An old friend had a TV repair shop in North Hollywood CA for 45 years. (Television Company of No. Hollywood) He retired in 1998 but continued to fix TVs as a hobby til 10 years ago. He repaired a few vintage TVs for me and he mentioned to me that, "in the last 10 years I've run across problems I've never seen before". Referring to the fact that TVs had age related issues that the average repairman never had to deal with before. He would have been amused at the split half-inverted picture this TV had. 😁
@abc-ni9uw
5 жыл бұрын
Part II sylvania dualette full recap video. :)
@zidane2k1
5 жыл бұрын
I’m at least hoping for a recap of the vertical deflection so we can see a sort of intact picture before the set gets put away or whatever
@nekoprince9621
5 жыл бұрын
I want to see a recap its a beautiful tv
@abc-ni9uw
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a Sony trinitron fan at heart but love other crts tube or solid state. And shango Is a dying breed
@RoughJustice2k18
5 жыл бұрын
No point doing a re-cap of the chassis if the picture tube is a dud; that would be like beating a dead horse. If the casing was in better shape, then "maybe" a scrounged good CRT of similar type to the original could be a suitable replacement (if available) followed by a full chassis re-cap and routine alignment to bring the whole thing back to full working order might make the repair somewhat worthwhile ... _but I can't see Shango investing any more time on this one, other than to keep it as a parts set_
@Synthematix
5 жыл бұрын
Yea because capacitors are the only thing that can go wrong with a tv right?
@kai990
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing how you troubleshooting old tvs provides more quality entertainment than probably ever came across their screens
@dennisp.2147
5 жыл бұрын
The fact that you hate this TV would make for a great re-cap video. Just saying....
@capolaya
5 жыл бұрын
I am amazed on how you can bring back these TVs from the dead.
@ned8880
5 жыл бұрын
This is a great video. Hitting on all cylinders. FLIR footage made it even better, being able to visualize and actually see the heavy current flow in the clip lead. You're making me want to get a flir camera, damn you:) Would love to see it further rehabilitated. Perhaps one section at a time, so as to see the progression as the performance of the set gets better and better. Lots of interesting stuff to see in the video, was sorry to see it end.
@Nokorola
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating looking TV, I’d definitely enjoy seeing you work on it. Thanks for the video.
@5argetech56
5 жыл бұрын
I have one very similar to that. It's an old Panasonic 12 inch black and white. Oh how I miss those two separate VHF and UHF tuner dials. I hooked it up to my first converter box for atsc television in 2010. Oh glorious black-and-white.❤❤❤❤
@rubusroo68
5 жыл бұрын
i'd watch you in 240p I really don't mind. i've learnt a lot from you & i don't mind the planes either.
@dcfuksurmom
5 жыл бұрын
I cant watch anything over 480p on youtube, i get the option, my pc just sucks.
@cambo1200
5 жыл бұрын
I’m enjoying this while stroking my ironic handlebar mustache and eating avocado toast.
@craignehring
5 жыл бұрын
This was a fun video, much love to George Jetson & family
@t0nito
5 жыл бұрын
If that TV is so sought after and the plastic is so crumbly, would it be feasible to cast a mould out of that and make an entire new case?
@beefchicken
5 жыл бұрын
Plastic injection moulds are usually made out of hardened steel. A silicone mould for casting resin could be made, but resin would just look weird, and it would probably even more fragile than the old case.
@darkwinter6028
5 жыл бұрын
I’m thinking vacuum forming might be a better option? (If you’re not familiar with vacuum forming plastic sheets - google it or look on KZitem; it’s quite a nifty trick). 🤔
@nr3rful
5 жыл бұрын
Then it would not be original and not worth anything
@darkwinter6028
5 жыл бұрын
nr3rful - oh, it would be worth *something*... not as much as a 100% original set, but not *nothing*... 🤔
@RedNoise-hz5nh
5 жыл бұрын
@@darkwinter6028 It would also preserve the technology as the mould wouldn't crumble under it's own weight
@nicholas790
5 жыл бұрын
Since you hate this tv along with those airplanes, I think it would make a great video repairing it! The verbiage would be beyond greatness!
@EngineeringVignettes
5 жыл бұрын
I think he should become an airplane mechanic. He might implode though...
