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Old 06-04-2015, 08:45 PM
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1970's Hitachi console

Or , what a beast part 2 : http://videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=261135

So I picked this up yesterday. Got it from a young couple that just moved in their newly aquired house in the old Lévis neihgborhood (1950/60's part of the city). When they moved in the set was still in the living room, so it's possible that it was used well into the 2000's!

The good part : cabinet is almost mint, or at the least very very well cared for, all the knobs are present and acounted for, and every one on them look pristine! The TV works BUT the tube is shot. The blue and red gun are very weak (picture to come). Picture tube is an RCA 25VBEP22.

A quick look around the web and I found this website that seem to have a few of NOS CRT : http://www.earlytelevision.org/crts_for_sale_color.html
Did anyone do business with them, are they reliable? I really wish to make this the best set I have, and I am strongly considering buying a NOS picture tube for it.

Any input would be greatly apprciated!
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:14 PM
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Is that a POWER TRANSFORMER--in the center rear of the cabinet ?
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Old 06-04-2015, 09:18 PM
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The ETF is a VERY reliable source for ANY tv-related items.

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Old 06-05-2015, 12:20 AM
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It's more like Beauty and the Beast.

Not sure what the transformer is for, but this is a hot chassis set. I reckon it's slightly older than the beat-up example I had; the CRT in that was a 25VCXP22, also shot.

Any model number tag? With these you're pretty much lost for service info without one.

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Old 06-05-2015, 11:45 AM
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If you were in my neck of the woods I'd offer you a good 25" CCII CRT I've got.
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I'd have never guessed Hitachi made such a set; I wonder if these were sold in the US as well?
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Old 06-06-2015, 08:50 AM
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I'd have never guessed Hitachi made such a set; I wonder if these were sold in the US as well?
You could get them but the consoles were rare. One of our
parts suppliers wholesaled them. The 19" sets were regular
guests at the shop. A lot more of them seemed to be sold
in Canada.

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Old 06-06-2015, 05:12 PM
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Is that a POWER TRANSFORMER--in the center rear of the cabinet ?
Yep!
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Old 06-06-2015, 05:16 PM
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It's more like Beauty and the Beast.

Not sure what the transformer is for, but this is a hot chassis set. I reckon it's slightly older than the beat-up example I had; the CRT in that was a 25VCXP22, also shot.

Any model number tag? With these you're pretty much lost for service info without one.
She's a real beauty that's for sure! But, I did not diagnosed the TV correctly ; the tube is fine. All those dirty pots and switches, that's what's wrong!

A lot of numbers inside, will check some more.

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Old 06-07-2015, 08:49 AM
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If you were in my neck of the woods I'd offer you a good 25" CCII CRT I've got.
Hey thanks mate! It would be a lot easier for me to have acces to parts if I was to live south of the border. I sent an email to the early television foundation for a NOS RCA tube, and shipping via FedEx to my neck of the wood would be 280$...haha. Of course the point is moot now, but its a bit depressing that I can't count on that option for later.
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Old 06-07-2015, 03:01 PM
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She's a real beauty that's for sure! But, I did not diagnosed the TV correctly ; the tube is fine. All those dirty pots and switches, that's what's wrong!

A lot of numbers inside, will check some more.
Even better. I reckon this makes up for the disappointing condition of the Chromacolor console, not to mention the cabinet design. It's the nicest Hitachi I've seen, bar none.

The convergence board pots probably have divots in the tracks from sitting in one place so long, so getting those back into the proper positions after cleaning should be like falling off a log. The convergence panel saved from my Hitachi has that issue.

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Old 06-08-2015, 03:44 PM
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You could get them but the consoles were rare. One of our
parts suppliers wholesaled them. The 19" sets were regular
guests at the shop. A lot more of them seemed to be sold
in Canada.

73 Zeno
Yes , it seems that Hitachi sets over 19'' inches, where not as popular in the states as they where in canada. Did you have 80's Hitachi console, or where they as rare as the 70's ones? Any idea why they did not sell in the states...lack of distributor?
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I've seen one '80's Hitachi console and it had a bad flyback (common problem for '80's Hitachi TVs).
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Old 06-09-2015, 06:30 AM
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Yes , it seems that Hitachi sets over 19'' inches, where not as popular in the states as they where in canada. Did you have 80's Hitachi console, or where they as rare as the 70's ones? Any idea why they did not sell in the states...lack of distributor?
I dont remember any Hitachi consoles before the 80's & not
many. Not sure why but Hitachi sold less than almost any major
Jap brand in the states it seems. It may also be a regional thing.
Some sets were rare in New England Setchel-Carlson, Packard Bell,
Wells Gardener, MGA etc........

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Old 06-14-2015, 09:51 AM
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I think zeno is right. Hitachi consoles were very rare then. I think distribution was lacking on them or price might have been less than competitive. Hitachi's smaller sets sold well. And some brands were very regional in popularity then. Packard Bell seems to be more common out west. Wells-Gardners tend to be seen as store brands mainly. MGA was uncommon here in Tennessee, but you see a few here and there. The 1980's was when I began to see more Hitachi sets here in East Tennessee. However, RCA and Zenith were big, and Magnavox for us were locally made sets. I agree that Hitachi was the smallest selling of the Japanese brands. In TV you saw many more Panasonic and Sony sets.
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