A TV to remember

**Copper Head** · 08-30-2012, 08:06 PM

I have taken apart many TV's & it is interesting in it self , as some TV's have nice copper yolks and wires - nice AL heat sinks and other items . some times it is a surprise that a large TV often has a small yolk - boards & small gauge wire around TV (stingy ones) as in reality they should contain more as I have found large TV's generous in Copper - TV’s of the early 2000’s were not equal a 27 “ JVC or RCA could surprise you wile a 27” Sony was stingy of copper . The last of the conventional TV’s built after 2008 I often see AL wire around tube’s also
But yesterday I found a 17” or 18” TV very unassuming Opened it up and it was WOW - Wire city
a true 1 pound copper yolk with even some brass .It was a RCA XL 100 solid state year 1973
Just for fun should of seen if it worked it’s totally gone now but I suspect it was a sellable TV in excess of Copper value well so it goes I am inundated with TV’s and should pay more attention .

**scrapperben** · 08-30-2012, 08:37 PM

yeah my favorite tv's so far have been the little old one's, usually white in colour from the 70's.
you only need to pick one up to feel how heavy they are for their size, but yeah, once scrapped they weigh less then 1/2
'cos there's so much stuff in them, they must of been expensive little tv's in their day, the backs are completely stuffed with boards, transformers i think they are, wire and yolk.

**Copper Head** · 08-30-2012, 08:50 PM

Originally Posted by scrapperben

yeah my favorite tv's so far have been the little old one's, usually white in colour from the 70's.
you only need to pick one up to feel how heavy they are for their size, but yeah, once scrapped they weigh less then 1/2
'cos there's so much stuff in them, they must of been expensive little tv's in their day, the backs are completely stuffed with boards, transformers i think they are, wire and yolk.

When you consider salaries of $1.60 minimum wage and TV's did cost $400 heck a simple fan was $19 a toaster $20 The money pros can analyze the buying potential of todays minimum wage compared to the past and it is said we have less buying power but rich and poor alike have things that the pople of the 70's could not afford . Buying new - buying used - and finding free - All my computers are free found and many other items Yes the finding free is beyond the the wishes of the past.

**Mechanic688** · 08-31-2012, 12:23 AM

Don't forget to look at the board of the old tv for any gold legged transistors.
Here's my stash so far;

**scrapperben** · 08-31-2012, 01:36 AM

thanks, I will, they look a bit freaky, like little electronic aliens.

**Copper Head** · 08-31-2012, 08:17 AM

Are those transistors gold plated ? or are they solid gold legs ???

**BarrenRealms007** · 08-31-2012, 08:45 AM

Originally Posted by Copper Head

Are those transistors gold plated ? or are they solid gold legs ???

They will be gold plated.

**scrapperben** · 08-31-2012, 08:49 AM

it all add's up as they say

**Copper Head** · 08-31-2012, 10:46 AM

I see gold contacts on the tuner plate I feel they are not brass ,I can find out fast enough when i take apart as i figure brass will be solid through and through wile as you say gold will be plated . Not copper for sure and same color as your pic

**XZAV38** · 08-31-2012, 01:38 PM

I was wondering what do you do with the screens once you break down a TV????

**Mechanic688** · 08-31-2012, 02:10 PM

Originally Posted by XZAV38

I was wondering what do you do with the screens once you break down a TV????

Leave it in the plastic then recycle it at your county service or maybe Goodwill.

**happyscraper** · 08-31-2012, 07:13 PM

I don't remember seeing any of those transistors, what year tv's would I find them in?

**landmine** · 08-31-2012, 07:32 PM

I saw a very old tv in a dumpster today. Guessing it was 70's. I had permission to pick what i wanted, but i left it behind. Maybe i should go back for it.

**Mechanic688** · 08-31-2012, 08:55 PM

It seems that the early solid state boards will maybe have them, there is no guarantees. They started making these different trans. back in the '60's and the last load of TV boards I picked up were from the '70's and 80's. There only on certain boards. I just kind of keep my eye out for them as I'm pulling the heatsinks and transformers etc.