Laurence Fisher tells us a bit about the 1938 HMV table top television, and why it isn't a good idea to try repairing one of these beauties without professional help.
I have tried to provide a link to an American Prewar TV made by GE in 1939. GE was known as GEC in Britain. HMV in Britain was RCA in the US; so many makers had international operations. It also has a Brute force killer transformer like ALL prewar TVs. The GE American table-top set was attached to a separate radio to get the sound. Original price about $250, or 1/3 of a car.
While it's true the voltages inside are very dangerous the power is literally orders of magnitude below the level that will "reduce someone to a pair of shoes", still, neat to see old tech like that in working order.
Where do I plug in my Xbox?
NoOdL3z18 1 month ago
@NP4Mayans
GEC and GE were two different companies, even though they both started as divisions of the Edison Laboratories.
douro20 10 months ago
I have tried to provide a link to an American Prewar TV made by GE in 1939. GE was known as GEC in Britain. HMV in Britain was RCA in the US; so many makers had international operations. It also has a Brute force killer transformer like ALL prewar TVs. The GE American table-top set was attached to a separate radio to get the sound. Original price about $250, or 1/3 of a car.
NP4Mayans 1 year ago
i was in newcastle a few months back where i got to see a TV from 1936
laurdy 1 year ago
Maybe the guy just Spontaneously Combusted. Stuff like that happen back then.
panacea999 2 years ago
thats not true
ProjectBlackManga 2 years ago
Wow, how about trying to launch
something at THAT in the speed of
50 m/ph. Wouldn't be so funny then, would
it, mate?
Noogai98 2 years ago
The guy holding the microphone is doing a shitty job holding it steady.
LVGshultz 2 years ago
While it's true the voltages inside are very dangerous the power is literally orders of magnitude below the level that will "reduce someone to a pair of shoes", still, neat to see old tech like that in working order.
volentimeh 2 years ago