@ticn
5 жыл бұрын
or just eol the tv in an airplane / by dropping out of an airplane
@Korium84
5 жыл бұрын
Ahhhhhh, a new shango video. I've never seen one of these sets, hope you decide to do a part 2.
@sa8die
5 жыл бұрын
i just love this video, great idea to use the IR , nice investigation style!!
@JasonHalversonjaydog
5 жыл бұрын
we had the same thing around here before we lost analog stations. our channel 6, we could also listen to the audio on the very lower edge of the radio band. i remember if we were away and would miss the local news we could still hear the audio in the car on the radio
@BMUSTDIE
5 жыл бұрын
For some reason I'd love to see this on top of an Apple II as it monitor
@markmarkofkane8167
5 жыл бұрын
Unusual style! That's what makes it special. I wouldn't really want it, though. Unless I could get a lot of money for selling it. But alas, that's the way the TV crumbles. It's like watching TV on a slinky.
@alanmaier
5 жыл бұрын
I was curious about the name, and from what I found this creampuff was sold as a dual purpose table top/portable set, which is the "dual" in Dualette. There was a matching base to make it a floor model - think of a docking station. Sylvania bragged about the excellent chassis quality.
@pleasecho2
5 жыл бұрын
So I've been watching your videos for a while now and just so you know, being here in New York I'm amazed at how often you work outside.
@orange70383
5 жыл бұрын
Dualette was so named because it can function both as a table top and a portable.
@relgeiz2
3 жыл бұрын
... and to male it more complicated, for an extra $10 you got a dual speaker dualette ... B.t.w.: The flimsy cabinet, the avoidance of screws wherever possible and the use of tape to hold everything together officially reduced the dualettes weight to keep it portable. Sylvania claimed.
@RODALCO2007
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting TV design, typical of 1960's era, like Thunderbirds and The Jetsons. Great video. Your commentary is exceptional.
@majordisappointment8692
5 жыл бұрын
Trash Bin time thanks love the video brings back memories of the days i worked on tv's. Oh the shocking memories lol.
@n2n8sda
5 жыл бұрын
Haha that rejuvenation really woke it up, i could do with one of those attached to my alarm clock
@bluemetal04606
5 жыл бұрын
Of course it's a hippy TV, no trees were harmed in the making of that set.
@DanafoxyVixen
5 жыл бұрын
Hippy =/= Hipster... however both are insufferable to be around
@mikek5633
5 жыл бұрын
FYI: Man buns are called "Douche Knots" in Canada.
@miata149
5 жыл бұрын
The "douche knot" term should migrate south to the US; so appropriate!
@ian_b
4 жыл бұрын
"Twat knot" in the UK
@adriaanhendrik
5 жыл бұрын
Yeah, please recap this beauty. It looks like an Astronaut's Helmet at 1:27. Wish they would style anything like the 60ies today.. Shango, you're the best !
@steveomusicman6645
5 жыл бұрын
enjoyed this immensely, Shang....thanks groovy video!
@RedNoise-hz5nh
5 жыл бұрын
I wish we still had LPTV analog. Digital TV is terrible.
@danvanvoorst7329
5 жыл бұрын
Enjoy your videos! Thanks for posting!
@pneumatic00
5 жыл бұрын
I really like the narration while you got the variac and FLIR cam going. It definitely reminds me of the early NASA launch sequences, watched on a b/w sets in the late 60's.
@AudioMobil
5 жыл бұрын
Would love to see this one recapped as long as it does not crumble to pieces while you're doing that. The CRT looked not bad at all. Just check it again after it has been sitting for a while and decide if it's worth it. Hopefully not too much upcoming problems like you had with the Sears. Again, another great videos with birds, airplanes and everything. Best Regards from Germany!
@foxrivers
5 жыл бұрын
I don't think it's weird at all I really enjoyed this video along with all the others you've shared. You're real, witty and funny. I've learned a lot about Electronics following you over the years. Thanks for you being you.
