Attn Charles: 60's? GE in Van Nuys

[Eric H]

19" Color portable $35

http://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv...980978820.html

[radiotvnut]

I think that's a C-1 chassis hybrid set. And, not too many 19" GE tube color sets show up. I've probably only had 2 or 3 in the 20+ years that I've been doing this. The reason they probably don't show up is because they didn't hold up near as well as an RCA or Zenith.

[kx250rider]

That's such a rotten, horrible, unreliable terrible hunk-a-junk chassis, that I should go get it and put it in the back seat of my Cadillac 350-Diesel. What a perfect pair; the worst color TV and the worst GM engine!

Charles

[sanjarali]

horrible thing you say. old televisions are for safe and adore.

[marty59]

I remember seeing those sets in Holiday Inns back in the day and even a friend of mine aquired one from somewhere...I recall the HV Rectifier tube as being one of those leaded/shielded types.

Typical cheapie GE construction with lots of plastic...maybe something to barter on if it actually plays decient. Doesn't look beat up either.

[ctc17]

I have one and it aint that bad. The hv can is open with a lead shielded tube. Dont let it go to the junk pile, I would take it. Its a fairly heavy set.

[radiotvnut]

IIRC, Mark (Zenithfan) has the '75 version of this set. I wonder if GE made that set any later than '75.

[jpdylon]

I used to have that exact model set. Resolder all the sockets and it should keep on going. Had a half decent picture until the red cathode went open

[AUdubon5425]

Originally Posted by sanjarali

horrible thing you say. old televisions are for safe and adore.

With Krylon and drills, no doubt.

[andy]

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[bgadow]

I have a couple of these that I got from JCFitz. There is no excuse for a TV set built like these. I've said it several times: in my pile of Photofacts there is one that stands out, all tattered and torn, coffee-stained and covered in notations, and that is the Sams for this set. Got that from the local GE dealer...job security, when they sold those new!

[leadlike]

This kind of reminds me of a story an old radioman told me years ago:

He claimed that GE produced a portable tube/hybrid that was so poorly designed that one of the hotter tubes basically butted up against the back of the plastic case, causing a huge hole to melt through over time. Any particular sets come to mind that were known for this?

[dieseljeep]

Magnavox made a hybrid color portable in the early 70's where the 30mc6 hor. out. would melt a hole in the back. Those things would actually make GE look good.

[marty59]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Magnavox made a hybrid color portable in the early 70's where the 30mc6 hor. out. would melt a hole in the back. Those things would actually make GE look good.

Gosh yes, I remember seeing a few of those... Makes the opportunity to pick up that GE look more attractive!