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17th May 2022, 1:38 pm | #1 |
Dekatron
Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Southwold, Suffolk, UK.
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Masteradio T917 TV.
After so many years watching VCR97s with oil filled magnifiers, our first "proper" TV was a 5 channel Masteradio T917 17" table model. My Dad bought it from the often referred to DUKE in Romford. It had no tube and no back/top card cover. After fitting a 17" re-activated tube, a home-fettled cover and the odd Mazda valve, it gave us years of fault-free service. He paid just £5-00 for it. Does anyone have one still working? Not that I am looking to buy, but just to know that somewhere one still works when fired up!
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17th May 2022, 9:44 pm | #2 |
Octode
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Ilkeston, Derbyshire, UK.
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Re: Masteradio t917
There's a photo of that model if you scroll down here (link from Jon's Valve Page)
http://www.thevalvepage.com/tvmanu/m...masteradio.htm I think 17" CRTs appeared in 1952/3 so the T917 would certainly be one of the first models to have the new 'large' screen size. Looks quite a smart set. I wonder if one has survived? Steve |