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Old 08-24-2014, 05:10 PM
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Originally Posted by Steve D. View Post
My Portacolor was a first year of introduction set (1966). Couldn't wait to go to the GE distributor and by this set. Used it for several years then went into storage. It was working at that time. Perhaps that tuner bracket did dry up. Just know the tuner was in many pieces after the "forced" turn of the channel selector. Photo is similar to my early model. The ad exclaims "light weight".
Not hardly.

-Steve D.
I've got two of those exact sets (one mint the other rather rough), and a newer parts set (missing newer type CRT). If things go right (or wrong if I look at it another way), then I may have a spare set of tuners for you down the road...
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