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Originally Posted by Tim
If you blow up the photo that is pretty much what the sign is displaying. I think it is possible that this was actually meant to demonstrate how impractical a color wheel system was.
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And thereby hangs a tale!
DuMont actually did try to show how impractical a large color wheel set would be by bringing a Royal Sovereign with a real working 6 ft wheel [!!!] into a courtroom where hearings on the competing color TV systems were being held. When DuMont's turn came, the switch was thrown to start the FIVE HORSEPOWER wheel motor and the main breakers blew plunging the courtroom into total darkness. The judge stormed out accusing DuMont of trying to discredit CBS with this outrage.
I wonder what ever happened to that set and the wheel? I'd love to find it in a warehouse somewhere and bring it all back to life.
Cliff
10-16-2011, 01:07 AM
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