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Offline Retropin

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New additiuon for the shed..
« on: March 27, 2014, 07:31:37 PM »
Well its not coin op but it is bloody cool!
Arrived today not working but pulled it apart and found that the fuse holder was very loose... so.. now im a TV repair man also and also have a 1970's portable SPACE TV!

..Love these things!



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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #1 on: March 27, 2014, 07:36:29 PM »
Time to find those 6 million dollar man BETA tapes
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #2 on: March 27, 2014, 07:40:17 PM »
I can't remember ever seeing one of these but you are right, it looks damn cool.  Colour or B&W?
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #3 on: March 27, 2014, 07:44:12 PM »
Black and white.. just what I grew up on. Made back in the day when manufacturers were hell bent on making TV's as small as possible... roll on 40 years and they have to make them as big as possible!

I like CRT technology.. this requires 21W to function and therefore should be given eco friendly green tick of approval!
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2014, 08:10:06 PM »
Now all you need is one of those black and white pong games to play on it
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2014, 08:41:44 PM »
Far out Gav. i havnt seen one of those since i was a kid. the one in our house was white (looked like a space helmet) well done on the find.
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2014, 10:07:16 PM »
Awesome score Gav, old CRT's are the best to work on and maintain forever, at least you can get to the parts and change things, unlike later TV's (before lcds) where custom chips would always blow and leave the tv written off :-(

Pity theres no more analog TV to watch on it, so you'll have to hook up a vcr/dvd or old tv tennis game as suggested ;-)

Well done.
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2014, 10:17:02 PM »
Quote from: Marty Machine on March 27, 2014, 10:07:16 PM
Awesome score Gav, old CRT's are the best to work on and maintain forever, at least you can get to the parts and change things, unlike later TV's (before lcds) where custom chips would always blow and leave the tv written off :-(

Pity theres no more analog TV to watch on it, so you'll have to hook up a vcr/dvd or old tv tennis game as suggested ;-)

Well done.

$25 from Jaycar and you get a digital antenna that plugs into the back.. so can watch TV.. but.. I don't really watch TV, I find it too irritating, so select programmes only. An old ATARI system would be good to hook up I reckon.
When I opened her up.. its cock a block with circuitry.. not an inch of space wasted. Bloody thing rolls about as you fiddle about as you have to take the base off to open it ..LOL.
Im glad I got it working.. theres an 8 track and turntable that go with it. Turntable just tipped $560 on Ebay though so ill live without that one
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #8 on: March 27, 2014, 10:52:11 PM »
what is the helmet worth Gav ?

would be cool to watch old black n white space/war movies on from the 50's and sixties.....wish it came colour...could be a item to reproduce for fun/games rooms.

Could be a Homepin model but about ten times the size that rotates on its base for 360 degree viewing.....
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #9 on: March 27, 2014, 11:17:04 PM »
Quote from: Caveoftreasures on March 27, 2014, 10:52:11 PM
what is the helmet worth Gav ?

would be cool to watch old black n white space/war movies on from the 50's and sixties.....wish it came colour...could be a item to reproduce for fun/games rooms.

Could be a Homepin model but about ten times the size that rotates on its base for 360 degree viewing.....

Dunno - you cant buy the helmet.. its a TV that was made just after the moon landing of 1969 and very shortly after the release of Stanley Kubricks 2001... space was hot stuff!!
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #10 on: March 27, 2014, 11:22:10 PM »


Now that is really, well, retro!! Nice fit.....
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2014, 01:15:45 AM »
Maybe that should hold the display on Mike's Thunderbirds...
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« Reply #12 on: March 28, 2014, 09:10:21 AM »
Picking up an old ATARI 2600 on the weekend to add to this.. doesn't the ATARI have the Signetics 2650A chip inside? From memory, these and the old stand alone keyboard computers like the Commodore64 had this chip as an interface.

2600 comes with the paddles... and.. PONG! LOL.
Will buy a bundle of games from Ebay etc and keep in the shop with the TV until the shed gets extended.. more distractions.. just what I need!
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #13 on: April 02, 2014, 11:25:22 PM »
Quote from: Retropin on March 27, 2014, 07:44:12 PM
Black and white.. just what I grew up on. Made back in the day when manufacturers were hell bent on making TV's as small as possible... roll on 40 years and they have to make them as big as possible!

I like CRT technology.. this requires 21W to function and therefore should be given eco friendly green tick of approval!
great find mate, but I gotta disagree with you on environmental grounds. My 63" plasma is great. It doubles as a heater, problem is it still heats in summer  @.@
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Re: New additiuon for the shed..
« Reply #14 on: April 02, 2014, 11:34:14 PM »
That's very cool Gav, I've never seen a TV like it.
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