'80 19" EC chassis GE motel set & 19" RCA XL100

[radiotvnut]

Here are the other two sets I got from the TV shop today. The first is a 19" GE EC chassis motel set from 1980 and the second one is an early '80's RCA XL100 (the date is faded on that one). The GE lights up and has snow; but, the tuner appears to be non functional and the LED readout barely lights up. It uses a one knob varactor tuner with an LED readout. It still has part of the metal stand bolted on the underside from it's motel days. I really wish that this set had the newer PC chassis or the older YA or YC chassis. I never cared for the EC chassis. They were always a PITA to service, at least for me.

The second set is an RCA XL100. I suspect it has a shorted CRT as it comes on very bright blue and then shuts down. I have not opened it up; but, it looks to have a single board chassis. Probably something like a CTC108.

My mother had a fit when I brought these old sets home. "You'll never be able to sell those old turn knob sets." I told her that I didn't plan to sell the GE B&W (other thread) and we'd just see what happens with the color sets. My flea market firend has gotten pretty good at selling older TV lately. I think some people are finally figuring out that these older sets are better and that new CRT sets of any quality are getting hard to find. They'll now come near paying $40 for a good turn knob set rather than paying $500+ for a flatscreen. Also, in this bad economy, many people don't have big bucks to lay on the counter for a modern TV.