Todays Goodwill finds

[Electronic M]

Only piece of test equipment I can recall buying at a thrift shop was a 70's Heathkit test pattern generator some 3-5 years ago.

[Jon A.]

I like that set on the lower right.

The thrift store I used to work at, anything they saw as a valuable donation went into a monthly auction at the store. Fortunately they didn't know squat about the Sansui and Dual I picked up. I paid under 25 bucks for both combined.

[Bill R]

The set on the lower right is a Sears tv. It was $6.99. I really do not intentionally collect these, but I just cant let them go in the trash.

[Jon A.]

I hear ya. Same thing with my '70 Sony B&W portable. Bought cheap and too good to toss. Right now I have my feet shifted to the left because of what little space it takes up under my desk.

[holmesuser01]

I got 9 pieces of like new SENCORE test equipment that I drooled over when it was new, about a week ago.

Now, I can do total NTSC work again!!

The cute little 5" Magnavox color set was known for the audio output IC failure. Some of these failures took out a fusable resistor in the power supply, too. I saw a bunch of them, as we were doing warranty work on them.

[DavGoodlin]

For only $4.97 -the local GW had a 7" Quasar monochrome portable model XP1772SJ with a slide rule tuner.

Dated Aug 1980, it takes 9 D cells under a side-mount cover. I plugged it in and it made nice crisp and contrasty snow.

Now, if I could only find a DTV converter circuit board that would fit in and power off those batts.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

For only $4.97 -the local GW had a 7" Quasar monochrome portable model XP1772SJ with a slide rule tuner.

Dated Aug 1980, it takes 9 D cells under a side-mount cover. I plugged it in and it made nice crisp and contrasty snow.

Now, if I could only find a DTV converter circuit board that would fit in and power off those batts.

Some of the newer issue RCA DTV convertors are rather small and operate from 9 VDC. The circuit board is about the same size as the outer case, which is rather small.

[TVTim]

Originally Posted by DavGoodlin

For only $4.97 -the local GW had a 7" Quasar monochrome portable model XP1772SJ with a slide rule tuner.

Dated Aug 1980, it takes 9 D cells under a side-mount cover. I plugged it in and it made nice crisp and contrasty snow.

Now, if I could only find a DTV converter circuit board that would fit in and power off those batts.

Nine batteries will cost about as much as the TV. Those little units were cool. I can remember getting one a long time ago and watching TV in my car during my lunch break.

[Telecolor 3007]

Uh, that "Sears" SR200 make me sad In a container at a Centru de Colectare Deşeuri Electronice şi Electrocasnice (Center for Collecting Electronical and [Electric] House Apliances Debries) * ** from my neiberghood where 2 old poratble tvs (I think one had radio too). They can't be resold... they must be send to be destroyed.

* I've seen good thing there...
** I don't remeber if I've stoves.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by Bill R

The Sencore vc93 i really do not have a use for, yet, but I thought no one there even knew what it was. Either I will eventually get a va62, or someone else may need it. Who knows.

It doesn't look like a VC93 to me - it looks like a VC63.....

[Bill R]

Originally Posted by Findm-Keepm

It doesn't look like a VC93 to me - it looks like a VC63.....

You are quite correct it is a VC-63. 6,9 whats 3 among friends? I still do not have a VA62 to use it with.

[Findm-Keepm]

The VC63 is the only VA62 add-on I don't have. My VA62 was inherited from my Dad. Dad was given his VA62, along with an SC61! A retired/disabled TV technician had it in his closet, unused and like-new. Dad fixed his TV, and the guy paid for his repair, and then gave Dad the VA62/SC61 combo. Dad handed back the payment, offered the guy some money, and they settled on free TV repairs for life for the guy. He died a few years later, and dad was never called back for any repairs.

I use it mostly for ringing flybacks, and use the bias supply often. I learned at an early age not to mess with IF alignments, unless you replace something in the IFs that require alignment. If it ain't broke....

A VC93 would be worth quite a bit more than the VC63...