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COLOR
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Next Ten Years of Color TV

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editorial
serviceability something for everyone
had the honor recently of being asked to serve on a National Electronics Association (NEA)
serviceability panel. had heard about serviceability before. General Electric has used it in their
color TV advertising and at various Association meetings, groups of technicians would get together
to discuss serviceability problems. But this was my first experience on an actual panel.
The panel consists of a group of certified electronic technicians (CET's) who sit down with the
set to be rated. There is a complete checklist that is used by the panel members and every aspect
of the set that pertains to rapid, accurate service is spelled out and checked. For example, "Is more
than one tool required to remove the back of the set ?" "Are all service controls accessible through
and identified through the back of the set and identified on the chassis? Do non -module transistors
plug in? Does shielding interfere with service procedures?"
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Each question has a point rating and for the set we checked -a Panasonic CT -70 -a maximum
total of 805 points was possible. The set received 723 for a serviceability rating of 89.8 %.

But the important thing is not the rating that a particular set earns. It is the effects of the rating
system that is really meaningful.
1. The technician benefits -every technician -the reason is simple. The manufacturer wants his
his newest set to get as good a rating as possible so the technician will tell his customers how
good that brand of set is. To help their ratings, some manufacturers are already making
improvements and additions to chassis to enable them to earn higher ratings.
2. The set owner benefits. He gets a set that is easier to repair and therefore less expensive to
maintain. With the current ever -increasing cost of a service call mandated by the ever increasing expenses of operating a business and keeping proficient, trained people available;
the faster the technician can do the job, the less it will cost. Cut 30 minutes off a repair job and
a customer can benefit rather substantially.
3. The set maker benefits. He gets word -of -mouth advertising or can use the serviceability
rating in his own advertising.

The end result is wider acceptance and cooperation with the serviceability program. At the
October meeting of NEA's Board of Directors, ISCET, the International Society of Certified
Electronic Technicians, was assigned to administer the serviceability project. ISCET will appoint a
new national committee made up of 20 technicians who will perform all official in -plant inspections
of TV receivers, stereo phonos, radios and other electronic products ordinarily serviced by
independent service technicians.

The beneficiaries will be the consumer who gets his set back from the repair shop sooner; the
manufacturer whose product is more easily repaired; and the service technician who can be more
efficient and who can charge a legitimate price for the repair rather than having to charge for a lot
of wasted time due to poor thought given to "how can this be repaired should it need it ?" before
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looking ahead
Report from Tokyo
A recent trip to Japan has
served to reaffirm our earlier
impression that that country
has a very long technological
lead over the United States in

consumer electronic products, particularly television.

Quite possibly the reason is
that consumer products are
the lifeblood of the Japanese
electronics industry, whereas
in this country products for
the home are secondary to
industrial and government
electronics.
Whatever the reason, the
mere act of watching color
television in a Japanese
home or hotel can be a real
bringdown for an American
chauvinist. Color consistency

uniformly excellent from

to channel -and
there are plenty of channels
with hardly any need to make
adjustments when changing
is

channel

stations, and never when programs change on a single

channel. The main reason for
this appears to be the general
high quality of transmission
standards, paced by the engineering- minded tax -supported
NHK network, with ultramodern computerized equipment
and a large and dedicated
engineering staff. NHK paces
the rival commercial networks
and stations, and the competition has produced healthy
results.
It's fashionable to make
odious comparisons between
the American 525 -line NTSC
color system and the 625-line
PAL system used in most European countries. But the
color pictures from the 525 line NTSC standards in Japan
hold their own against any
European pictures, including
the excellent ones produced
n the United
Kingdom and
the Netherlands.
Developments in color receivers come rapidly in Japan, and often are put into

production
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while American

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manufacturers are debating

the financial wisdom of adding similar innovations. For
example, in 1972, almost all
color sets sold in Japan's domestic market were all- solidstate, while the percentage
sold by American manufacturers was just above 20 %.
The Japanese are now taking
another step forward, to color
sets coming close to 100%
IC. One color set uses 17 ICs;
another has 90% of its circuitry on 10 ICs.
The use of wide -angle
short color tubes is spreading
rapidly in Japan. Virtually every manufacturer is offering
sets with 110 -degree (or 114 degree, in the case of Sony)
deflection,
with
extremely
shallow

space-saving

cabi-

nets. So far, in the U.S., only

one manufacturer is offering

one model with 110 -degree
deflection. The shallow set,
obviously, has more sales
value in Japan, where livingrooms are small.
The Japanese public is responding to quality color and
innovative design. It's estimated that close to 80% of
Japan's TV- equipped homes
now have color sets, as opposed to a little over 60% in
the United States. In 1972,
the Japanese public bought
about 6 million color sets and
fewer than 3 million black and-white (in the U.S., color
and monochrome sales were
about evenly divided). The
manufacture of black -andwhite sets in Japan, in fact, is
rapidly disappearing. Increasingly, Japanese TV manufacturers are making or buying
their monochrome sets in
such lower -wage countries as
South Korea and Taiwan.
As labor costs rise, production of television in Japan
is

becoming

automated.

increasingly

One

new Sony

Trinitron TV factory we inspected near Nagoya, along

with its companion picture tube plant five miles away, is

completely

computer -con-

trolled, and virtually all manufacturing processes from the

unloading of components
through
life- testing
of
completed sets to loading
the sets on trucks are automatic.
In 1970 and 1971, Japan
was the world's leading producer of television receivers
(1972 results aren't in yet).
Japanese exports of sets to
the United States declined
sharply in 1972, because of
rising costs and the revaluation of the yen, but a healthy
domestic market and an increase in exports to Europe
are now taking up most, if not
all, of the slack.
The Japanese may have
the edge in TV repair service,
too. Most people work six
days a week and, with the labor shortage in Japan, wives
increasingly are working. In
most cases, manufacturers
operate their own captive service organizations. Many
promise same -day TV service -and they're open 365
days a year.

enough for viewing in a normally lit room. A full line of

cells is addressed at the
same time, in contrast to the
spot principle of cathode ray
tubes. The incoming video
signal is stored in 80 individual capacitors which control
current sources for each col-

umn.
Is this the flat TV display
of the future? Zenith's research vice president, Dr.
Robert Adler, was noncommittal: "What we have
learned is encouraging. However, there are many problems to be solved before
these panels can be considered for product use. The
present panel produces a red
monochrome picture, and
three colors must be generated in the panel. Each column of the display requires a
driver which, in a commercial
unit, would mean 1500 separate drivers. This will require
integrated circuits that will
handle the needed voltage.
And finally, much higher luminance and better power utilization will be required."

Another flat picture

Number please
Zenith has demonstrated
what it calls "the first matrix
device to produce a TV picture of sufficient quality to
warrant comparison with a
cathode -ray tube." The device shown was a thin -panel
gas- discharge display only
0.63 inches thick, which provides horizontal resolution of
260 lines, vertical resolution
of 350 lines. It actually
showed only part of a television picture, 2.4 inches wide
by 6.3 inches high. The panel
has 80 columns and 212 rows
of gas cells which glowed in
various intensities of red
when excited by varying voltages.
The contrast ratio is an
acceptable 40 to 1, while
brightness is eight foot -lamberts, considerably below that
of existing TV sets but bright

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Two newly introduced sets

by Sharp use the screen to

provide a giant channel -number display when the station

is tuned. The number occupies about half the screen.
The new sets are 17 and 19
inches, and are both remotely
controlled. The channel identification remains on the
screen for slightly more than
a second after the channel is
tuned. Sharp has already
hinted that it will introduce
another version which gives
the time in a digital display
on the screen upon command. The six pre -set uhf
identified
channels
are
as U -1, U -2 etc, not by frequency.
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CONTRIBUTING EDITOR

