I also worked for Teledyne Svc Co, first in Tampa, then Largo, FL, then came to CA and worked at the SouthGate shop (#43, IIRC) in 1977, then last at TSC HQ in Commerce, CA until they went out of business around 1979. Fixed many of the modular PB sets (and I fixed the modules themselves in Commerce). Worked for Don Hughes & Dick Ogata (anyone remember them?) it was a great time to be in electronics! I remember Herb (can't recall last name) who I worked with, was one of the original PB engineers.
Nice to see old P-B sets still around. I worked for Teledyne Service Company from 1972 through the service company's demise in 1978 (several years after Packard Bell ended TV production). The "Packard Bell" name was bought from Teledyne by the people who made the computers. There is no connection other than the name.
I have a bunch of these that are basically brand new and they dont produce that great of a picture. Can never seen to get the color right. This is the 98C22 series chassis, the old 98c17 type with tube color decoding has much much better picture. This is basically the same chassis a few years newer.
I went to night school back in the 70's to learn tv repair...we had nothing but old tube sets like this to work on. It was fun working on these, however you could get some monster shocks on them if you weren't careful. Later transistor sets you didn't really have that problem.
The only Television sets i ever knew as a kid were Packard Bell's since my Dad was a trained Television Technician for them for 20 years,Packard Bell went out of Bussiness at around mid part of 1976 early 1977,Teledyne bought Packard Bell in 1970-71,the reason being Teledyne was in the Defence Bussiness and some of TV technology from Packard Bell was used by Teledyne,when Packard Bell first started using color televisions My dad was sent to the L,A plant for training on the new color sets
I seem to remember the TV having an 8 track also , maybe they had a model that didn't. they also were prizes on the price is rite,does this show how old I am? LOL
my dad drove truck for teledyne from 71 -90 he hauled many loads of this stuff from L.A. to pittsburgh.All you need now is the sterio units, am/fm radio, record player and 8 track all in one sharp looking unit the size of a large sofa, when they went under they gave them to employes just to get rid of them, that is how we got our's.
Once you remove the screws from the rear panel, pull the back carefully. It may take a little wiggling to get the two prong interlock connector to free.
-its as rare as it gets unless somebody finds it,don't you think?-
btw,as per every single official account,
P-B started as an independent company,which manufactured some of the finest radio- and sets the world over and served our great armed forces as an electronics contractor
I have a Packard-Bell black and white console tv from 1955-57. I got it about four years ago at an estate auction from one of our neighbors where I grew up. Bought it for $5.00. The case is mint, and very atomic looking! I wish I could get it fixed, but no one in this area works on them anymore. It always gets attention from visitors to my home.
Nice TV, I've always wanted to see some Packard Bell stuff too.
Ever since I got a box of tubes as a kid and found a Packard Bell tube in there, I was fascinated with it. I actually brought it to school once to show some friends of mine who had Packard Bell computers.
I'll have to dig that tube up again and see what it is. If I remember right, it was a rectifier of some type.
Thanks! I can remember in the computer lab in school in 8th grade the teacher passed around some tubes to demonstrate the kind of technology some older computers used. One of them was an RCA 6CG7/6FQ7 which I actually needed so the teacher let me have it.
LOL at 1:08 the Contrast knob looked like it was labeled "CUNT" haha i've got a filthy sence of humour LOL
Awesome TV. I love that early '70s look, and the cloth speaker grille.
And the computer monitors at my high school had those degaussing buttons too lol, it was fun to push it and watch the colour on the screen go wild haha
I never knew Packard Bell made any other kind of electronics other than computers. Cool!
Teledyne... now there's a name I haven't seen or heard in a while. My mother had a stereo system from the early '70s made by Teledyne. We also had a Teledyne-Waterpik brand shower massager -- avocado in color, of course!
Actually they were one of the early Los Angeles radio manufacturers. Their claim to fame were the "stationized" dials, where the AM dial scale was peppered with station call letters receivable from the Los Angeles area.
I also worked for Teledyne Svc Co, first in Tampa, then Largo, FL, then came to CA and worked at the SouthGate shop (#43, IIRC) in 1977, then last at TSC HQ in Commerce, CA until they went out of business around 1979. Fixed many of the modular PB sets (and I fixed the modules themselves in Commerce). Worked for Don Hughes & Dick Ogata (anyone remember them?) it was a great time to be in electronics! I remember Herb (can't recall last name) who I worked with, was one of the original PB engineers.
1hit1ders 1 month ago
I had a 1970 Packard Bell 25'' tv in french provincial style.I paid $900. for it new. It was a beauty.
donlemc 6 months ago
Nice to see old P-B sets still around. I worked for Teledyne Service Company from 1972 through the service company's demise in 1978 (several years after Packard Bell ended TV production). The "Packard Bell" name was bought from Teledyne by the people who made the computers. There is no connection other than the name.
rkristelli51 7 months ago
Thanks for upping this video.
lcvd1 8 months ago
I have a bunch of these that are basically brand new and they dont produce that great of a picture. Can never seen to get the color right. This is the 98C22 series chassis, the old 98c17 type with tube color decoding has much much better picture. This is basically the same chassis a few years newer.
shango066 8 months ago
I went to night school back in the 70's to learn tv repair...we had nothing but old tube sets like this to work on. It was fun working on these, however you could get some monster shocks on them if you weren't careful. Later transistor sets you didn't really have that problem.
