'65 Arvin (Matsushita) - Videokarma.org TV - Video

AUdubon5425 · #1 10-26-2010, 11:00 PM

Here's a neat little Arvin 65K38 portable made in Japan by Matsushita.

This is how it looked as found:

and after a thorough cleaning:

the chassis:

This is the smallest flyback I've ever seen - the donut is the size of a quarter:

The fine tune control turns a toothed belt hooked to the tuner shaft:

She works well after sitting for 30+ years - tuner is dirty and it'll get the paper & wax caps replaced (of course.) I'd never seen an Arvin set of any age, and am glad to have found this interesting little guy.

radiotvnut · #2 10-26-2010, 11:04 PM

Nice set! You did a great job cleaning it up.

miniman82 · #3 10-26-2010, 11:07 PM

I had that same one when I was younger, pulled it from the trash.

Tony V · #4 10-26-2010, 11:38 PM

Nice find!

ctc17 · #5 10-27-2010, 12:14 PM

I wonder if the reason Japan sets had the wire tube hold downs was to keep the tubes in during overseas shipping

DaveWM · #6 10-27-2010, 12:32 PM

I see those gray tube caps, mostly will check bad.

dieseljeep · #7 10-27-2010, 01:17 PM

Those sets had those oddball 300ma. series tubes. I wonder if it has a voltage doubler power supply. I worked on one that was a Pencrest.

miniman82 · #8 10-27-2010, 01:44 PM

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Originally Posted by DaveWM

I see those gray tube caps, mostly will check bad.

Those look like the ones in a Sansui 1000A I'm currently working on for a pal on AK. Sure enough, a couple of them had blown up.

*zenithfan1* · #9 10-27-2010, 02:36 PM

Ditto on the grey caps, they like to spray oil all over, get 'em out of there and she'll be a great set. I like the looks of it, you did a great job cleaning it up

AUdubon5425 · #10 10-27-2010, 07:11 PM

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Originally Posted by ctc17

I wonder if the reason Japan sets had the wire tube hold downs was to keep the tubes in during overseas shipping

I thought they may have been there because it was a portable.

ctc17 · #11 10-27-2010, 08:14 PM

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Originally Posted by AUdubon5425

I thought they may have been there because it was a portable.

Even the table top sets have them.

How did the crt test in this one?

AUdubon5425 · #12 10-27-2010, 10:24 PM

Didn't test it, but it made a full raster about 1/2 as bright as a new tube. I only ran it for about 60 seconds. Doubt it's been powered up in 35+ years - it couldn't have been more than 5-10 years old when it was shelved. I'm sure it will wake up some more.

Glenz75 · #13 10-28-2010, 06:58 PM

Those grey caps are nasty things

It sure looks crammed in there! Interesting looking Japanese set though. Have never seen any tubed jap sets in my neck of the woods, only solid state ones.

ctc17 · #14 10-28-2010, 10:20 PM

I have a few 60s radios that had those caps and every single one was 100% open. These are multi band radios that have about 15 of those gray caps and they were bad to the point the radio was silent.

peverett · #15 10-29-2010, 07:03 PM

I have a 1965 Curtis Mathis B&W console that had those grey caps. I guess the chassis was from Japan. I replaced them and had the set working. However, it is not been played in a few years as it is on loan to the Bob Bullock Texas State History museum. Curtis Mathis was the only TV brand made in Texas(at least at some point). I have some later model Curtis Mathis metal sets(color) and they are 100% Japanese.