1980's GE clock radio with vacuum fluorescent display 7-4659B

The buttons for the time set do not seem to be working but the radio is good.

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Science & Technology

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• 1980's
• GE
• clock
• radio
• with
• vacuum
• fluorescent
• display
• model
• 7-4659B
• general
• electric

[KT88seamp]

What are the lightbulbs for located inside the chassis in some of the jukeboxes for?

[retrochad]

They are used to limit current going to the selection coils in the memory unit...they should only flash when a selection is being written into memory. These are usually found in Rockola and Wurlitzer jukeboxes.

[WC0125]

Some GE clock radios had a terrible problem with switch corrosion. Two in particular are the 4880 & 4885 models with electronic tuning. They use a metal primary contact and a secondary contact on the pc board for switches. Whatever material the secondary contact is made from is highly prone to hard, non-conductive oxidation that even contact cleaner can't remove. Fortunately you can disassemble and de-solder the switches and clean the parts with fine emery cloth. This may be your problem too.

[retrochad]

Thanks a lot for the advice. Somewhere I have some of the electronic tuning models too so I will make sure to try burnishing the contacts.

[suppertooth]

i know how to set it, you know how the clock starts at 12:00 when you plug it in just wait till 12:00 comes in the day then plug er in and its set, its that easy

[mmichaelc]

I still have my clock radio but mine has a red display for the clock and still use it too this day.

[acesarpolo]

If we could keep those things instead of through away ...

[MJAngelLove]

Still remember how I got it my dad got it for me one day. He got it and brought it home to me after work one day.

[MJAngelLove]

OMG!! I had a clock like that when I was 7 it had ared display though. Still remember the alarm sounded like a foghorn. Had it til I was 13 or 14. my favorite station then was Z104 back before they switched to rap music I now listen to101.3 2WD or 92.9The Wave.

[belltolls1984]

Love that RCA Victor Console TV in the background, I used to have one that I bought at an estate sale in 99' for $5 and it even still worked! Oh how I wish I still had it!!

[toshaughnessy8]

I've been looking 4 this radio 4 a long time b/c my Dad gave it 2 me as a kid but I've lost it over the years. It is a very sentimental item for me . Do you know where I could find this particular model number 7-4659B? I have an old General Electric transistor radio model # 7-2927C and two 60s era transistor radios (1 Panasonic, 1 GE) that I'd be willing to trade. All are in mint condition (they were my grandmother's). Please contact me at toshaughnessy8@yahoo.com. I'll be forever grateful : )

[DPK641]

I've gone through a few clock radios in my time and this is the one I remember having the most. I thought it was cool having the control switches situated where they are..ie not on top like the majority or clock radios. However over time the time setting buttons failed to work as did the sliding mode control switch.

[loverforlife3838]

id love to have a radio like that,,, i had one just like it when i was a kid

[dmartinmtv]

i have one the body is aged a little but the insides are in perfect condition

[NorthRiverTV]

My grandparents had one of these from new, and I had one. Both had that stiff tuner from new. It was just the way GE made them. And like so many GE clock radios, the buttons start to foul with age. Two notable features about this model that i like: good tone quality for a small speaker - typical of 70's-era GE radios, and the AM tuner is pretty good as well. Anyways, really dig all of your videos, even these older ones.