Thorn TX9. This poor old set has had a hard life...

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  • @IrishvintageTVRadio
    @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Have you come here after watching these being made at the factory? If so please like and subscribe. 👍

  • @elainetaylor1516
    @elainetaylor1516 4 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    had one of these in 1982 brilliant video

  • @nigeljefferies8713
    @nigeljefferies8713 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Great to see these old sets repaired.Fantastic

  • @tuopeeks
    @tuopeeks 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    like the framed CRT labels on the wall.

  • @rajendrachopra3000
    @rajendrachopra3000 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    TV of the 1989-90s :}

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Great picture on them sets.

  • @chrispalmer9838
    @chrispalmer9838 4 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I serviced and sold dozens of TX9 and 10 sets back in ye olden days and they were brilliant. The TX100 and 90 series were pretty good too, aside from the appetite for line o/p transformers. The subsequent Thomson Ferguson ICC series sets, however, were sent from Hell to drive service engineers to drink or into the asylum. Ghastly, evil things...

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes my friend, it was all good until Thomson got their hands on it. Sad to see what became of Thorn/BRC 👍

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I learnt to fix Telly's on that chassis. I could do with finding some old TV's to work on....

    • @adamlaycock3702
      @adamlaycock3702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      i could lend you mine to fix up then just give it me back when it's fixed haha i haven't the foggiest on how to repair old tv's

    • @Retro_andy_1977
      @Retro_andy_1977 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@adamlaycock3702 I’m the same,I have 3 and I’m lucky they all work

  • @garethonthetube
    @garethonthetube 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Had a 20" TX9 bought in 1981. Lasted for years and never went wrong. Gave it to a girl in the office.

  • @GeorgeGeorge-xj2bc
    @GeorgeGeorge-xj2bc 4 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    I still have the Muter BMR700 CRT analyzer/regenerator,never know what kind of tv might come for repair.

  • @sextonmallard3325
    @sextonmallard3325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Loved my TX. The picture was sharper with the tuner tray hanging out and yes the cover fell off as well. This was my telly when at Uni in the late 80s-early 90s. The case had a squeaky thin plasticy feel.

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks Sexton, it was a bit of a protracted video but I got there in the end. Next is to sort the width.

    • @sextonmallard3325
      @sextonmallard3325 5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@IrishvintageTVRadio I Meant to ask.. what is that cap tester you were using at the start?

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sextonmallard3325 It's a mesr-100. There about 30-40 quid, also doubles up as a low ohms meter.

    • @richardohare7708
      @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      AFC

  • @quadplay2591
    @quadplay2591 5 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Nice repair there John Joe, and great to see you using that ESR meter !

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  5 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      It certainly comes in handy now and again, thanks Ray.👍

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I love these videos.....proper reminds me of when I used to fix telly's

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Ive got an original service manual for that chassis.

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Welcome aboard Richard!

    • @richardohare7708
      @richardohare7708 4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      If you want it

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@richardohare7708 I should have one here somewhere, just a matter of finding it. Thanks for the very kind offer.

  • @davidbrown8303
    @davidbrown8303 4 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    Reminds me of that telly Onslow it always hitting on the sitcom Keeping up appearances. You should have tried slapping the top of it like he does before you took it apart. 🙄🙄

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I did, I half kicked it down the garden! Ah what a wonderful programme that was, hilarious and good clean comedy, they really don't write them like that anymore. Cheers David.

    • @robertbarker5981
      @robertbarker5981 4 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      I think that set might have been a Finlandia

    • @pyeltd.5457
      @pyeltd.5457 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      that TV Onslow slapped was a Ferguson its self.

  • @chandamalviya7407
    @chandamalviya7407 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Muje ESA TV chye

  • @adamlaycock3702
    @adamlaycock3702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    where would somebody have to go to study how to repair vintage tv's? i imagine college doesn't cover this

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Hello Adam, TVs are based on electronics so you need a basic understanding of electronics, identify different components, circuits, read circuit diagrams, etc. There are forums on the Internet and so on. It's certainly possible to learn how to do it. Perhaps starting with building a transistor radio and going from there.

    • @adamlaycock3702
      @adamlaycock3702 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@IrishvintageTVRadio thankyou for the advice i will look into it

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Is that a TX9 later version with the switched mode psu instead of the thyristor crowbar protection?

  • @Shot5hells
    @Shot5hells 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    just got me one of these, gonna have a crack at connecting some modern hardware to it, see if I can watch some movies!

  • @3dmotormaker
    @3dmotormaker 4 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    I am working on a TX9 at the moment, I need to replace the power smoothing capacitor. The one in my set is 500+500uf @175V. I am having trouble finding a replacement. I think its 2 capacitors in one can. Do you know where I can get one ?

  • @trydowave
    @trydowave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i think my grandad had this set. Kept working until the day he died.

  • @Bucharestguidedtours
    @Bucharestguidedtours 4 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    I haven't heard that term for years, 'That tube still has some life left in it", I miss those days, I'm a TV engineer of 30 years, from TX 9s and 10s and G11s!! to the LED Backlight era.. Can you adjust the width out ? The east west looks ok.. Great stuff.

    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  4 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Hi, haven't looked at this since. I'd say a few caps needs replacing to get the width out, the ht was correct. Thanks for subscribing 👍

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Isn't that big grey electrolytic a double cap? I might be wrong but...

  • @adrinathegreat3095
    @adrinathegreat3095 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Just came across this whilst looking for something else, good stuff, will be subscribing and checking out your other stuff :)

  • @PortmanRd
    @PortmanRd ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Many more t.v dinners to come.

  • @reacey
    @reacey 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    When checking those caps in circuit , how does one determine that the signal from the esr meter isnt going through another component somewhere? Are you just looking for a complete open circuit cap when you check them in circuit? Thanks

  • @richardohare7708
    @richardohare7708 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I cut my teeth on tx9

  • @matthewjenkins1161
    @matthewjenkins1161 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Grew up with a GEC branded one of those.
    EDIT must have been a very similar looking TX10.

  • @ateocreyenteprogreliberal6206
    @ateocreyenteprogreliberal6206 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Bety Nice music around yo work.

  • @Synthematix
    @Synthematix 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Could you add an RGB input to one of these?

  • @ilyayakubov7697
    @ilyayakubov7697 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

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    • @IrishvintageTVRadio
      @IrishvintageTVRadio  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Super, I have a great interest in Soviet television. A wish of mine to have a Hybrid valve tube Eastern TV. Thanks for sharing 👍

  • @Synthematix
    @Synthematix 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Took me all this time to realize your name is ojnoj because you're irish