@MrHans818
5 жыл бұрын
If anything you have taught me is when my mother built her first television herself, since she learned and work at Bendix Radio in Towson Md. from the middle 40s to the middle 50s when she went to Westinghouse Aerospace also in the Baltimore area. You have showed me the basic stuff she needed to build it. I bet she would had used a multi meter similar to yours. It was amazing what she knew all those years. I give you allot of praised for knowing the old electronic systems today
@James_Bowie
5 жыл бұрын
Sit back with a retro TV dinner and watch the Hipster Apocalypse on that.
@gerardcarriera7052
5 жыл бұрын
A Swanson fried chicken dinner complete with foil tray and Elmer's glue tasting mashed potatoes. LOL!
@James_Bowie
5 жыл бұрын
@@gerardcarriera7052 ... and the folding tray table, of course.
@TheLawrenceWade
2 жыл бұрын
Chevy Vega of TV sets. Cheaply built, failure prone, but good-looking. I would absolutely repair that set. And... neither tube testers nor schematics are always right. I've heard vertical bottom foldover that made the yoke pound on the glass of the CRT like someone drumming the neck with a screwdriver. The 21LU8 got pretty toasty. Philco, bad capacitors, easy fix. If it's more than twenty years old, after the inspection, it gets the Variac for a slow and gentle power-up. Always.
@erikj.2066
5 жыл бұрын
Found an advertisement from Catalin Styrene bragging about them making the Dualette cabinet for Sylvania. That explains the crumbling plastic. I'm balding, so a man-bun is out of the cards for me, but just seeing this gives me a hankering for PBR 40's, and trying on skinny jeans.
@gerardcarriera7052
5 жыл бұрын
Interesting video. This is the most cheaply made Sylvania set I'd ever seen but due to the uniqueness of the styling, I think it's worth a recap. It looks like it's from 1961 as a saw a partial date code of the OEM tube above the H.O. tube. It was " 11" but couldn't see the third digit but the first "1" would mean 1961. The next two would be the week. Sylvania always stacks their date code and their EIA code vertically. OEM tubes always are a green print and their replacement tubes are yellow or red print with an alpha date code. This TV looks very similar to the one in the movie "Driving Miss Daisy." It was in her kitchen and her domestic help used it to watch soap operas. LOL!
@vancouverman4313
4 жыл бұрын
Armor All works very nicely to restore the luster of these old plastic cabinets. I even use it on old 1950's dial cords to make the plastic more supple.
@TestTubeBabySpy
5 жыл бұрын
I think just having that cabinet available to do a potential 3D scan, might be pretty valuable.
@luizgimenes2894
5 жыл бұрын
I had one general Eletric TV plastic too , this is a beaultiful tv
@alexl9877
5 жыл бұрын
As described upon introduction of the Sylvania Dualette in 1958. "As the name implies, it can function both as a table model and a portable. It was designed to fill the demand for a table model that would fit in with any home decor without sacrificing the moveability features of a portable. The set has an all-plastic cabinet and its over-all weight comes to 33 lbs..." Regarding the speakers... "The set will be available in two models - the 17D203, with a 3 1/2 inch front mounted speaker, in coral and white, listing for $189.05 and the 17D303 with dual front mounted spekers, in turquoise and white or beige and white, listing for $199.95". Of course, overtime, your plastics may vary ;-).
@Rafael-fw1xk
5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland. U are the best
@justsumguy2u
5 жыл бұрын
It looks like the set is in good overall shape electronically, so yeah, I'd recap it. Apparently there's a market for that set, so even if you're not into it, you could probably sell it for a nice chunk of change
@andymouse
4 жыл бұрын
Soooo glad I found your channel!
@sethhorst6158
5 жыл бұрын
That's a nice looking TV set.
@peterharmer4444
5 жыл бұрын
Recap and sell it ...as ever top man nice one ..Love all the uploads dude
@waltschannel7465
5 жыл бұрын
Roll out the green carpet! That's why they're so valuable.. none survive because of the cabinet. Like catalyn (sp) radios.
@MVVblog
5 жыл бұрын
OK , now i can't go to sleep, thankyou shango066 from Italy!!!!
@stphinkle
5 жыл бұрын
I wondered if that CRT just had some dirt or something in it but was a low hour one which is why the emission came up so high after. I also heard that sometimes when CRTs sit for so long unused sometimes they need to be on for about 15 minutes to read at their full potential.