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new & timely

Zenith demonstrates fiat TV using a neon -tube array
A new thin -panel television display
using gas- discharge tubes (tiny neons, in
this case) was demonstrated by Zenith
Radio at the IEEE Conference on Display
Devices in New York City October last.
The experimental display demonstrated
is 2.4 inches wide and 6.3 inches high,
and has 212 rows and 80 columns of
gas tubes. Thickness is only 0.63 inch.
Peak luminance is 8 foot -lamberts and
usable contrast ratio 40 to 1.
Though peak brightness is lower
than that of a standard TV set, the new
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told the conference.
The system uses the crossbar approach, as seen in the drawing. A full
horizontal line of cells is addressed at
one time, in contrast to the sequential
dot-by -dot lighting of the conventional
picture tube. The video signal for each
line is stored in each of the vertical columns. These discharge simultaneously
for each line. Variation of charge in the
capacitors produces a wide -range gray
scale.
Dr. Adler pointed out that much remains to be done before the experimental system can be put to commercial use.
The present picture is red, and panels
for two more colors must be produced.
Since each column requires a separate
driver, a full -width display would have to
have 1500 drivers. This will necessitate
development of integrated circuits that
can handle the required voltages. Luminance will have to be increased and better power utilization achieved, said Dr.
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containing information written by laser light. Behind is a

screen on which a duplicate of the information is projected with an ordinary slide projector.
A LIQUID CRYSTAL SLIDE,

heat. The liquid crystal between the

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new
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reversible
ratchet offset
screwdriver
set

new Go t me'y
Service Association Merger
Makes substantial progress
The Merger Committees of NATESA
and NEA met jointly Friday evening and
Saturday, September 29 and 30, 1972, at
the Admiral Ben Bow Hotel, Memphis,
Tenn. to discuss problems associated
with merging the two associations. Morris Finneburgh, Sr., acted as Chairman
and Coordinator.

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ment contacts and publicity, and that Mr.

Glass would be in charge of internal and
administrative affairs.
The Joint Committee agreed unanimously on continuation and maximum
support of the CET program and development of a "shop certification" program similar to that initiated by NATESA.
A second Joint Committee meeting

was set for the first week of December

3 -3/4" heavy duty,

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Unique 6" spinner/
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1/4" hex to 1/4" square

adapter bit permits use of
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Present were Leroy Ragsdale (Arkansas), Gerald Hall (Milwaukee), Clifford Shaw (Virginia), George Weiss (Chicago), and Edward Gorman (New York)
of the NATESA merger committee, and
NEA committee members Norris Brown
(Houston), Charles Couch (Florida), Virgil Gaither (California), Emmet Hughes
(Kansas) and Paul Dontje (Denver).
Plans were set up for a sub-committee to develop a package including a
constitution, by -laws and procedure for
the election of a board of directors and
officers. The name NESDA (National
Electronic Service Dealers Association)
was tentatively proposed for the new organization.
It was agreed unanimously that
Frank Moch of NATESA and Richard
Glass of NEA would be Executive Vice
Presidents of the new organization, with
the suggestion that Mr. Moch would be
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in Denver, with Paul Dontje as host. At

the time of writing, no report was available from that meeting.

"Talking feet" transmit signals

for therapeutic study
Shoes rivalling the famous one used
on television by Maxwell Smart are being
constructed by technicians in the Royal

Aircraft Establishment in Farnborough,

England. Their objective differs from
Maxwell's -they are making the shoes to
permit doctors to measure improvements
in patients with hip joint diseases. Previously this could be done only by using
cumbersome walkways based on a
weightbridge principle. In the newer system, the patient simply walks around
while the shoes transmit data on the
loads and stresses involved in walking.
The soles of the shoes are made up
of flexible metal filigree sheets sand (continued on page 16)

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YOKES
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Triad makes

a variety of deflection
yokes for the majority of the television
receivers in use today -some complete
with plug, leads and network for specific application; others with toroidal
winding for multi -purpose use (YT's);
"mini- yokes" for color sets; and smaller
ones yet for use in domestic and foreign
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used today in popular color TV
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the sound engineering and workmanship that goes into the original.

FLYBACK
too.

wiched between layers of spongy rubber.

When the patient walks the rubber compresses, reducing separation between
the sheets. Changes in capacitance resulting from the pressure modulate an
oscillatory circuit in the heel of the shoe,
and the signals are coupled inductively
to a pickup wire strung around the room.

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For your convenience, we carry a great
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sets -both domestic and foreign -and
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you are working on. And, be sure to get
the Triad TV Replacement Guide. Write
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The photograph shows the two receivers, one for the right and one for the
left foot, and the scope on which the
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scope outputs, for more accurate

tuning; a high -blend switch and defeatabie muting to help you pick up
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A complete at-home
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If paging speakers
all seem about
alike to you...wait
'til you get to the

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latest of the laboratory instruments

(the first was the oscilloscope) to turn
up on the service bench. B &K has
brought it out, quite literally, in a
"Black -Box" it calls Model 501A. In
engineerese, a Black -Box is any complex piece of equipment in a simple looking box with a couple of terminals
that will do a lot of things. Inside, it's
very complex but it's simple to operate.
The model 501A is built in a flat,
"lay- down" case. This makes it very
easy to use; all controls are very accessible. All you need is any standard
service scope. The 501A provides the
calibration. Setting up can be done in
about 30 seconds, and the scope controls aren't moved from then on. All
adjustments are made with the curve tracer controls.
Its purpose is simple: it tests transistors. It does this by "making them
work," just as if they were in a circuit.
The display indicates normal or abnormal operation. It will tell you instantly if a transistor is good, leaky,
open, shorted, or has any other defect.
It is purely a Go /No -Go test. and as
useful as all of these tests are.
The 501A has two TO -5 transistor
sockets with three banana jacks for
each socket. The B &K FP -3 probe can
be plugged into the jacks. The probe
has three swiveled pins, very sharp
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penetrating coatings, etc., on solder

joints. It can also be used "one handed" so that the other hand can be
used to set the tracer controls.
This is the part that impresses me
more than anything else. The probe
lets you make valid in- circuit tests, a
vital consideration with today's equipment. You can actually "go into" a
three or four -stage transistor amplifier
to get a check on each transistor without disconnecting anything! This is a
test that has been very difficult to
make in the past, and one that will be
more and more necessary in the future.
Explained as briefly as possible, a
curve -tracer applies a swept collector
voltage to the transistor (in the 501A,
up to 100 volts at 100 mA). A staircase of current steps is applied to the
base, from 1.0 sA per step up to 2.0
mA per step. This causes the scope to
display a "family" of curves, one for
each step of base current. This is the
key pattern: no family, no work.
Ac and dc beta, gain, load- lines,
leakage, shorts, opens and collector
voltage breakdown can be read from
the family of curves. In other words,
curve, Go; no curve, NO GO. Reverse
breakdown voltage can also be tested
and read from the scope. Diodes of all
kinds -Zeners,
rectifiers,
detectors,
switching diodes can be checked.
FET's of all types (J- FET's, MOSFET's,) plus UJT's and SCR's can all
be tested the same way and with the
same ease. For FET testing, voltage
steps are provided on the step selector
switch.
A polarity switch is mounted on
the panel for testing npn or pnp transistors. Just below this is the selector
switch for hooking up either the right
or left transistor socket or probe -jacks.
This is very useful for matching transistors of all kinds. The two transistors
are plugged into the sockets, and a
curve is set up on the screen for either
one. The selector switch is then
flipped to the other side; if the transistors match, the curve will remain the
same. Even complementary- symetry
output transistors (pnp /npn) can be
checked for matching. All you need to
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10 exciting new Heathkt protects

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THE FIRST
CROWN
PREAMPLIFIER

letters
MORE ON THE
FUNCTION GENERATOR

What would happen to a preamplifier

design, if the design engineer could free
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that the phono preamp
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Several problems crept into the Radio- Electronics Function Generator story
(September and October 1972). The
pulse waveform is shown upside down in
the photos. On the overlays, timing capacitors C11 through C16 are shown interchanged; the largest capacitor goes
with the lowest frequency at the top of
the instrument. The input POWER callouts
should, of course, go up with the input
terminals on the fuse and power transformer.
Resistor R27, the 1- megohm pulse
unbalancing resistor should go to +10
volts as called out in the schematic, The
PC overlay and master has this going to
-10, which gives you one -third amplitude
and very noisy pulse putput. Carve and
jumper the PC board so that this resistor
runs to + 10.
There is enough linearity variation
from IC to IC that you'll want to custom
calibrate your frequency dial to match
the particular IC you are using. A larger
value resistor for R10, perhaps 1000
ohms or 1200 ohms should be used unless your particular IC will not provide
enough range. This improves linearity
and makes the control setting easier and
more stable.
The amplitude compensator shown
seems to work only with certain XR -205
chips. A better circuit looks like this:
CR=OS

the square and pulse modes.

