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16th Jul 2022, 9:02 pm | #1 |
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Odd sets? Rigonda etc.
What was so odd about those five inch TV's of the 70's, red metal cabinets, clip on PSU, hinged panels?
Were they cold cathode or something? Vega rings a bell, about £30. |
16th Jul 2022, 9:24 pm | #2 |
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16th Jul 2022, 9:27 pm | #3 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Tim's write-up here: https://www.vintage-radio.net/forum/...d.php?t=138119
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16th Jul 2022, 9:29 pm | #4 |
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Re: Odd sets?
They have an incandescent lamp in the circuit. Current limiting?
I have a couple. Interesting little things with interesting soviet components. Fold-out PCBs but be careful of the wires pinging off! |
16th Jul 2022, 9:38 pm | #5 |
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Re: Odd sets?
that's right, think the lamp was some sort of ballast for the psu
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16th Jul 2022, 9:41 pm | #6 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Think the red ones were Rigonda, PSU on the back, knobs on the side 2 tiny loudspeakers underneath. I was overjoyed getting one for christmas as a boy. Used to take it everywhere and run it off Dad's car battery. . . until I flattened it one day then I wasn't allowed to use the car battery anymore.
https://collection.sciencemuseumgrou...ision-receiver |
17th Jul 2022, 4:47 am | #7 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Kevin (McMurdo) posted in the "Not anachronisms" sticky about one of those Regonda's in the dashboard of
Jon Pertwee's 'WhoMobile" My memory of them were that they were good reliable performers, with a surprisingly sensitive UHF tuner. I repaired one belonging to my grandfather, it had poor sound but just needed a wire dressing away from the scan coils or LOPTX.
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17th Jul 2022, 8:52 am | #8 |
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That's the name
RIGONDA thanks all. |
17th Jul 2022, 10:27 am | #9 |
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Re: Odd sets?
I thought they were Russian?
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17th Jul 2022, 11:12 am | #10 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Yes, see link in post 3
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17th Jul 2022, 1:13 pm | #11 |
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Re: Odd sets?
I seem to remember that the aerial on the Rigonda handel wasn't conected to anything?
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18th Jul 2022, 10:36 am | #12 |
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18th Jul 2022, 10:57 am | #13 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Rigonda VL100s were the old metal ones, usually in a pale green or grey finish. The Vega 402s were plastic cabinet in more jaunty shades, usually red (appropriately!).
A warm LOPT was the usual problem and unobtainable, though the capacitors could do very odd things. |
18th Jul 2022, 11:23 am | #14 |
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I remember examining the raster with a magnifier. It was possible to see blue and
yellow dots in the actual crt phosphor. |
18th Jul 2022, 12:02 pm | #15 |
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Re: Odd sets?
Ha Ha! I remember doing exactly the same attempting to discover why the screen looked like blotting paper. It reminded me of the old washing powders with the blue grains!
I have six faulty LOPTs. Shame really as they were quite advanced other than the out of date transistors. John. |
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18th Jul 2022, 8:51 pm | #17 |
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I've come across several different cabinet colours and designs. The earlier ones were painted metal, the later ones had coloured plastic cases.
I thought they were Russian. The components had Cyrillic writing on them and it says "Made in USSR" on the back. But I discovered recently that the Vega TVs were made in Lithuania which was part of the Soviet Union at the time. Link to manufacturer, including a picture of the now-demolished factory: https://www.radiomuseum.org/dsp_hers...ompany_id=5694 List of all models: https://www.radiomuseum.org/m/kauno_lt_en_1.html Choose the Picture Gallery to see photos of them. |
18th Jul 2022, 9:32 pm | #18 | |
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Perhaps there was a VHF version for Europe, where that substantial telescopic aerial made more sense.
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18th Jul 2022, 10:43 pm | #19 | |
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19th Jul 2022, 2:55 pm | #20 |
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Funniest thing about the Russian radios and Tv's we bought and sold was the fact the rep came in a Lada Niva 4 wheel drive, a bit different to the other reps of the day . must admit thought the spares and service info was very good this would be mid 70's.
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