@summersky77
3 жыл бұрын
@ 0:50...OMFG this guy is hilarious. Love watching these videos 😂 Because of this channel, I've been able to restore a couple of vintage sets. But I stay for the entertainment as well as the education.
@wrnchhead76
2 жыл бұрын
I am dying lmao
@superhet7281
5 жыл бұрын
Black Beauties Matter! Shango, you are a hoot!
@jballew2239
5 жыл бұрын
I've a military TS 325 A/U meter that is similar to the Weston you have. (In fact, made BY Weston). For an analog meter it's proven very accurate and stupidly robust.
@JustSomeGuy1967
5 жыл бұрын
Id say as a general rule if you break out a TV you have to diagnose and repair. I really like your style of repair and it really fun to watch. Since you left this one in an unknown state I will go to bed sad.
@James_Bowie
5 жыл бұрын
Plastic leprosy has taken hold.
@wdavem
5 жыл бұрын
Great example of that vertical cap failure mode- tried to turn itself into a scanimate roll-up un-roll effect in reverse.
@VectraQS
5 жыл бұрын
I just bought a 1986 Sylvania VCR at Goodwill the other day. At that point, it was manufactured by Panasonic. Corporate history aside, I can see why.
@robertluzader4306
5 жыл бұрын
Recap V2 and I'll watch … Look forward to that video.
@spider-manthehero1664
5 жыл бұрын
I have over 3000 of these tv sets most of then still works and some of them still in the boxes like new.
@jfrancis2768
5 жыл бұрын
i do wonder if retro brite would fix some of that yellowing and chipping and i cant watch this in 4k but I'm glad i got to see it anyway
@danilorainone406
5 жыл бұрын
made for 60s housefraus to watch setting the thing on the kitchen counter for watching soaps & the price is right
@1956kirk
5 жыл бұрын
The Jetsons need their TV recapped :)
@computeraidedworld1148
5 жыл бұрын
This video really cracked me up
@RCALivingStereo
5 жыл бұрын
Love that style!
@jefferyb304
5 жыл бұрын
I think one of these, or a set extremely similar, can be seen in Driving Miss Daisy in the kitchen scene where Idella is watching it as she works and passes away.
@ladamurni
5 жыл бұрын
Hi Shango, this tv set might not be your cup of tea, and I understand that. But it seems that young people like this kind of stuff you might as well get it recapped and what else is necessary to get it to work properly and then sell it. Let them take care of the "looks" themselves. It will make another interesting video and from the money you will get for it you can buy parts do a repair on another project. (and make another video 😁) Thanks for the upload!
@LagBlowz
5 жыл бұрын
This looks pretty cool
@adrinathegreat3095
5 жыл бұрын
Tape still holding the wires back after nearly 60 year's they knew how to build stuff back then, like the old saying goes sometimes the simplest idea is the best
@fishmecha
5 жыл бұрын
you know what the dualette really stands for? it's that it was "dual purpose" according to the dealer ads - being both a portable set you could haul around AND a table model that "blended in with home decor"
@marksman1875
5 жыл бұрын
That TV is so awful it's great! Definitely worth making a video about it.
@davidcollins1853
5 жыл бұрын
I'm a long time viewer of yours. Really enjoyed the video.
@1marcelfilms
Жыл бұрын
Oh god has it been 3 years since this video already?
@Rfk1966
5 жыл бұрын
Now we want the sequel... Duelette 2: A recapping story
@MsCori76
5 жыл бұрын
One strange looking tv. Actually reminds me of something from The Jetsons. Xxoo
@AiOinc1
5 жыл бұрын
7:29 Black Beauty was the brand name. They can either suck it up or shut up.
@CoopyKat
Жыл бұрын
If you notice, this TV is equipped with VHF only. There was a time when televisions did not include UHF, so TV owners had to buy a separate device to get UHF stations if they were available in their area. I didn't realize UHF did not become standard on all TVs until 1964: "Under the All-Channel Receiver Act, FCC regulations would ensure that all new TV sets sold in the U.S. after 1964 had built-in UHF tuners."
