1980 Sharp Linytron

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I've seen quite a few late '70's Truetone-badged Sharp color TV's that had bad flyback transformers and they were hard to find, even in the mid '90's. In the '80's models, it was often a 4th of July type of experience when the flyback went up. However, it wasn't just Sharp that had flyback problems. Panasonic TV's blew their fair share and all of the Korean TV's liked to blow them.