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Old 3rd Mar 2013, 11:32 pm   #8
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Default Re: Vidor 9" table model model CN369A. 1948.

There is a lot of people out there who tend to dismiss Vidor radio and TV products as of low quality and of little interest. The truth is Vidor has real heritage because these sets are really a legacy from from Burndept whch was a respected make before WW2. Vidor pulled out of TV manufacturing in 1955, the company made some 13 channel sets ready for the start of ITV.
You can read about the Burndept-Vidor story in the Setmakers book, pages 199 to 203.
Always discharge the EHT capacitors before working on any TV receiver which has mains derived EHT. There is a lot of power in a 0.1microfarad capacitor with a charge of 5000 volts, and many sets have two EHT capacitors.

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