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Old 02-24-2014, 02:51 PM
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Originally Posted by David Roper View Post
The socket is for a color wheel attachment. There's sometimes a shorting plug to allow the set to operate without the wheel attached. I say "sometimes" because if there's no plug, that most likely means there's nothing connected to the socket at all. A lot of chassis went out that way after CBS suspended (read: abandoned) its color broadcasts.
Link to Admiral color tv adapter brochure courtesy ETF site:

http://www.earlytelevision.org/pdf/c...v_optional.pdf

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