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From: jnp@calmasd.GE.COM (John Pantone)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Old equipment, still going strong
Message-ID: <2829@calmasd.GE.COM>
Date: 24 Jun 88 20:19:24 GMT
Organization: G.E.- Calma R&D, San Diego, CA
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I have a Motorola color TV which we bought for my grandmother in the
sixties.  It is pre-quasar, in fact the only transistors in it are in
the tuner.  With the exception of replacing a few tubes from time to
time, and re-converging the guns infrequently, it is still going
strong. Beautiful picture, and reasonably good sound.  We're talking
20+ years here!

I wouldn't have even thought that this was possible (drying out of
capacitors, transformer windings breaking from 20 years of fatigue,
etc.). Has anyone else had experiences with such long lived
electronics?

-- 
These opinions are solely mine and in no way reflect those of my employer.  
John M. Pantone @ GE/Calma R&D, 9805 Scranton Rd., San Diego, CA 92121
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