All of the commercially available kits
have picked up all of these additions
and corrections and include a slightly
heavier power supply than the original
called for.
DON LANCASTER

Phoenix, Ariz.

NEED SERVICE DATA

They have opened a new Radio &
TV Repair Course here in high school
for juniors and seniors. We are in need
of a complete set of Sams Service notes
from
to date, or we would accept 500
to date. We are also in need of used test
equipment of all kinds. We will be glad
to pay a reasonable price and will answer all letters.
1

RALPH DOROUGH, Instructor

Killeen High School
Vocational Building
3101 Clinkenbeard Dr.
Killeen, Texas

WHO ARE THEY?

have a question about the article
"State Of Solid State." Radio-Electronics, October, 1972. At one point the text
mentions Signetics and Integrated Systems Inc. At another point the text mentions EXAR IC's. Are EXAR and Integrated Systems the same? am most
interested in building a low -cost
speedometer and tachometer. Could you
provide information on a source for IC
I

circuits?
ROBERT N. SLEGHT

3 -year parts and labor warranty

Will drive any amplifier

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Note that all we've done is add a series resistor to the base of 01 and exchange the old 4700-ohm R29 fixed re-

Ask your dealer also about Crown's new companion D150 power amplifier, which delivers 200
watts IHF output at 8 ohms or 350 watts at 4 ohms.
No amp in this power range - however expensive
has better frequency response or lower hum,
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sistor to ground for an adjustable PC

pot. This setup will work with any IC
used. You adjust things so the voltage at
point A stays near ground for FREQUENCY
dial settings from 1 through 6. Above 6 it
should start smoothly swinging positive,
ending up with +8 or more when your
frequency dial reads 10. For more correction at the high end, reduce R31 and
R32, and vice versa. The new pot decides when in the FREQUENCY dial rotation the correction begins. Amplitude
compensation only affects the sinewave
distortion and the high frequency
triangle and ramp size; it is bypassed in

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EXAR and Integrated Systems are

indeed the company. The correct full
name and address is EXAR Integrated
Systems Inc., 733 North Pastoria Ave.,
Sunnyvale, Calif. 94086.
I have not, at this date, seen any circuit diagrams that would meet your
needs for the speedometer. We are,
however, negotiating with an author for
the purchase of his article on a digital IC
tachometer. Tentatively, this story is
scheduled for publication in our April
1973 issue.- Editor

NO MORE SUPPLIERS?
recently ordered some parts from
Newark Electronics. Their reply to me
was "We no longer accept orders from
individuals. Therefore we are returning
your order."
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COLOR TV 1913

the next
ten years
of color TV

rBBC

[ SAT

LONDON

VIA
LSATELLITE

O
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by BOB GERSON

Although we've seen many advances in television technology, these

are nothing compared to what we see in a glimpse into the future
IN THE YEAR 1972 COLOR TELEVISION FINALLY CAME OF AGE.
By mid -year more than 56% of all television owning homes

in America had at least one color set. Considering all the

innovations we've seen since 1964 when color had its first
million -sales year wouldn't you think we've about come to
the age of stability in development. Well you might think
so, but you'd be wrong, dead wrong.
Monochrome television hit a 50% American home saturation level in 1953, just 4 years after the first million-set
sales year. But far from marking an innovation plateau,

that half -way mark proved to be more like a springboard.

In the last 3 years alone we've seen such new concepts as
the pocketable-portable, the pop -up screen and the battery
portable complete entertainment center, including monochrome television -FM /AM radio -cassette recorder. For
color television in the coming decade we can expect
changes, innovations and improvements that will make
such marvels of today as the latest versions of the black surround matrix picture tube and one -button tuning seem
pale in comparison.

wall-sized pictures with projection systems

Wall -sized television pictures, today available only for
theatre use, will be commonplace in homes where the family gathers for program viewing. A trio of high performance, low -power lasers will scan in red, green and blue to
provide life -size images in life -like color.
Permanent, ceiling mounted screens automatically drop
down when the projector is turned on, roll back up into
the recessed housing when the show is over. New, highly
reflective screen coatings will afford projectors the brightness lacking in the systems of today, permit projector televiewing in normal room light.
Less pretentious but equally impressive will be rearscreen projectors offering color television pictures with four
to five -foot diagonal viewing areas. In many homes the entire system will be mounted inside a wall with a mirrorprism arrangement to direct the output from high efficiency light -valve projection tubes up and out to the
screen. A control on the wall -hung liquid -crystal screen will
change the transparency of the screen itself so that it may,
if properly installed, serve as a window (at one extreme
setting) or a perfect reflecting mirror (at the other end). As
an extra cost option the consumer will be able to purchase
a screen which shows "an indistinguishable from the original" painting when it's not being used for TV watching.

LASERS AND PROJECTION TECHNOLOGY may be combined to bring

the long- awaited television "picture-on -the- wall" into the viewers'
home.

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shortwave television
"This is the BBC in the North American service.
Tonight we take you live to Buckingham Palace where we
shall watch as the Queen greets her guests at her annual
birthday ball." Yes, the Queen from London, sunrise services on Easter morning from the Vatican in Rome, the
Bolshoi Ballet direct from a stage in Moscow, plus, unfortunately, an endless barrage of graphs, charts and statistics
showing how this or that developing country exceeded its
production quotas of shoes, wheat, eggs or what have you,
thanks to "The Leader's" new five -year plan.
A whole new world of visual DX'ing will open for the
dedicated hobbyist as well as the knob twiddler. Virtually
every major country and many of the smaller ones as well,
will have direct -to-you color television transmission via satellite. For the consumer, reception will mean an investment
of $50 to $500 in equipment, with the price dependent on
the degree of sophistication of the equipment and the installation ability of the owner. For multi -family home
dwellers an understanding landlord will be a must.
In addition to a television receiver, the shortwave
viewer will need a roof-mounted steerable-dish antenna
and a tuner -converter. The cost and expertise required for
successful stationary satellite launching will, at first, handcuff prospective amateur ham telecasters. But enough statewide clubs will start considering such a move -one will actually put in a launching request with NASA -that the
FCC will organize and oversee the placing of amateur -use
satellites in strategic locations above the U.S.

SAT
BBC

- LONDON
VIA

SATELLITE

o
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TV VIA SATELLITE direct to you will require a roof -top converter fed
by a dish or other high -gain antenna aimed at the fixed satellite.

display devices
There'll be no substitute for the picture tube in the
decade to come, but there will be alternatives and innovations. Super -thin conventional color television receivers
will have cathode ray tubes with the electron gun mounted
at right angles to the screen. The result will be a 19 -in. set
thin enough to fit on a standard bookcase shelf. Deflection
plates inside the tube will divert the electron beam, causing
it to sweep across the tube face.
The "hang it on the wall" television display will get
here at last. Thanks to the perfection of plasma technology
the industry will realize the dream of television as a picture

in a frame. The display itself will be a glass sandwich containing pockets of gas and a network of wires. The gas
trapped in each nearly microscopic pocket will glow in either red, blue or green when addressed by a current from
the wires running through it. Initially the screen will hang
on a wall and be connected to the remotely located chassis
by wires. But innovations in microelectronics will permit
the insertion of all electronic circuitry in the frame itself.
With power supplied by a compact microwave transmitter
plugged into any convenient nearby outlet, the need for
any exposed wiring will be eliminated.

random -access television

The coming combination of cable television with computer time -sharing techniques will shatter the channel number barrier, giving each television set owner a virtually limitless viewing choice.
In addition to the standard entertainment offerings
available for the watching from commercial television, the
viewer of the future will have access to hundreds of special
interest programs, shopping & hobby guides, mini -tours of
possible vacation sites, and of course first -run feature films
and broadway shows.
The heart of random access television will be the
touch button telephone -type keyboard accessory. By tapping in the right series of numbers, tomorrow's televiewer
will be able to bring any available program offering into
his living room. Every urban community will have program

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repositories. Some municipally run like a library, will provide this service free. Most, however, will be commercial
enterprises who will charge for the programs on a per-show
basis, with billing handled through the cable operator. Program viewing costs will vary greatly depending on the material, but the charge for the average new movie or stage
show will run around $5. In many instances the consumer
will find that his special interest programming can be
dialed up for free from businesses hoping to catch its buying interest.
Interested in a new appliance, wardrobe, automobile
or planning a family outing? Just punch in for a free, full color run down on the latest fashions now on sale in your
local department store, the hottest fastback coming from
Detroit or the fun and luxury at a seaside resort.

