Re: Childhood TV memory
As a matter of interest, the same basic cabinet was used in the 1580 hybrid set and the 1590 solid-state. From the front the only difference was the omission of 'mains-battery' on the silver label, and obviously the DC socket was blanked out on the back. Back in the day if buying these sets second-hand you had to be careful as the hybrid version was worth very little.
Back to the set in question - the 14" deluxe version had a woodgrain effect cabinet, edge wheel controls and a very short-lived CRT. They were pretty good sets, though not as reliable as the Japanese ones that were arriving at the time. The power supply was a bit of a weak point, a misbehaving frame circuit could baffle you for days and geting the DC fuse out without swearing was a challenge as was getting those pesky preset extenders through the four holes in the back cover.
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