Early 70's Hitachi 13" Color

[jstout66]

Here's an "odd" one.
I have a Hitachi CFA-440 13" Color set.
It's solid state, uses a DOT MATRIX tube, and weighs a TON.
I think it's from 1971-1972
Picture is pretty good. I don't leave it plugged in tho.. it has instant on with NO "vacation switch"
Also odd for a 13"... it has a press board wodden cabinet.
Anyone else have any Hitachi color sets of this vintage?

[Komet]

Nice set!! A friend of mine have a 19'' model with two switch, one for vacation/normal and the other for stand-by. On the stand-by the set will mantain the filaments turned on, for this reason many of these sets have a weak CRT

[Chad Hauris]

I have one which is about the same size but a little older and I think somewhere I have a 19" around this age. It has been a while since I have had them in operation but I remember they would degauss when the power was shut off.

[ctc17]

I have a matsushita made packard bell that looks almost exactly like that. I think it has 8 tubes in it. They are heavy and do work good.

[jstout66]

I'll have to take the back off sometime, and see the picture tube number.
Just curious to what type they used.

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by jstout66

Anyone else have any Hitachi color sets of this vintage?

No but damn, I wish I did!! That thing is sugoi ne!

[jstout66]

Thanks Mark! Well,,, send uship it here for one of the consoles and I'll send it along. LOL!

[Komet]

Originally Posted by Komet

Nice set!! A friend of mine have a 19'' model with two switch, one for vacation/normal and the other for stand-by. On the stand-by the set will mantain the filaments turned on, for this reason many of these sets have a weak CRT

This is the set of my friend

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by jstout66

Thanks Mark! Well,,, send uship it here for one of the consoles and I'll send it along. LOL!

You're welcome! Well, I would because I like the consoles you're letting go. But...since I don't have one 'o dem tings....uh whaddaya call it..... oh yeah, a HOME to put it in but I would be more than willing to try and ship it if you are. I do however, have a storage locker

That little set sure is KAWAII!

[YamahaFreak]

I don't know exactly why, but I can hear a high-voltage rectifier tube screaming at me from within that set. :B

[zenith2134]

It certainly might have a tube rectifier in the high tension ckt.

Regretably, I passed on this exact model Hitachi a few yrs. back. It was over an hour drive upstate NY and cost 50 usd.

Smashingly nice set.

[Komet]

The set of my friend is all solid state, no HV rectifier.

[Electronic M]

This thread caused me to dream of finding a Japanese tube color set in an auto repair shop last night. Though one of my professors offering me a 23" monochrome set yesterday may have contributed to it.

[YamahaFreak]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

This thread caused me to dream of finding a Japanese tube color set in an auto repair shop last night. Though one of my professors offering me a 23" monochrome set yesterday may have contributed to it.

Still something I lust after, been looking for one for years and still, no luck. An all-tube color television set. Any brand, size, or age, really, as long as it works!

[Electronic M]

It is a tall order finding a working all tube color set especially in florida. My all tube 1964 Silvertone roundy needed a lot of work to revive, and still could benifit from some stuff that is too advanced for my current skill level. I also have a 1965 Philco roundy that don't use a single transistor (as long as you don't tune UHF), and a 1967 airline 1 transistor hybrid (2 transistors if tuneing UHF) that both worked good on original components after some adjustments.

I was going crazy too trying to get a vintage color set until I moved to Wi and started finding them.