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fiddle -free TV
The button, knob and switch will be a fond relic of
the 1970's as far as the television receivers of tomorrow are
concerned. Except for channel changing and volume levels
the television owner will have no adjustments to make. The
set itself will automatically adjust its brightness to ambient
room light, then compensate its contrast to the brightness.
An inconspicuous sensor will constantly monitor the set's
picture quality, compare it with reference signals being
transmitted along with the program and adjust hue and tint
accordingly. There will of course have to be an automatic
mode override for the consumer who insists on exercising
his preferences. But manual adjustments will be tucked
well out of sight.
There'll be no need for channel indicators on the set
itself. Each station will be transmitting its identification
during the vertical blanking interval. The number and call
letters will show up in a corner of the screen for a 6 to 10second display, then fade. A touch on the designated spot
on the electronic tuner or the remote control unit will
cause the identification to reappear.
The solid -state chassis modules of tomorrow, like the
receiving tubes of yesterday, will be consumer replacable.
In the exceptional event that the set does malfunction, the
consumer will remove suspected modules and take them
out for testing. A popular accessory at $25 will be the testing computer. A 3 "x5 "x2" black box, the computer plugs in
to a "service" jack at the rear of all new sets. A magnetic
program card gives the computer the operating parameters
for each module in the set. The computer checks the modules, displays the number of the malfunctioning one on its
2 -digit alphanumeric readout.

MODULE TESTER

O
GOOD

BAD

MINI -COMPUTER MODULE TESTER plugs Into jack on TV set and

quickly checks out all circuits and Identifies weak or defective modules.

more than a program source

The prime function of a television receiver is, and
probably always will be, to provide a display of entertaining and informative programming produced for mass consumption. Today this is really the only function. But tomorrow the television set will have as many uses as the
ubiquitous quarter -inch electric drill has attachments and
the set will be called on to do nearly as many jobs.

This revolution in utility has already started with the

introduction of the Cartrivision home video tape player
and the Magnavox Odyssey. Cartrivision, through rental
and sale tapes, gives the consumer a personalized alternative to commercial programming. Odyssey turns a television set into a playing field for tennis, hockey and other
games. But these are just the beginning.

telephone message center

Your television set will become your home message
center. Your telephone will be equipped with an audio video answering device. Using touch -tone telephones, callers to your home will be able to leave the usual recorded
audio message, then follow by punching out detailed instructions, times, dates, etc. When you get home you'll play
the message back on your television set, listen to the audio
through the speaker and watch as the written portion is
spelled out on the screen.
Advances in cable technology will permit direct interconnection of any two, or more, sets on the same system.
With appropriate game attachments at each end, home
owners miles apart will use their sets to match skills in
games as complex as chess or as simple as tic -tac -toe. Keyboard attachments will allow housewives to swap recipes,
light pens will permit direct transmissions of designs and
sketches, and with a camera accessory you will be able to
treat your neighbor to your family's latest theatrical experiment.

FLAT-SCREEN TV and picture phone form audio-visual message center.

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other accessories
A standard accessory will be a frame snatcher, a device capable of memorizing and holding a single picture
frame until erased, and displaying that frame on a television screen for an indefinite period. With a frame snatcher
incoming information can be instantly recorded for intensive study while the valuable communications line itself
is freed for other uses. Feeding the output from the frame
snatcher into its companion facsimile printer will produce a
hard copy of any of the material received by the television
receiver.
Of course the most popular attachment to your televi-

sion set of tomorrow will be the video disc player, with the
home video tape recorder running second. But other accessories will allow the television screen to be used as the display for a calculator, a drawing board to plan out construction projects or lay out electronic circuits. With the
typewriter keyboard attachment, the television set will become a home electronic typesetter on which youngsters can
write and edit school term papers. When satisfied with the
drawing, building plan, schematic or thesis, the information
can be transferred to magnetic tape for storage or fed to a
facsimile for copying on paper.

and still more experiments

While the television transmission standard of today is
adequate for most of the television miracles of tomorrow it
does have its limitations. In the decade to come we will see
the start of broadband television transmission utilizing
channels with five to 10 times the 6 Mhz bandwidth in use
now. With its greatly expanded information capacity,
broadband television will provide 1,000 -line color television
with pictures twice as sharp, twice as detailed as those we
have now. Free from the screen size limitations imposed by

our 525 -line standard, receiver manufacturers will develop

television displays with the 5 -to -1 aspect ratio now reserved
for wide -screen movies. But the most astounding contribution of broadband television will be the addition of a third
dimension to the television image. With broadband the
transmission of the whorls and swirls of holography will
become a possibility, and for the first time you won't be
looking at your television set, you'll be looking into it at a
three -dimensional image.
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SONY TC -350 TAPE RECORDER

machines played back normally. The owner learned by experience to increase the level of the defective channel during
record.
The trouble was eventually traced to C113, the emitter
bypass capacitor for X104. It had opened, which reduced the
gain of the left channel record head driver. It was replaced.
The difference in gain was not apparent on the VU meters or monitor headset during record because these monitor
circuits are tapped off ahead of the record head drive amplifier.- Donald R. Hicke

During playback, one channel of this tape recorder was

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If the channel -selector motor runs continuously, unplug

the Molex cables from the remote receiver and see if the motor still runs. If so, check for a shorted ceramic capacitor
(C514, 0.01 F) up on the terminal strip next to the motor.
GTE Sylvania Service Notebook

C113

33052

R125

DOT

82052

E"II"

100F

33052

OPEN

15 PS
1

7.5 IPS

E
AC FEEDBACK
CIRCUIT FOR
RECORD SPEED

LEAD IS
CUT OFF

Q102

ALTERNATE MTG

0101

-1 EQUALIZATION I-1
LEFT CHANNEL RECORD HEAD DRIVER

noticeably lower in level than the other. The VU meters indicated equal levels during record, and tapes made on other

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tions are similar but the transistors are not interchangeable

due to physical differences as illustrated in the drawings.
RCA Service Information

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0286.%
D

SSB Receivers

25076.8
7607.5

Read frequency of incoming signal within 100

Hz while eliminating usual errors in reading dial.

by LARRY R. HOUGHTON ", KBZVF

THE RECENT PROLIFERATION

OF

LOW -COST FREQUENCY

counters has attracted the attention of many amateur radio

operators. Hams have always had an interest in knowing their
exact operating frequency and for good reason. Regulations
require strict adherence to amateur band edges and sub-band
allocations. Locating a net or the frequency for a prearranged
schedule is much easier when accurate frequency indication is
available. It is natural then to see hams attempting to adapt
these counters to their home stations.

Besides the possible intermittent display, another problem exists in direct counting. Incoming SSB signals are not at
a single frequency. A number of frequencies are present, represented by an audio bandwidth spaced either above or below
the zero -beat or suppressed carrier frequency, depending on
whether an upper or lower sideband signal has been received.
A typical USB (upper sideband) spectrum might appear as in
Fig. 2. The resultant counter readout would show a random
SUPPRESSED

CARRIER
FREQUENCY

FREQUENCY
F3

FREQUENCY
F2

1ST

1ST I.F.

AMPL

VFO

1- TYPICAL SSB RECEIVER Is

fixed- frequency hfo.
FIG.

The enterprising amateur radio operator can, however,

face a number of application problems in his quest for accurate and reliable indication of receiver frequency. To begin
with, he must know what his counter is going to count and
what it means. A number of hams overlook the fact that a receiver does not always have a single signal at the operating or
listening frequency. Let's look at the block diagram of a conventional dual -conversion superhet, single side -band receiver
(Fig. I) to see why.

MIXER

Direct signal counting

FREQUENCY
Ft

r---, r---,

double -conversion superhet with

In a typical receiver like this, received signals at frequency F coming from the antenna are successively amplified and converted to other frequencies, F2, F3, and F4. The
ultimate output is recovered audio at frequency F4. So, in this
receiver the only signal at the listening frequency is F I. Can it
be counted directly and displayed? Possibly. External amplification would be required to raise incoming signals from the
microvolt level to approximately a quarter of a volt, sufficient
to trigger most counters. In effect, the counter would be
driven directly by received signals which, of course, are not
always present. The counter would read out or display a frequency only when signals were tuned in.

