General Electric 4ST16A1, 4ST16A2, 4ST16A3, TV color alignment generator

[Opcom]

The General Electric 4ST16A- is a professional / broadcast model of 'color bar and cross hatch' video generator.

It's all vacuum tubes, 28 of them, and somewhat more complex than nearly all tubed 'TV shop' generators, so it will be an enlightening and fun read.

The instructions manual including schematic has been posted on bunkerofdoom.com.

This is part of a long-overdue update of scanned materials, highlighted/linked just below the masthead, in the '~ NEW! ~' section. We hope it will be helpful and entertaining.


GE 4ST16A1 4ST16A2 4ST16A3 TV color alignment generator
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Hallicrafters TR-5C (1972) manual Hamlet radio / clandestine radio
Hallicrafters TR-9 (1969) manual Hamlet radio / clandestine radio
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- The Bunker of Doom Team

[old_tv_nut]

First time I've seen that GE color generator. Interesting choice of color bar patterns and solution for providing all the weird demodulator phases being designed into receivers at the time.