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dazzlevision · 18th Mar 2023, 8:05 am

The official STC/CRTS model supplement sheet for the KB KV002 is dated February 1965, which means the model was probably introduced in the previous year.

The official VC2 chassis service manual was first issued in November 1964.

According to a table published in a CRTS Service Bulletin, the KV002 was only ever fitted with the VC2 chassis.

Like your set with a VC6 label on the chassis, I have a VC2 chassis that is stamped VC10.
My guess is that VC10 might indicate a different VHF tuner is fitted (for example, some KB/RGD/Regentone models from this era had pushbutton VHF tuners, rather than a rotary turret type and some had linear radio style UHF tuner mechanisms).

(STC = Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd - the parent company)
(CRTS = Combined Radio & Television Services Ltd - the service company for STC's consumer electronics division - CRTS was acquired when STC bought the RGD/Regentone business in 1962)

18th Mar 2023, 8:05 am	#26
dazzlevision Dekatron Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Near Swindon, North Wiltshire, UK. Posts: 3,624	Re: KB VC2 chassis LOPT primary getting hot and bothered! The official STC/CRTS model supplement sheet for the KB KV002 is dated February 1965, which means the model was probably introduced in the previous year. The official VC2 chassis service manual was first issued in November 1964. According to a table published in a CRTS Service Bulletin, the KV002 was only ever fitted with the VC2 chassis. Like your set with a VC6 label on the chassis, I have a VC2 chassis that is stamped VC10. My guess is that VC10 might indicate a different VHF tuner is fitted (for example, some KB/RGD/Regentone models from this era had pushbutton VHF tuners, rather than a rotary turret type and some had linear radio style UHF tuner mechanisms). (STC = Standard Telephones & Cables Ltd - the parent company) (CRTS = Combined Radio & Television Services Ltd - the service company for STC's consumer electronics division - CRTS was acquired when STC bought the RGD/Regentone business in 1962)