Is this a Portacolor??? - Videokarma.org TV - Video

***Kamakiri*** · #1 08-07-2004, 11:37 AM

Picked up this set today at the thrift because it's a dead ringer for a Portacolor, but it's solid state......maybe they had extra picture tubes to use up?

andy · #2 08-07-2004, 01:51 PM

What kind of CRT does it use? The portacolor has an 11WP22.

***Kamakiri*** · #3 08-07-2004, 02:44 PM

Turns out this tube is a 25OTB22, but damned if this set isn't a dead ringer for a Poratcolor.....

captainmoody · #4 08-07-2004, 03:17 PM

Looks like a Sears/Sanyo

andy · #5 08-07-2004, 04:09 PM

That's a Japanese type number. What brand is on the set?

***Kamakiri*** · #6 08-07-2004, 04:27 PM

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Originally posted by captainmoody
Looks like a Sears/Sanyo

That's what she is

kc8adu · #7 08-07-2004, 05:14 PM

looks like a toshiba.

Whirled One · #8 08-07-2004, 10:20 PM

Yeah, I agree that it looks kinda like a PortaColor, and the basic styling might have been inspired by the PortaColor, but it sure ain't a PortaColor.

The basic front-panel confirguration is PortaColor-ish, but the main cabinet looks a lot more rounded-off than a PortaColor, and the recessed hinged plastic handle is definitely not PortaColor-ish.
By the way, Andy, other picture tube designations used in PortaColors include the 11SP22, 10VABP22, and 10VADP22; there may be others. [Also remember that "11"-inch tubes became "10" after the FCC changed the rules for advertised dimensions of picture tubes.]

colortrakker · #9 08-08-2004, 11:57 PM

Wouldn't you know I ran into a specimen of The Genuine Article today at a street fair. Yours is a pretty fair impostor - first thing I noticed is that your tube is squarer than a Porta-Color's. Plus, your knobs are over the speaker where the ones on the Specimen are below it.

I broke down and bought the specimen for $5 - looked to be in real nice shape. Cleaned up almost new! Antennas are a little bent and the positions of the control knobs are out of whack, but otherwise physically excellent. Looks kinda early '70s - got the red, blue and green crests (but no Porta-Color script), continuous UHF tuner and an inline tube.

Unfortunately it's not so hot electronically. Wait, let me rephrase that. About a minute after I fired it up something started burning. I unplugged it as fast as I could and I'm hoping nothing got too crispy in there.

So Kamakiri, if you can save it (or want to), it's yours. If not, it's up for grabs!

***Kamakiri*** · #10 08-10-2004, 06:26 AM

Pass it along to the membership.....I have enough projects to keep me busy

Oh, and this one's up for grabs too. Gets a perfect black and white picture

kc8adu · #11 08-10-2004, 06:45 PM

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Originally posted by Kamakiri
Pass it along to the membership.....I have enough projects to keep me busy

Oh, and this one's up for grabs too. Gets a perfect black and white picture

if it is what i think it is(toshiba) pull the modules and resolder all the feedthru pins.

captainmoody · #12 08-10-2004, 09:04 PM

I had one exactly like it, Was made by Sanyo. could still have a cold solder prob though.

Sandy G · #13 08-10-2004, 09:22 PM

I got me a SOLID-STATE-Portacolor off the 'Bay about a month ago. Was made in June '84 in Portsmouth, VA & is a model #10AB5402V. I didn't know they made Solid State Porta-Pottys. Picture ain't too hot, but it has a detent tuner, & both antennas are good. Hey, I paid something like 9 smackeroos for it-not including shipping. It's kinda cute, like all Porta-Pottys are, just real cheap 'n' nasty looking.-Sandy G.

bgadow · #14 08-10-2004, 10:38 PM

colortrakker, I wonder how much it would cost to ship that thing to 21655? I've been wanting one but not real seriously. I don't know off hand where 'Lehigh valley' is, and its late so I'm too tired to go look! PM me if you'd like.

I did have one of those early 80s models, it was given to me by a tv repair shop. The tint kept jumping around. Its on long-term loan (about 10 years now!) to a friend of mine who really appreciates it.

I sure don't need more tv's but something small would be alright. I almost bought a 13" Zenith Saturday, could have got it for probably $10, but a little too new for me. (looked late 70s/early 80s) according to the sticker on the back it was made in Missouri, had an inline tube. Standard click-stop tuners. If it had been early 70s I would have grabbed it in a heartbeat.

#15 09-15-2004, 06:44 PM

I got the Sears from Kamakiri the other day (thanks!) The lack of color was caused by dirty color killer pot. I touched up the greyscale and adjusted the vertical size and linearity. After letting it run for about an hour, the picture looks great. It is all solid state, is an instant on on the CRT, but it is still nice and bright. Has a very fine dot pitch. I'll probably mod it to get rid of the instant on. It works great now. I was surprised to see that the CRT is actually a delta gun type. The yoke and convergence panel is about the size of the face of the CRT itself.