SPECTRAL
AMPLITUDE

III

III

III

II

UPPER

SIDEBAND
FREQUENCY
COMPONENTS

LSB

FREQUENCY

2- FREQUENCY SPECTRUM of an Incoming upper -sideband signal.

When the lower sideband is transmitted, the energy distribution is a mirror -image of the upper sideband.
FIG.

shift as the spectral components varied with time.

Incoming CW signals are at a single frequency but, of
course, are only present during key -down at the transmitting
end. The single- frequency carrier of tuned -in AM or FM signals is always present except during fading conditions.
Besides intermittent and random displays, one other direct- counting problem should be considered. When the received signal is amplified to a frequency counter's trigger
level undesirable receiver operation might result. The presence of high -level signals at the receiver's frequency would be
like having a transmitter operating next door. Front -end
overload could occur, resulting in intermodulation distortion.
Other distortion or spurious products could also be generated
through radiation and ground loop paths; all in all, an undesirable method of frequency indication.

'Chief Engineer, Communications. Heath Company

Vfo

counting

For a better approach, refer to the other frequencies

present within the receiver in Fig. I. In this SSB receiver,
three signals (heterodyne -, variable -, and beat -frequency oscillators) are generated for converting incoming high frequency rf signals to audio frequencies. What is the relationship between these frequencies and the receiver's listening
frequency? Keeping in mind how a superheterodyne receiver
works, let's examine this relationship.
The hfo (heterodyne- frequency oscillator) is normally
crystal controlled and changes frequency when a different
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band

is switched in. Depending on a receiver mixing scheme,

the received signal (frequency) is either added to or subtracted from the hfo frequency. The bfo generates one of two
different fixed frequencies depending on USB or LSB operation. The vfo frequency changes as the receiver is tuned. Its
frequency has a definite relationship to the listening frequency. Can we count it and know the operating frequency?
Yes indeed, but with a couple of limitations.
Suppose the vfo covered a 500 -kHz range by tuning from
2.000 MHz to 2.500 MHz. Each band segments of the receiver
would then cover 500 kHz. If the vfo frequency varied in the
same direction as the receiver was tuned, the vfo frequency
could be counted and displayed. For example, if a band segment started at a whole megahertz, say 21 MHz, the vfo frequency would be at 2.000 MHz. The counter display would
show "2.000". The "2" would be ignored (or not displayed)
and by knowing the position of the receiver's bandswitch, the
listening frequency would be interpreted as 21.000 MHz.
Tuning the receiver's vfo to 2.250 MHz would change the display to 2.250 MHz and would be interpreted as 21.250 MHz.
Another complication occurs if the vfo tunes "backwards", that is, it changes frequency in the direction opposite
to receiver tuning. The vfo counter display would not have an
easily interpreted frequency. Frequency inversion can be used
either by frequency mixing or digital techniques but still does
not offer the ultimate answer.
The greatest drawback to the vfo counting method has to
do with accuracy. Accuracy, in this application, infers better
frequency indication than obtainable with mechanical dials.
The receiver's operating frequency is determined not only by
the vfo but by the hfo and bfo frequencies as well. For the vfo
frequency to give an accurate indication, each hfo and bfo
frequency must be very close to their "design" values.
Refer again to Fig. 1. If subtractive mixing is used in the
1st and 2nd mixers, the simple equation that shows the relation between the operating frequency F I (SSB suppressed
carrier frequency) and the three oscillator frequencies in the
receiver is F 1= hfo -vfo-bfo. For example, if the hfo frequency is 18.000 MHz, the vfo is set at 2.500 MHz, and the
bfo frequency is 1.500 MHz, the receiver is tuned to
(18.000- 2.500- 1.500) or 14.000 MHz. Assuming that is the
true frequency, then the hfo and bfo oscillator crystals are exactly right. Now suppose the receiver is switched to another
band. The vfo and bfo frequencies do not change, only the
hfo frequency. Suppose you switched to the 80 -meter band
where the new frequency should be 3.500 MHz. A hfo frequency of 7.500 MHz would be necessary for the vfo counter
to show the "correct frequency ": 7.500- 2.500 -1.500 = 3.500
MHz. If the hfo crystal happened to be low by 1000 hertz ( a
reasonable assumption in amateur -grade equipment), the true
frequency would be 7.499 -2.500 -1.500 or 3.499 MHz. This error would not be apparent because only the vfo frequency is
being counted and displayed.
Hfo and bfo crystals can be "pulled" (trimmed or adjusted) in some oscillator designs so their frequencies can be
set exactly to what they should be. However, warmup drift
and crystal aging can introduce additional errors, again
unapparent when only the vfo is counted.

FREQUENCY =
INFO - VFOI -

FREQUENCY =
HFO - VFO

HFO

BFO OR F1

MIXER
A

MIXER

VEO

BFO

TO COUNTER

3- MIXING

SCHEME for generating a signal equal to that to which

the receiver is tuned so the counter operates constantly.
FIG.

Using the mixing method for receiver frequency counting

eliminates the errors possible in vfo counting. Hfo and bfo
frequencies need not be exact and drift does not become a
factor because the generated signal changes by the same
amount. Accuracy then is only limited by the counter used.
This method has been described previously'.2 and has been
successfully used by hams.
Careful construction techniques are called for when using such a mixer. Receiver overload problems have already
been mentioned and can occur using this technique. In addition, the outputs of each mixer (A and B in Fig. 3) require
tuned circuits. Thus, the mixer has to be bandswitched along
with the receiver.

Calculating receiver frequency

The main advantage of the mixing method just described
that of accuracy. No matter what the individual oscillator
signals happen to be, the final displayed frequency, within the
counter's accuracy, is the receiver's true operating frequency.
When digital techniques replace mixing (an analog process),
this accuracy can be retained without the attendant disadvantages.
Such a technique is used in Heath's new SB -650 Digital
Frequency Display.3 By counting each oscillator frequency
individually and arithmetically calculating the result, no new
frequencies need be generated. The equation FoperatIng= hfo -vfo -bfo is solved digitally rather than by an analog
approach. And because no tuned circuits are needed, the SB650 does not have to be bandswitched.
The SB -650 counts each of the receiver oscillator inputs,
Fig. 4, in an up /down counter controlled by an internal clock
is

DISPLAY TUBES

000000

HFO
INPUT

VFO
INPUT

MULTIPLEXER

11

BFO
I

INPUT

CLOCK

DECODERrDRIVERS

BUFFER STORAGE

SEQUENCER

1'

11

CLOCK DIVIDER

UP'DOWN COUNTERS

4 -BLOCK DIAGRAM OF THE SB -650 digital frequency display. Device needs three Input frequencies to Indicate the frequency to which a
typical SSB receiver Is tuned.

FIG.

Frequency mixing
The next step toward greater accuracy and reliability in
counting receiver frequency is to generate the operating frequency as indicated by the receiver's mixing scheme. In our
previous example of a subtractive mixing scheme, a signal at
the operating frequency can be generated and counted as
shown in Fig. 3.
The output of Mixer A is tuned to the difference frequency between the hfo and vfo. This signal is then sub tractively mixed with the bfo. The resultant is a signal equal
in frequency to F1, the operating frequency. Additive mixing
can also be used depending on the individual receiver's mixing scheme.

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through a sequencer and multiplexer. Timing signals derived

from the clock via the sequencer, select input signals in the
proper sequence, direct them to the up /down counter, and
tell the counter when to count up and down.
Updated calculations and display occur every 160 milliseconds or approximately six times per second. The sequencer
provides four 40 millisecond time periods; three for counting
the input signals and one for display updating and counter
reset, Fig. 5. During time period T1, the hfo signal is directed
,Macleish "A Frequency Counter for the Amateur Station", QST, October 1970.
'Macleish, Pattison, Hejball, The Rec/Counter ", QST, May 1971.
3Patent applied for.

