Wonderful to see this demonstration of wonderful portable tv set from 1959. It used D type cells, and was the first to use normal batteries. Before this the Ekco TMB 272 was the world's first battery set (but used car battery).
Many thanks again for letting us see this set in action.
Yes. The optical system of this set is definitiely unique. The image is comparable to a 14" picture tube when viewed from a distance of about 4 feet. The further away from the set you get, the LARGER the image appears.
The only thing I did was clean it up and repair the antenna. When I got it, I opened it up, ready to do a mass cap replacement. But the caps were of the more "modern" variety (aluminum with the typical printed shrink-wrap sleeve like we see today). So I lifted one end of several critical caps to test them, and they checked OK on all counts. After that, I powered it up slowly on a Variac, and it worked fine. Linearity was even good.
I just bought one!
USArmy12389 1 month ago
wow. i love this little tv.
eldorado303 3 months ago
Wonderful to see this demonstration of wonderful portable tv set from 1959. It used D type cells, and was the first to use normal batteries. Before this the Ekco TMB 272 was the world's first battery set (but used car battery).
Many thanks again for letting us see this set in action.
mkkiani 9 months ago
thats one way to block light elfections
stevenscowboys 2 years ago
this dinosaur tv looks good even for today standards!
CANVECVIDEO 2 years ago 2
WOW, a 50 year old portable television, thats one for the books right there. Treasure it!
Jo0ngle 2 years ago
amazing and cute little set!
FelixTheHouseFreak 2 years ago
Neat! And it looks odd with the picture so far in there.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
Yes. The optical system of this set is definitiely unique. The image is comparable to a 14" picture tube when viewed from a distance of about 4 feet. The further away from the set you get, the LARGER the image appears.
SmokyPondFarm 2 years ago 2
Strange.
CassetteMaster 2 years ago
Fantastic work, nice tv
pmscompany 2 years ago
Thanks. The camera movement is my attempt to highlight the strange optical effects observed when changing viewing angles and distances.
SmokyPondFarm 2 years ago
very nice demonstration! I don't think I've actually seen one of these working before. Did you have to replace old capacitors?
retrochad 2 years ago
The only thing I did was clean it up and repair the antenna. When I got it, I opened it up, ready to do a mass cap replacement. But the caps were of the more "modern" variety (aluminum with the typical printed shrink-wrap sleeve like we see today). So I lifted one end of several critical caps to test them, and they checked OK on all counts. After that, I powered it up slowly on a Variac, and it worked fine. Linearity was even good.
SmokyPondFarm 2 years ago