a nice illustrated service manual included inside the set!

Grundig made this fancy chassis only for a couple of years (1979 and 1980 i think) then returned to much simpler and cheaper designs.

This one was thrown out on the curb due to a blown AC line fuse, probably due to a surge during last week's thunderstorm, the big power transformer protected the rest of the set from the surge, so a new fuse was all it took to repair it, and the CRT is still like new! good for 30 more years!

Let's see a Chinese FP set built like this!