Probably disco for being to expensive to build also. The 19"
QA ?? didnt last long either. Basically the same set but constant
yokes, FBT's, HOT's vert boards & safety cap problems.
POS but fun to fix in its own special way.
AA- AB- & AC put LOTS of beer in the fridge when things were starting to slow down. Every year some set with a very common problem
seemed to come along & save us. Every brand had its day.
Never called them porta colors as far as I know.
Ah the good ole days.
73 Zeno
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Originally Posted by radiotvnut
I think the 10JA solid state "portacolor II" was discontinued fairly quickly because it had problems and they went back to the tube chassis. The tube chassis was around until at least '77, when it was replaced by the solid state AA (and, later, similar AB and AC chassis). I don't think GE ever called these a "portacolor"; but, they are unofficially called the "portacolor III" by collectors. The AA/AB/AC chassis was used in 10", 13", and 17" sets.
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