1979 Panasonic TR-201C B&W TV

[Robb]

Picked up this Panasonic TR-201C B&W TV at an estate sale today.
Works perfect and the case is in near mint condition too.
Afrer a quick polish and clean, looks like new !
It's made in Korea.
I'm surprised back then Panasonic made TV's in Korea.
I guess to save cost, the black and whites were made there ?

some pics

[Sandy G]

Cute l'il feller !

[Robb]

The thing is as old as me.. Well actually I'm older (March 1979) LMAO

[Eric H]

I found one just like that or very similar not too long ago, it had a bad CRT and was in such rotten cosmetic shape I wound up giving it back to the thrift store.

[Findm-Keepm]

Those were a workhorse chassis. We had a diner across the street from the shop that had one of those in the kitchen - greasy cabinet, stayed on one channel all the time, and the only repair in about 8 years was a corroded horizontal oscillator coil winding . One drop of solder to fix it, and she plugged on until the diner changed hands in 2004. Almost 25 years of use in a not-so-friendly environment, and it performed solidly.

I'm assuming the "C" suffix = Canada?

Cheers,

[Robb]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

I'm assuming the "C" suffix = Canada?

Cheers,

Not sure. Most likely.
There no info on this set anywhere !

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Robb

Not sure. Most likely.
There no info on this set anywhere !

No U/L approval on it either, just CSA, which was stricter.

[Robb]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

No U/L approval on it either, just CSA, which was stricter.

What does U/L stand for ?

[Electronic M]

Underweighter's Laboratory they certify the safety of consumer goods.

I think I've driven past their Illinois location before.

Perhaps the funniest thing about them is that they put their approval stamp on some hot chassis tube radios.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Underweighter's Laboratory they certify the safety of consumer goods.

I think I've driven past their Illinois location before.

Perhaps the funniest thing about them is that they put their approval stamp on some hot chassis tube radios.

I remember the UL Chairman being on the Today show a few years back - talking about Christmas lights and holiday safety. Great presentation, no overboard stuff, but what struck me is how the UL label is counterfeit on about 25% of electrical goods coming from China - everything from electric blankets to LED lighting. He stated that the UL label is the most counterfeited mark in history, exceeding Nike, Apple and all other consumer brands. Looking at their watchdog reports, it appears dollar stores and flea markets are where most of the unsafe goods with counterfeit labels appear. I bought a soldering iron from Walmart back in 2006 to fix a cable while at my inlaws for Christmas, only to find it was recalled in March for having a fake UL Certification. Walmart also sold some bogus-certified wire nuts around the same time. Pretty scary stuff, which is why I feel most safe buying only brand name caps, resistors and the like.

Cheers,

[TVTim]

I love it! Clean, cool old TV in like new shape.

[Celt]

Originally Posted by Robb

What does U/L stand for ?

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwriters_Laboratories

[zeno]

Probably the best 12" B&W of its era. Always a pleasure to
work on & ran nice when done. There is a list of T125 chassii
listed in Sams so no problem if ever needed. Only thing I
remember were shorted rectifires anyhows.........

73 Zeno

[Robb]

posted a video of it:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6_hsxeZ8Eo