Old Sears

[lnx64]

My friend is moving away to a different state, and he gave me this TV he found in his garage when he moved into his old house.

http://i.imgur.com/uMyC0A9.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/Fshz75l.jpg

It's tube, but I know nothing about it. He says he has tried to power it on, and heard something come from it, maybe HV, but no sound and no raster ever shows up.

The UHF dial just spins freely, so I'm not sure if it's supposed to click, or if it's just broken.

I personally haven't tried to power it up yet, as I want to tear it down and clean the heck out of it first.

Does anyone know anything about these sets?

I haven't had any luck attempting to search that model number.

[Electronic M]

Click-stop UHF tuners were not mandated until the mid-1970s, and most all were continuous tuners (think knob tuned radio) before then.

[Eric H]

Surely a Sanyo or Toshiba built set?

[Username1]

I'm gunna put my tootsie in my mouth and say Toshiba !

Open that baby up !

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[lnx64]

I'll be opening it this weekend. It needs heavy cleaning. Basically barn yard fresh.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Username1

I'm gunna put my tootsie in my mouth and say Toshiba !

Open that baby up !

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Source 564 was Sanyo. It still was when Sanyo took over Warwick.
Source 562 was Toshiba. They even had Goldstar, GE. Magnavox and even RCA make some of their products at the time.

[Jeffhs]

If that set was made any time from the mid-1970s on, it should have a detented (click-stop) tuner. All sets (except those with electronic tuning) from that era until the end of NTSC analog TV have this type of tuner, as it was mandated by the FCC to make UHF tuning as easy as VHF.

If the UHF tuner just spins freely, the detent mechanism is likely broken. The tuner will still work, but no click-click when you turn the knob. I had two Zenith TVs this happened to; one was restored to usable condition by a local repair shop by soldering the detent gears together or otherwise disengaging the now-inoperative detent so that the tuner just turned silently, without clicking. The detent on my other Zenith, a 12" solid-state portable, just broke and jammed the tuner on one channel. This is one reason I like the electronic tuners in today's flat screen TVs--there is nothing to wear out, jam or otherwise go wrong with the tuning mechanism, because there is none. The worst that can happen with an electronic tuner, aside from component failures, is the up-down tuning buttons on the TV itself could stick or fail. Many folks get around this by using the identical channel up-down buttons on the remote. I even read (on Insignia's support forum) where one set was restored to normal operation simply by disconnecting the entire control panel when the buttons went bad; the TV was still usable with the remote. I may try that with my own Insignia flat screen if the set's buttons start acting up; I have nothing to lose, since the set is now nearly four years old and, of course, well out of warranty.

[Captainclock]

Originally Posted by Jeffhs

If that set was made any time from the mid-1970s on, it should have a detented (click-stop) tuner. All sets (except those with electronic tuning) from that era until the end of NTSC analog TV have this type of tuner, as it was mandated by the FCC to make UHF tuning as easy as VHF.

If the UHF tuner just spins freely, the detent mechanism is likely broken. The tuner will still work, but no click-click when you turn the knob. I had two Zenith TVs this happened to; one was restored to usable condition by a local repair shop by soldering the detent gears together or otherwise disengaging the now-inoperative detent so that the tuner just turned silently, without clicking. The detent on my other Zenith, a 12" solid-state portable, just broke and jammed the tuner on one channel. This is one reason I like the electronic tuners in today's flat screen TVs--there is nothing to wear out, jam or otherwise go wrong with the tuning mechanism, because there is none. The worst that can happen with an electronic tuner, aside from component failures, is the up-down tuning buttons on the TV itself could stick or fail. Many folks get around this by using the identical channel up-down buttons on the remote. I even read (on Insignia's support forum) where one set was restored to normal operation simply by disconnecting the entire control panel when the buttons went bad; the TV was still usable with the remote. I may try that with my own Insignia flat screen if the set's buttons start acting up; I have nothing to lose, since the set is now nearly four years old and, of course, well out of warranty.

Actually I see one flaw in yours (and Insignia's) plan about disconnecting the control board on the front of the TV if the buttons went bad to return "operability" to the set, your remote sensor is a part of that control board and disabling/disconnecting that control board would basically render the TV Useless because you wouldn't even be able to use the TV with the remote controller, so basically you'd have a giant paper weight.

[Captainclock]

The TV was either a Warwick or a Sanyo, my guess is that if it has a continuous tune UHF Tuner and Tubes in it its probably from the mid to late 1960s which would mean it was made by Warwick just before they were bought out by Sanyo in the mid 1970s (which was also when the click-tune tuners became mandated and also when TVs in America started going Solid State.)

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Captainclock

The TV was either a Warwick or a Sanyo, my guess is that if it has a continuous tune UHF Tuner and Tubes in it its probably from the mid to late 1960s which would mean it was made by Warwick just before they were bought out by Sanyo in the mid 1970s (which was also when the click-tune tuners became mandated and also when TVs in America started going Solid State.)

All those earlier model "Sears" branded sets were made in Japan, by either Sanyo or Toshiba.
Looks like the set was built in 1970-72. I have one that was built in 1968-70. The cabinet has square corners, instead of the streamlined design.

[Username1]

We had a '76 15" Sears color set it was a Sanyo... Very good tv....
12+ good years...

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