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The last tv sets Made in U.S.A.
Which where the last tv sets Made in U.S.A. (I'm meaning with components Made in U.S.A.) and when?
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Admiral used Japanese and German resistors in their sets in the early 50's, because of the so-called, Korean war shortages. Other members, can shed more light on this subject. |
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Well if you use up to let's say 30%-40% procent imported components, is one thing. But when you use more, it's not quyte 100% procent your product any longer.
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Well, I have a Portacolor 2 made by GE in Portsmouth, Virginia in 1984. That had to be pretty near to the end, I would think..
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I'd say that by the '80's, most of a TV's internal components were imported from other countries.
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I agree radiotvnut. all circuits are probably printed and imported from China or by other countries....
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Saw an Element flat screen tv the other day proudly displaying a logo that said assembled in USA. Now I am sure it is all asian parts imported here then assembled. My question is exactly who is assembling them in the USA?
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Assembled in USA for CE just means "Connectors were mated, screws were turned, and tape was dispensed." By no means should you confuse it for "American Jobs Built This." The "front desk" people at Flextronics all pass for American, but if you are lucky and trustworthy enough to be permitted to peek onto the actual work-floor you'd see nothing but visa workers from the far east. Everything to do with saving costs of importation, nothing at all to do with the American economy. |
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But in 1976-1980 there where still tv sets that use Made in U.S.A. components?
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Basically CRTs, iron core transformers, speakers, and the plastic chassis mouldings are things that aren't cost-effective to ship halfway around the globe due either to weight or volume, and were the last things to be finally off-shored when everything else became so insanely cheap as to finally offset the costs. |
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It all depended on the practice of the manufacturer. |
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small parts made in Europe or Asia. There were lots of sets that were almost 100% US if you count major parts & board assembly. I will speak for Zenith color sets. They made almost all if not all of the CRT's, FBT's,varactor tuners, wood cabinets & assembly here. Plastic parts & hardware etc were mostly US sourced. You could find some small parts from overseas. This held for the other major US brands for the most part. As far as who was last Zenith, RCA (GE, RCA, Proscan) & North American Phillips ( Sylvania, Philco, Magnavox & Phillips) lasted into the mid 90's with relatively US made sets. BTW we used to sell Romanian TV stands, they were pretty good ! 73 Zeno 73 Zeno |
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But unleass they where 60-70% procent american?
What do you mean by tv stands? |
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A little research found that there is a 315,000 SF factory owned by Element Electronics in Winnsboro South Carolina. Yes they are using a lot of Asian parts, but acording to their CEO they are looking for American made alternatives. From an aritcle on Yahoo Finance. We shall see.
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Small tables just big enough to fit a table model TV set on. Table with tall skinny legs.
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