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Old 03-09-2015, 06:47 PM
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Originally Posted by Vintv49 View Post
I have two of these, which I purchased this year, one from a thrift and the other from Craigslist. They are both Colortrak 2000's, but different. One is a F27155AK June 1988 Thomson Electronics model with a SCART connector and the rest typically found on the Dimensias(?). It has a pincushion effect. Sound is great with external speakers added.

The other is a FLR2522T October 1985 RCA, which has a purity/convergence problem in the upper right corner(haven't tried to degauss, yet, not sure if that's the problem either). The sound on this unit is really nice, without adding any speakers. I may do that later.

I have read that the pincushion/convergence issue could be a pincushion circuit replacement need(maybe?). Since it rarely but occasionally turns off and comes on again - there are some solder joints that need resoldering, most likely(?).

I enjoy these alot, especially the one with SCART connector. They could both use repair and tune - finding someone in this Atlanta area might be in order, since I am NOT equipped with instruments or the tv repair know-how. Hope you enjoy the photos - everyone's contributions here add to the videokarma.org value. Thank you.

The tvs's are at : https://www.flickr.com/photos/41385747@N02/sets
That '85 is especially nice in my opinion.
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