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counter (where the signal source and the counter's timing signals are not synchronized).
When transceiving, both transmit and receive frequencies are the same in the SSB mode. However, in the CW
mode the bfo shifts about 1000 hertz during transmit. Since
the SB-650 counts the bfo, it will display the CW carrier frequency during transmit.
The SB -650 has been designed for SSB and CW operation; a receiver operating in the AM mode does not require a
bfo, hence the frequency displayed would be higher than the
operating frequency . This can be better understood by looking at the basics of SSB and AM demodulation.
An SSB signal as shown in Fig. 2 has no carrier. To extract the modulation (as an audio frequency), the receiver essentially reinserts a carrier. This is done by mixing the bfo
and intermediate frequency (i.f.) in a product detector. The
output is audio. In other words, both bfo and nominal intermediate frequencies are identical and any variations in the i.f.
are detected as audio components in the received signal.
In the AM mode, the bfo is not needed because the carrier (converted now to the intermediate frequency) is present.
An incoming AM signal is demodulated by detecting the amplitude variations with a diode. After filtering out the i.f. (cartier), only audio frequencies remain.
Recall the simple formula, F = hfo -vfo -bfo. The SB -650
performs this operation even if one of the inputs is missing
(equals zero). This, then, is what happens in AM operation.
With the bfo shut off, the SB -650 display would only show
hfo minus vfo. This is also equal to the operating frequency
plus the bfo frequency.
Heath Company does not provide instructions for other
makes of equipment, since it has no control over their designs. Operation of the SB -650 with other receivers depends
on two criteria. First, the receiver must be subtractive -type
single or dual conversion where the received signal is subtracted from either the hfo or vfo. Secondly, the loading of the
receiver's oscillators by the SB -650 must not degrade its normal performance. Heath units are not degraded due to sufficiently high oscillator signal levels.
Low -cost frequency counters and counting techniques
are now within reach of most amateurs. They can be applied
to receivers a number of ways depending on the desired accuracy and reliability. Technology is now offering the amateur
radio operator the long sought means of accurate frequency
indication.
R-E

160 mS
40 mS

T1

HFO
COUNT UP

T2

VFO

T3

T4

BFO

TRANSFER

COUNTDOWN

DISPLAY

FIG. 5 -THE SB-650 COUNTING SEQUENCE. The Mo

signal- higher

than the Incoming signal -Is counted; then the vfo and bfo frequencies
are subtracted so correct frequency Is shown.

by the multiplexer to the count -up input of the up /down

counter which is given a count -up command. During T2 and
T3, the vfo (called LMO in Heath SB -series equipment) and
bfo are respectively directed to the count -down input At the
beginning of period T2, the up /down counter contains the hfo
count accumulated during T1. Now the counter counts "backwards", in effect subtracting from the stored hfo count. The
bfo signal is then subtracted during the next period. At the
end of T3, the up /down counter contains in binary form a
number equal to hfo- vfo-bfo, the receiver frequency. During
period T4, this number is transferred to storage buffers, decoded to the equivalent decimal number, and displayed on
indicator tubes. After the number has transferred, the
up /down counter is automatically reset to zero, ready for the
next counting sequence.
The SB -650 digital frequency display was designed specifically for operation with Heath's SB -line receivers and
transceivers, plus the HW -100 and 101 transceivers. These
units are dual conversion using subtractive mixing. The SB650 construction manual describes minor modifications to
provide the display with the three oscillator signals from each
receiver or transceiver4.
The SB -650 displays receiver frequencies on 80 through
10 meter amateur bands to 100 hertz. Its accuracy is specified
as within 100 hertz plus or minus one count or another 100
hertz. Calibration is achieved by setting the internal clock for

the correct frequency display after zero-beating the receiver

with WWV at 15 MHz or CHU at 7.335 MHz. In most cases,
this zero-beat will be within 25 hertz. It depends on the operator's ability to hear and detect true zero-beat. The plus or
minus one count error is inherent with any asynchronous
4The S &650 is available in kit form for $ 179.95. Additional information on the SB -650 can be
obtained by writing Heath Company, Benton Harbor, Mich. 49022.

NO RASTER, NO HIGH VOLTAGE

I've got sound, but no raster, in a
Sony 5-303W TV. Dc voltages a little
high all over. AD haywire on the horizontal oscillator, and zero on base and emit-

ter of horizontal emitterfollower and

driver. No waveforms on scope on the last

is
620S2

-L W. Memphis,

TN
Zero voltage on the emitters of the
horizontal emitter -follower and driver
indicate no conduction in these transistors. No waveforms here shows why
the horizontal oscillator isn't running.
You say you have about 8 volts on
both base and emitter of the oscillator
transistor, but read zero on the base of
the emitter -follower. This is very odd.
The base-emitter junction of the emitter-follower is in the emitter return circuit of the oscillator-directly coupled to
it! So, you could have a break in the PC
board conductor between these points,
or an open 100-ohm resistor in sets using that part. Or the emitter -follower
transistor could have an open base two.

There is a very small winding on

the horizontal oscillator coil that goes to
ground, too. If this winding is open, or
has a bad ground connection, it stops
the feedback and kills the oscillator.
However, if the circuit complete, you

should read that 8 volts on the base of

the emitter follower. Normal resistance
reading from the emitter- follower base
to ground should be about 2.2 ohms,
through the transformer secondary
winding. Check for open capacitors, etc.
+12.5V

43052

HORIZ
OSC

FROM STAB
COIL & AFC

DRIVER
TRANS

.15

4702

TO

HORIZ
OUTPUT

oosz
OV

12.5V

EMITTER
FOLLOWER
NOT IN

1.6V

ALL SETS

0.7V

330

+12.5V
HORIZ DRIVER

4.70

emitter junction.
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39

'_:

NEW TV CIRCUITS FOR '73

._
_

THERE ARE

SOME REALLY INTERESTING

circuits in the new sets many of which

indicate future trends. The major

manufacturers all have modular chassis with 70 to 95% of their components
mounted on plug -in modules. The
now noticeable impact of consumerism is moving TV instrument
design toward increased serviceability
and safety. The arrival of IC technology has resulted in a higher degree
of sophistication within the same
penny -pinching guide lines that have
dictated in the past. Let's look at
some of the circuit features which
show the direction in which we're
pointed, avoiding the host of automatic and semi -automatic color controls that have appeared in great profusion, as these will be the subject of
a separate article.

the block diagram of the supply

showing how the oscillator transformer
isolates the chassis from the power
line by the absence of chassis ground
connections in its primary circuit.
Sony's thoughts along these lines
are different taking advantage of the
already needed horizontal deflection
high voltage system to generate the receiver's 18 -, 27.5- and 170 -volt supplies. Windings on the flyback feed
rectifiers and filters to supply the set's
do power. It's not perpetual motion
though and an independent low -drain

tection circuitry. Efficiency is vastly

improved in switching regulators because the active devices are encouraged to be either on or off where
power dissipation is at an absolute
minimum. Regulation is effected by
changing duty cycle rather than varying the wasteful dissipation in series
power resistors and transistors. Interestingly, the circuit maintains power
line isolation, those of us who have
ever forgotten to take the proper servicing precautions when working on a
hot chassis will well appreciate. Fig. I

is

+280V

+200V

120

VAC

+70V

Power supplies
Last year Motorola introduced an
electronic power supply that is synchronized to run at the horizontal line
frequency 15,734 Hz *. From listening
around we are led to understand that
this is a definite trend, and in the next
few years we will see everyone gravitating to this type of supply. Transformer core material can be drastically
reduced because of the higher operating frequency, and careful design
will increase efficiency since normally
wasted power can be conserved. Because the bulky power transformer has
disappeared Motorola has been able
to put most of the supply on a single
module. In its place is a transformer
resembling a flyback in construction.
The switching type circuit includes
voltage regulation and overload pro'See New Color Circuits for '72. Radio-Electronics. January 1972

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RADIO -ELECTRONICS

+i(10V

4.8V TO CRT
(QUICK ON)

OVERLOAD

a5V

SHUTOFF

SYNC
FROM

HORIZONTAL
OUTPUT
TRANSFORMER

/77

B+

+20v

ADJ
6VDC

EARTH GROUND

TO

ISOLATED GROUND
D

CRT

)6.3 VAC
TO
PI LOT
LAMPS

1- ELECTRONIC POWER SUPPLY used by Motorola is presented here in block- diagram form. It
operates at 15,734 Hz.
FIG.

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Here's a preview of the latest circuits from the '73 color sets. There
are nine in all ranging from an electronic power supply to a new
kind of horizontal alignment adjustment to a special high- voltage
indicator
130 volt supply is needed to get things
started. The horizontal oscillator itself
is powered from the same 18 volts it
helps to generate. The 130 -volt supply
is used only to start the oscillator and

then is automatically disconnected.

