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10-10-2007, 10:37 AM
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Rather interesting "Clear" set
Cool custom Lucite cabinet on this one.
They call it "old style" http://cgi.ebay.com/Versace-store-ol...QQcmdZViewItem 
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10-11-2007, 09:56 PM
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the discovery channel store used to have a few of these
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10-11-2007, 10:00 PM
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I've seen several pieces of audio gear (including one vintage Marantz integrated amp!) and speakers with transparent cabs like that. Very interesting to look at, but very low WAF. Fine for a "mancave", but good luck trying to put on in a family living room!
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10-11-2007, 10:01 PM
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mancave :lol:
:shifty: anyway, wouldn't the plastic yellow over the years? that'd be my concern. i would only go with seethru if it was a tube chassis 
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10-12-2007, 05:58 PM
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Clear plactic cased TVs were indeed made for use in prisons for that very reason. There are usually a small handfull of them for sale on ebay.
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10-12-2007, 10:02 PM
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That's definitely why they are clear-cased. Imagine having a vintage tv set in your jail-cell.. plenty of hidden doors and compartments to stash your goodies!!
These are color sets, without a doubt. Probably an RCA/GE chassis they used in all their 13" sets. I had a 96 or so RCA with it... TX chassis or something like it. Decent chassis, IIRC; it had remote, OSD, and headphone jack(s), and the horiz scheme was very unique for a small set (If I'm remembering the right chassis).
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10-13-2007, 12:33 AM
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Yes, those TX series chassis had a weird power supply and horizontal sweep circuit. They were decent playing sets; but, could be a pain to fix sometimes. BTW, if you ever attempt to repair one of these; always discharge the main filter capacitor. It will hold it's full charge of approx 160 volts for a very long time. Don't ask how I know this.
I actually had one of those clear RCA sets a couple of years ago; but, I think mine had a newer chassis than the TX series.
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10-13-2007, 03:40 PM
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I was going to ask how you know about the 160 volt capacitor Radiotvnut!
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10-13-2007, 08:01 PM
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how else does anyone know about capacitors?
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10-13-2007, 08:08 PM
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I saw one if these TV's for sale at my local antique mall. It had a jail ID number on it....
Needless to say, I passed it up. It was also $150
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10-13-2007, 09:44 PM
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The TV's are the prisoners property. They buy them at the prison Mercantile, and are allowed to keep them when they are released.
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10-13-2007, 10:24 PM
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Whoa, really? I personally would have to get rid of that set upon release from prison-- Too many bad memories I'm sure. Cool set though
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