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Originally Posted by Kamakiri
Pretty sure this set was a kit of some kind, but more accurately it looks like something used for classroom instruction on TV repair. Every control, every tube, etc is clearly labeled, even on the underside of the chassis.
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This tells me that the builder of this set owned a label maker and this set was made to be easily and quickly repaired.
This set reminds me of Johnny Cash's one-piece-at-a-time car, in that the building style reminds me of an early 1950's Conrac monitor, but the parts obviously are from the late 1960's or early 1970's and hint RCA design. I cannot understand why he wired the sweep with green hookup wire and the video with red wire.
Except for Heathkit, I do not remember any other color TV kits during the probable era and this is unlike the Heaths.
With that said, the best potential clue may lie in who built the printed circuit boards.
I noticed a couple of caps that seemed to be just tacked in and not properly mounted. Could this be a testing prototype for a limited run custom production, say a military or NASA contract?
James