whiskeyify 11 months ago
4:01am Friday (CST) - Time in Alabama
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GelandnaleG 1 year ago
The only Television sets i ever knew as a kid were Packard Bell's since my Dad was a trained Television Technician for them for 20 years,Packard Bell went out of Bussiness at around mid part of 1976 early 1977,Teledyne bought Packard Bell in 1970-71,the reason being Teledyne was in the Defence Bussiness and some of TV technology from Packard Bell was used by Teledyne,when Packard Bell first started using color televisions My dad was sent to the L,A plant for training on the new color sets
Templar2025 1 year ago
that tv has out lasted some of the newer tvs lol
raylyd 1 year ago
I seem to remember the TV having an 8 track also , maybe they had a model that didn't. they also were prizes on the price is rite,does this show how old I am? LOL
Mr253raymond 2 years ago
my dad drove truck for teledyne from 71 -90 he hauled many loads of this stuff from L.A. to pittsburgh.All you need now is the sterio units, am/fm radio, record player and 8 track all in one sharp looking unit the size of a large sofa, when they went under they gave them to employes just to get rid of them, that is how we got our's.
Mr253raymond 2 years ago
My mom had a table unit back in 1973. It seemed to be a nice TV.
hollycare 2 years ago 2
nice classic tv retrochad
peugteobike 2 years ago
I'm trying to change the tubes in my Packard Bell TV, but the back panel has this interlock by the power cable, how do I get it open?
xUltraVioletDreamx 2 years ago
Once you remove the screws from the rear panel, pull the back carefully. It may take a little wiggling to get the two prong interlock connector to free.
fsjonsey 2 years ago
(...and TV sets)
.....it was bought out by Teledyne,which was one of it's many owners,the latest one being Acer Computer since January 2008
ma55aracin9 2 years ago
wow,man
that's one helluva rare find,Retrochad
-its as rare as it gets unless somebody finds it,don't you think?-
btw,as per every single official account,
P-B started as an independent company,which manufactured some of the finest radio- and sets the world over and served our great armed forces as an electronics contractor
and...yes,it was bought out
ma55aracin9 2 years ago
nice tv you got there. I just got a packard bell tv from the 50's. I'll post a vid soon.
xUltraVioletDreamx 3 years ago
You should hook one of those vintage TV's up to a DirecTV receiver.
MississaugaKid 3 years ago
is that wide screen, or is the vertical messed up?
craig1974 3 years ago
No the Vert. is OK...I was getting a signal from the digital TV convertor and the program was in the wide-screen format.
retrochad 3 years ago
I have a Packard-Bell black and white console tv from 1955-57. I got it about four years ago at an estate auction from one of our neighbors where I grew up. Bought it for $5.00. The case is mint, and very atomic looking! I wish I could get it fixed, but no one in this area works on them anymore. It always gets attention from visitors to my home.
moonraiser63 3 years ago
Wow! Nice TV. At least it works! Not too many TV's from 1970 that work unrestored.
Trance88 3 years ago
I C P Insane clown poise LOL
force311999 3 years ago
Nice TV, I've always wanted to see some Packard Bell stuff too.
Ever since I got a box of tubes as a kid and found a Packard Bell tube in there, I was fascinated with it. I actually brought it to school once to show some friends of mine who had Packard Bell computers.
I'll have to dig that tube up again and see what it is. If I remember right, it was a rectifier of some type.
Maxxarcade 3 years ago
Thanks! I can remember in the computer lab in school in 8th grade the teacher passed around some tubes to demonstrate the kind of technology some older computers used. One of them was an RCA 6CG7/6FQ7 which I actually needed so the teacher let me have it.
retrochad 3 years ago
yeah its like a 6GU7 but the pin-out is a bit different
metalmanin 3 years ago
That is an awesome find! I've never seen a tv like that before. Did you ever get that 1968 Sylvania console tv working?
dynatrak 3 years ago
Thanks! I still have not got the Sylvania working...it is in the other room. Just decided to work on some of the easier-to-fix items first.
retrochad 3 years ago
LOL at 1:08 the Contrast knob looked like it was labeled "CUNT" haha i've got a filthy sence of humour LOL
Awesome TV. I love that early '70s look, and the cloth speaker grille.
And the computer monitors at my high school had those degaussing buttons too lol, it was fun to push it and watch the colour on the screen go wild haha
I never knew Packard Bell made any other kind of electronics other than computers. Cool!
AnalogueAudio1985 3 years ago
Packard bell made desktop computers in the 90's and 90's
raymondleeleggs 3 years ago
wikipedia has some quite extensive articles for Packard Bell and Teledyne.
jefferyb3042 3 years ago
Teledyne made "waterpik"shower heads. LOL
force311999 3 years ago
i can remember TV ads for Teledyne Waterpik.
jefferyb304 3 years ago
I checked and Teledyne is still at that address. There are warehouses in that area, I drive by there from time to time.
chrisw71 3 years ago
Teledyne... now there's a name I haven't seen or heard in a while. My mother had a stereo system from the early '70s made by Teledyne. We also had a Teledyne-Waterpik brand shower massager -- avocado in color, of course!
maineboy1979 3 years ago
wow thats a cool tv.i wish my parents would allow me to bring home some console tvs.iv always liked console tvs.i never knew packard-bell made tvs.
me748 3 years ago
Actually they were one of the early Los Angeles radio manufacturers. Their claim to fame were the "stationized" dials, where the AM dial scale was peppered with station call letters receivable from the Los Angeles area.
batterymaker 3 years ago