1977 Magnavox console television (T995-02 chassis)

Another tv that's been in the family since it was new. It's a Magnavox touch tune manufactured June 1977. I think some of the tag is torn off but the serial number is 14999512. Has the original 25VCXP22 crt with date code 2577.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• 1977
• Magnavox
• console
• television
• solid
• state
• T995-02

[alicetherat]

My parents owned the same model. I can't remember what the rectangular button on the control panel was for (the one with tiny shutters inside that turned blue when you pressed it).

[dynatrak]

@alicetherat I'm working on a demonstration video of the V Matic switch.

[Lachlant1984]

Does this console have a radil tuner or record player in it?

[dynatrak]

@Lachlant1984 It's just a console tv.

[123demaio]

Cleaning the video module conections can help as well . if the module is filfthy mess take out . and wash it with hot water and dawn and let it dry well. this really works ..any contact cleaner will destroy the plastic and make it into goo

[dynatrak]

Thanks again. I'm gonna have to get this tv out of storage soon! Yeah, retrochad said the same thing about using contact cleaner on the plastic, so I sure wont use any.

[t0xictreasure]

how annoying to have a big letter infront of the screen everytime you change channel

[whiskeyify]

My parents had a 1976 model, I fixed it a few times for them. You need to pull the modules out and clean the connections. These have plug-in boards, the connectors get dirty and at the corner of each board is a ground connection as well. Take a pencil eraser and clean the corner of each board with it until the copper is clean and bright. This tv lasted a long time with just a few repairs, a blown capacitor and a board replacement.

[Gerogiancounty]

Impressive , the contraption still hummimg along :)

[S0lidState]

How much more were these remote units over the big manual tuners ?

[MATTHEWS42]

the black line is caused by a bad capasitor in the vertical circuit ,,,this is a common problem the capasitors dry up,,,,i fixed over a hundred of them,,

[comgeek24]

My grandfather bought a Magnavox just like the one in the video, brand new, except it didn't have the clock, just the fading channel display (which I thought was cool). It didn't have stereo sound, but the sound on it was so good my mom thought it did.