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Old 22nd Jan 2020, 4:08 pm   #11
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Default Re: Hitachi CNP195.

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Originally Posted by GeoffK View Post
I still have a CNP192 bought new in November 1974 from a stack it high pop up store.
That reminded my of where my Hitachi ex-rental sets came from. A place in Sloper road Cardiff. In the early 1980s they had huge rows of these and Nat Pan 85Gs stacked on their end three or four high.
I was always cautious of buying from ex-rental disposal outlets as the sets were often pre gone through and the worst sets that were robbed and had dud tubes sold as "untested".
I had a cousin who lived in Cardiff so I bought a few and checked them over in my Auntie's kitchen. They all worked Just needing a tweak up and the odd A1 capacitor in the Pans, so I went back and bought a van full!
I gave my Auntie a Hitachi for her dining room, it was passed through the family over the years and ended up in my Cousin's flat for years. I don't think it ever went wrong...
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