Why won't my 1970s Japanese TVs break?

[Eric Moreau]

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How much longer are my Japanese-made Sears TVs from the 1970s
going to last? They still look bright and sharp and have had nothing
done to them except for replacement of some electrolytics, color
tweaks, soldering of the wirewraps (bad design -- stranded tinned
wire), and cleanings of the mechanical tuners every few years.

I had actually planned on getting rid of them about 20 years ago
until I learned that they were built after the feds started to require
fire-resistant cabinets.



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[LASERandDVDfan]

How much longer are my Japanese-made Sears TVs from the 1970s
going to last?

If everything still works properly and the sets are maintained well, then they
may continue to work for several more years. - Reinhart

 

[John Del]

Subject: Why won't my 1970s Japanese TVs break?
From: "Eric Moreau" never@spam.com
Date: 12/22/03 9:06 PM Pacific Standard Time
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How much longer are my Japanese-made Sears TVs from the 1970s
going to last?

They'll last as long as the CRTs hold out. By the 70's, CRTs could be built to
last nearly forever if the manufacturer wanted them too. I still have several
customers running RCA CTC46s (25" modular), and a few Zenith Chromacolor IIs.
I'll also see an occasional GTE superset (E53). I also have a 1929 RCA Radiola
that is used to listen to ballgames during the summer.

You have to realize that if TVs were still made basically the same way they
were back then, they wouldn't have the full logic controls, advanced circut
designs, and features they have today, and they would have gone up in price
rather than down. My Radiola cost $400 (plus tubes) in 1929, when the average
worker made between $15 and $30 a week.

At the last factory sponsored service seminar I attended, the field engineer
told me that with the newest products, they are looking to get them out of
warranty, and that's it.

John Del
Wolcott, CT

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Homer Simpson

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