@fredfabris7187
5 жыл бұрын
Maybe one of your local fans/viewers would recap it for you and then you could finish the repair and adjustment for us to see :-)
@VanWinger
5 жыл бұрын
Sylvania was where my grandfather worked, and he is buried in Sayre, PA. Sylvania did make awesome sets, the '72 console color set I was raised with was new from the factory store where employees could buy a scratch and dent defect for cheap. We had to retire her due to downsizing after I went away to military but she was a runner confirmed by my own eyes until the mid nineties.
@zacharyradford1708
5 жыл бұрын
That is the cheapest junk tv you have ever shown on your channel. I agree it is a nice looking TV. It I have also learned after years collecting old radios. The neatest looking most collectible ones are always the cheap neat looking junk. Take a same size zenith table top and 3D print a “duellette” case for it hipsters would love that😂
@Musicradio77Network
5 жыл бұрын
Wow! I have not seen this before. This TV has a space age feel to it, reminds me of “The Jetsons”.
@cjmarsh504
5 жыл бұрын
Black beauties matter. That would make a great T-SHIRT
@EngineeringVignettes
5 жыл бұрын
"Black Beauty" was the nickname for a street drug in the 70's (biphetamine). So one might get some strange looks with the T-shirt. Mind you, that might be what the wearer is going for...
@cjmarsh504
5 жыл бұрын
@@EngineeringVignettes with the old capacitors on the shirt.
@One-Crazy-Cat
4 жыл бұрын
“They explode on you and take your entire tv with them” slogan.
@georgegonzalez2476
Жыл бұрын
Bumblebees were a considerable step up from wax-dipped capacitors. Wax ones are now almost totally leaky while maybe a third of Bumblebees are over a megohm or three, passable in non-critical circuits.
@tomfranco4866
5 жыл бұрын
Shango recap it just do it to were the vertical straightens out love learning from your videos
@ToneHobart
5 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see it working. it is as old as … me. I was also manufactured in 1960
@JohnSmith-eo5sp
5 жыл бұрын
0:52 "A Cult following"? Because it looks so futuristic for a 1960 artifact?
Not that bad for a mostly dead tube, and I'm curious to see how it goes with a total recap (that's just my feeling of a viewer though). With a respect to your time, thank you for the show PS its textolite looks fine btw - the quality of the thing
@randymoyer5351
5 жыл бұрын
Keep it , Recap it and then sell it, , just be sure it goes to a good home though be cool to watch old 1960's or even 1950's TV shows on that set, that's what i would do as i'm a collector of vintage tv shows , i have lots on tape and some on DVD , this would be a perfect set for those shows to run on too. that's how i would use it, so give it a new home. don't destroy it, as i think it deserves another life that i would give it if it were Recapped. i would then actually use it too just for the old programs though. so do it, recap it.
@PeddlingProfits
5 жыл бұрын
Like the style, hoping to see a part two.
@danielbabcock160
4 жыл бұрын
I had the 21" version. Put a new crt in it.A customer had to have. I called it the mouth open. Worked really well, had super cascade tuner. That was in late 60s
@mountain177
5 жыл бұрын
That's pretty darn cool!!
@Rafael-fw1xk
5 жыл бұрын
Greetings from Poland are the best
@user-xg8yy7yl1d
4 жыл бұрын
Im impressed something so cheaply slapped together lasted all this time
@Tedybear315
4 жыл бұрын
Dualette: Needs two hands to safely transport.... Dual.
@a1wireless1964
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this video I'll be sure not to pick one of those up, I almost did a year or so ago but now I won't make that mistake
@45AMT
5 жыл бұрын
The videos with the FLIR are the coolest.
@markowen4326
5 жыл бұрын
Nice Weston! Funny you mentioned the Predicta re: the couplates, your complaining made me think of the Predicta right away.
@dadsvespa
5 жыл бұрын
Shango, That is a cool looking set ! You should fix it ! There must be a plastic protector spray ?? or a plastic restore spray somewhere ! Maybe ? Re-Cap !! Re-Cap !!...or install a new flat screen in the case !! Yea ! That would be one of a kind ! heheh ! Peace
@annelisepereira5721
2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful thank you Brazil
@SatoshiTajiri
5 жыл бұрын
TVCOM was a local analog channel from Porto Alegre that ran from 1995 to 2015. That toilet paper is of higher quality than this TV.
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