GE Portacolor II knob

[zeno]

Originally Posted by Steve D.

My Portacolor was a first year of introduction set (1966). Couldn't wait to go to the GE distributor and by this set. Used it for several years then went into storage. It was working at that time. Perhaps that tuner bracket did dry up. Just know the tuner was in many pieces after the "forced" turn of the channel selector. Photo is similar to my early model. The ad exclaims "light weight".
Not hardly.

-Steve D.

They had a turret tuner with a strip for each channel & one for UHF.
Normally a turret tuner is better cause you could service them
much easier than a wafer switch job. Problem was if the plastic
failed on a strip & you forced it to turn it was like making hamburger.
Not the end of the world if you got a junk tuner to pull the strips from.
Funny thing is other brands used the same tuner but it was a GE
problem. Probably heat related.
Portacolors are strange animals kinda like a Studebaker, you either
love them or hate them, no middle ground........
BTW I love Stude's

73 Zeno

[Steve D.]

Originally Posted by zeno

They had a turret tuner with a strip for each channel & one for UHF.
Normally a turret tuner is better cause you could service them
much easier than a wafer switch job. Problem was if the plastic
failed on a strip & you forced it to turn it was like making hamburger.
Not the end of the world if you got a junk tuner to pull the strips from.
Funny thing is other brands used the same tuner but it was a GE
problem. Probably heat related.
Portacolors are strange animals kinda like a Studebaker, you either
love them or hate them, no middle ground........
BTW I love Stude's

73 Zeno

Ha Ha 73 Zeno,

I also love Studes. I've been a member of the Studebaker Driver's Club since 1971. I've owned and restored several Studebakers.

And Electronic M,

Thanks for the offer of the Portacolor tuners. Unfortunately that set was tossed many many years ago.

-Steve D.