Fig. 2 shows how it works. At turn -on
the charging current through R555
and C531 supplies temporary power to
the oscillator to get it going. When
C531 is fully charged the 130 -volt supply is effectively isolated from the oscillator and power is supplied by the
self generated 18 volts through R536
and D510. The diode prevents the 18
volt supply bus from draining current
from the 130-volt line used for turn on. The resistor drops the horizontal
oscillator voltage down to 12 volts.
For troubleshooting the horizontal oscillator, horizontal deflection or high
voltage circuitry the oscillator supply
will have to come from some other

source like an external supply. One

PART OF

conditions, as the picture gets weaker

the nominally 120 -Hz horizontal
pull -in range becomes severely narrowed. This is because the reduced
signal to noise has the effect of reducing the loop gain of the AFPC loop
that reduces pull -in range. The second
reason for the importance of this adjustment is that even at high rf signal
levels the amplitude of impulse noise
that will knock the receiver out of
horizontal sync will depend on the
control setting. Fig. 3 depicts the optimum and off-centered operating
PHASE DETECTOR

CHARACTERISTIC
OPERATING
POINT

OPERATING
POINT

3.9K
5W

Ml1r
R536

3.3H

5E2

I)

Push -to- adjust horizontal

This is a feature that is not a
trend setter because it doesn't save the
manufacturer money, is not required
by law, nor can be expected to be
popular with the buyer, but certainly
makes the horizontal alignment adjustments simple to do without the usual
assortment of clip leads. It also allows
a quick accurate centering of the hold
control. The importance of this adjustment is overlooked by many. While
the control may have been haphazardly adjusted under strong signal

TO OTHER STAGES

FLYBACK
TRANS

II

convenient method for troubleshooting

is to make the temporary dotted connections bridging a 3900 -ohm 5 -watt
resistor around C531 connecting the
130 -volt supply as the main power
source for the oscillator. This modification causes a loss of efficiency so
should be removed after the repair is
com pleted.

by STEVE LECKERTS

18V

II
II

0510

22011

C531
10pF

INTERFERENCE
MARGIN

'--ws,-4-1. 130V

REDUCED
NOISE MARGIN
ON ONE SIDE

+ R55S

470pF

T
TO SYNC

3.3p H

5F

27.5V

SPLITTER

1K

47pF

a)

12V TO

HORIZONTAL
OSCILLATOR

IDEAL CENTERED
ADJUSTMENT

b)

OFF- CENTERED
ADJUSTMENT

FIG. 3- REDUCED NOISE REJECTION is

caused by misadjustment of horizontal circuit.

470NFT

5S2

points of the horizontal afpc phase detector characteristic. When the operating point is off-centered a smaller
disturbance will cause the detector to
move past one end of the positive op-

170V
4.7pF

FIG. 2- HORIZONTAL DEFLECTION SYSTEM in Sony receiver is used to generate 18 -. 27.5- and
170 -volt supplies.

erating slope of this characteristic

where loss of sync occurs. This simply

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41

means that a smaller disturbance will

send the mis-adjusted set annoyingly
out of sync. Fig. 4 is G -E's approach.
On their modular JA chassis used in
10-, 16- and 19-inch receivers they
have included a sync shorting switch
on the horizontal hold control dis+135V

+22V

VIDEO

3.3
meg

10K
3W

SYNC
OUTPUT

8200
.0056

SYNC
SEP

1MEG
.22

180K

220pF

SYNC SHORTING SWITCH

ON HORIZ. HOLD SHAFT
FIG. 4 -SYNC DISABLE SWITCH is used by GE
in their modular JA chassis.

TO

VERT
OSC

+280V
NORM
HORIZ. SERV
o

SYNC SEP

18K

68K
2W

3p

8.2K

150pF

68K
5

E8

SYNC AMPL
TO HORIZ.
PHASE
DETECTOR

FIG.

5- ANOTHER

SYNC DISABLE switch cir-

cuit. This one is used by Magnavox.

abling the sync when the shaft is

pushed in. The control can then be
adjusted for a floating picture so that
its right and left edges are vertical and
are slipping by as slowly as possible.
This assures that the horizontal oscillator is close to a free running frequency of 15,734 Hz giving the ideal
situation of Fig. 3. Magnavox uses the
center position on their service switch
as shown in Fig. 5 to short the plate
of the sync amplifier to ground.

Hold down circuits

Because of the recent X -ray scare
the department of Health, Education
and Welfare is issuing requirements
for public protection from radiation.
One of the requirements is that a non usable picture be produced if there is
a malfunction that causes excessive
high -voltage. On some RCA sets when
an over-voltage condition is sensed the
horizontal oscillator is pulled low in
frequency. The design is such that the
picture cannot be put back in sync by
any adjustment or misadjustment of
the customer or factory controls. This
circuit must be separate from the
high -voltage regulator since one of the
important things it must do is protect
against a malfunction in the regulator.
The circuit can be easily tested by
shorting two chassis test points. Another approach in used by RCA in
their CTC 63 shown in Fig. 6. The
high voltage is sensed by applying the
B-Boost to the voltage divider R 109,

Uhf varactor tuners

In reaction to the FCC's tuner
parity requirements the manufacturers
have been busy developing both detented and varactor tuned uhf front
ends to make uhf tuning as easy as
vhf. The varactor tuners presently

R110, R 105, R107. R107 is factory adjusted and sealed. When the voltage is
excessive neon lamp DS 101 is fired
turning on the vertical blanking transistor. The picture is black which is
about as unwatchable as you can get.
It should be remembered when servicing this chassis that a defect in the

NEON LAMP below blue screen control glows

FROM
2ND VIDEO
B-BOOST

-gym

I .047

V706
VIDEO
OUTPUT

180K

DELAY
LINE

R110
470K

10052

+130V

DS 101

Q703

VERTICAL
BLANKER
33K
R107

FROM
VERT OSC
CATHODE

40K

FIG. 6-HIGH -VOLTAGE PROTECTION CIRCUIT is used by RCA In their CTC-63 chassis. If high -voltage becomes excessive, the picture blacks out.

42

RADIO -ELECTRONICS

G -E

chassis high voltage operates.

Each position contacts a pre -set

30,000 -ohm potentiometer by slip

TO
BRIGHTNESS
CONTROL

R105
120K

when

seem to be showing up in remote control equipped sets since they can be

preset to a fixed number of channels.
The reverse voltage on a series of varactor diodes electronically determines
their capacitance controlling the tuning. The mechanically stable diodes
take the place of the rotating tuning

gang eliminating mechanical wear.

Motorola uses a 13- position switch on
their uhf wheel allowing remote selection of the same number of channels.

+130V

AMPL

R109
470K

protection circuit or high -voltage circuits have to be considered as possible

causes of loss of video. The neon
lamp will be lit if the protection circuit is blanking the picture. Philco's
protection system monitors the typically 26,500-volt kinescope anode supply. If the voltage goes above 30,000
volts the guard circuit disables the
horizontal oscillator. The receiver is
shut down and remains inoperative
until repaired.

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rings to tune the varactors to the chosen channel. Four varactor diodes are
used in this tuner's resonant lines.
RCA has a similar 8- channel system
while Dumont, Emerson and Admiral
use 6- channel selection. The last three
tuners appear to be identical. Varactor
tuners open up many possibilities such
as automatic search modes now available on some similarly tuned FM receivers. There are such possibilities as
digital indicating systems to display
channel numbers on the TV screen or
digital display, with the selection of
the display generated by the same dc
voltage or potentiometer that does the
varactor tuning. Although frequency
dial -in as presently available on 2 or 3

+160V
3.952
10W

27S2

5W

TO

CR403

VOLT
ADJUST
HI

SCREEN
CONTROLS

+77V

TRIPLER
INPUT
13V

II,o

T401

C404
18pF

33052

1.8K

.01

.01

4W

470H

15

64 H

REG

001

fOOO`
.066

11

4.752

120

390p

2W

Fl

SC R 101
rnFB

47052

01

13

.0033
SW

FROM
HORIZ

.072

YOKE

1 1
1.5F
0120

.0047

0121
1.5PF

rb000' -.

OSC

W20

PINCUSHION

10pH

eirn

NARROW
p WIDE

HOLD DOWN

VERT

VERT

1.5K

+23V

VERT HOLD

18052

500K

R712
470K

15K

C712
.01

C709

VERT

T.22

SYNC

VERT
OSC

0702

PAIR

TO VERT
DEFLECTION
CKT

R711

VERT BUFFER

3952

FIG. 7 -(top) SCR DEFLECTION circuit is used

by RCA.
FIG. 8-(above) PROGRAMMABLE unllunction
Is used in G -E's vertical oscillator. ALL SOLID
STATE PHILCO CHASSIS (right) has 14 plug -in

modules.

FM tuners is not practical because nobody wants to remember TV picture

carrier frequencies, a channel number

dial -in system

is

probably being

worked on now.
SCR deflection
RCA is the sponsor of this unique
system first introduced in 1968 which

now appears in some Heath and

Philco sets. A number of changes have
been made this year. The high voltage
quadrupler has been replaced with a
tripler with the pulse amplitude from
the flyback raised from 7.5 to about 9
kilovolts. Along with other set manu-

facturers using high -voltage multi-

pliers, the use of flame -retardent insulation as well as the elimination of

radiation because of the lower voltage,
allows the high voltage cage to be
eliminated on some models. In Fig. 7,
input reactor T401 is now wound as
an autotransformer. If C404 becomes
leaky; SCR 101, the trace SCR will be
turned on. Grounding the anode of
this SCR is recommended procedure
for killing both the high voltage and
deflection. Since leakage through C404
turns on the SCR grounding the anode, it will have the same effect. Previously a variable inductor in series
with the yoke was used for scan width
adjustment. Width is now changed by

selecting flyback primary taps. To reduce voltages across the SCR's the
yoke impedance in the CTC48 chassis
has been lowered to 325 microhenries.
This lowered impedance means the
yoke must be driven from a correspondingly lower impedance. Paralleled capacitors C120 and C121 are
now used to this end.

High -voltage indicator

While we are talking about deflection systems it should be mentioned that arcing the high voltage to
test for its presence is a dangerous
technique. Although the set makers
have taken prudent caution for relia-

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Vertical oscillator

bility of their circuitry, it is possible to

cause device damage by this practice.
To provide a good servicing aid and
to discourage this arcing test GE in
their transistor deflection MA 25 inch
chassis has mounted a neon lamp in
the high voltage compartment visible
from the rear. The lamp glows when
high voltage is present, a good basic

An unusual configuration is used

in the vertical oscillator of the GE
MA modular chassis. The two transistors Q700 and Q701 in Fig. 8 are connected analagously to the internal con-

struction of a PUT or programable

unijunction transistor. When the receiver is first turned on C709 is un-

VIDEOMATIC MODULE
7.5K

OPTICAL COUPLER

+39V

470F

r
3.9K

5.6K

LED

LDR

4.7K
TO

COLOR
MODULE

4.3K

of Q701.

Light activated controls

As television recci'crs become
more automatic and color picture
tubes become brighter, the idea of

o
R211

SENSOR
RANGE

ON

25K

VIDEOMATIC
INDICATOR

LAMP

LUM.

VIDEOMATIC

2ND
LUM.
AMPL

SENSOR
LDR

DRIVER

+18V

CONTRAST

5K

9- VIDEOMATIC SYSTEM used by Magnavox controls automatic changes in brightness, contrast. and chroma level.
FIG.

TEN PLUG -IN MODULES contain 66 % of the total electronics components in this new color

charged and both transistors are nonconductive. C709 charges with a time
constant determined by its value and
the combined resistance of R712 and
the vertical hold control. C712 has a
negligible effect on the charging time
since it is 22 times smaller than C709.
When the emitter of Q701 reaches the
voltage on its base plus the base -toemitter junction voltage the device
starts to conduct, and because of its
regenerative connection to Q700 the
transistor pair turns on. The positive
feedback of the transistor pair is explained as follows: As the base -to-

chassis from General Electric.

emitter junction becomes forward

and effective idea. On this same chassis protection for the high voltage
regulator is provided by using an SCR
to open a circuit breaker in the secondary of the power transformer when
the regulator is overloaded. The SCR
gating circuit is designed so that occasional high voltage arcs will not trigger it. Sustained arcs however will
open the breaker.

biased its collector current increases

from zero. Since the collector current
of this transistor is also the base current of Q700 it also begins to conduct.
The collector current of Q700 is in a
direction to pull down the base voltage of the upper transistor turning it
on harder, completing the feedback
path. This action continues rapidly until the devices latch. When triggered
on, all the terminals of the two transistors can be considered shorted together. C709 now discharges through

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semi -automatically controlling brightness becomes impossible to ignore. After an initial adjustment of the brightness control, lowering ambient room
light could lower picture brightness
and vita versa. Magnavox is the first
to bring this automated refinement
into practical fruition. In addition to

controlling brightness, contrast and

25ov

44

pacitor discharges the current through

the pair falls reducing the regenerative
gain until the configuration can no
longer maintain its latched condition.
The transistors now revert to their
non -conductive states and the cycle
begins anew. The base of Q701 is an
ideal place to insert the vertical sync
pulse. A negative pulse here will cause
the oscillator pair to turn on early
synchronizing its cycle with the vertical sync timing. In the analagous pnpn
PUT device the anode corresponds to
Q701's emitter, its gate to the base of
Q701 and the cathode to the emitter

50(1

L_

OFF
PART OF
VI DEOMATIC
SWITCH

R711 and the base -to- emitter junction

of the vertical buffer Q702. As the ca-

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chroma level are also changed to keep

the picture properly proportioned. Fig.
9 shows the guts of the system. The
videomatic light dependent resistor
(LDR) becomes functional when the
videomatic switch is turned on, ungrounding the LDR. The LDR in parallel with the SENSOR RANGE adjustment pot R2II are part of a voltage
divider. Change in ambient light intensity has two effects in the Video matic module. Let's assume an increase in room light has lowered the
resistance of the LDR sensor. One effect is the lowering of current in the
optical coupler's LED lowering the
light emitted by the diode and the resistance of its coupled LDR. This
LDR in series with the parallel combination of the 47 -F capacitor and
4700-ohm resistor is in parallel with
the 1000-ohm collector load of the
2nd luminence amplifier stage. The
net effect then is a lowering of the
collector load of this amplifier by the
increase in ambient light lowering the
stage's gain. The reduction in gain
lowers both picture brightness and
contrast, the proportioning determined
by the ratio of unbypassed resistance
to the bypassed 4700-ohm resistor. Returning to the Videomatic module the
same increase in ambient light reduces
the base voltage on the PNP emitter
follower. The reduced output of this
follower is routed to the color module
biasing the ace demodulator in a direction to decrease the color level.
That wraps up nine important new
circuits to see service in '73.
R -E

I,

COLOR TV 1913

1 -COLOR phase
diagram of a trans-

FIG.

ORANGE, 57
RED, 76

mitted color signal

Q,
R

MAGENTA, 147

showing I, O, red and

R - Y vectors

-Y, 90

BURST, 0

'-B-Y,

AUTOMATIC

180

CONTROLS

Almost every color TV maker is using some

sort of automatic color control. Here's an introductory look at some of the circuits in the '73 color sets
by HAROLD STEVENS

I,

ORANGE
DESIRED
FLESHTONE
CORRECTED
FLESHTONE

\'

RECEIVED
FLESHTONE
BURST

REDUCED Q
COMPONENT

'\

\\
Q COMPONENT

IN RECEIVED

FLESHTONE

FIG. 2- FLESHTONE
errors are related to
the Immaginary
and
O signals that do not
actually exist in the receiver.
I

INSTAMATIC,

ACCUCOLOR,

Touch..

PHILCOMA-

what's it all
about. There is quite a bit of contic, ATC, One

fusion surrounding automatic color

and other systems. By listening to
salesmen you usually get deeper into
limbo. Let's delve into the mysteries
of these systems and also try to determine what has created the need for
them in the first place. All these systems are basically automatic tint correction schemes in various combinations with automatic frequency control
and preset or narrowed range contrast, brightness, color and tint controls.
Stemming from the apparent inability of the TV stations from transmitting flesh tints of equal phase, not
only from station to station, but from
production to commercial, the automatic tint circuits are the center of
some controversy. The problem is
partly created by the fact that the signal is reprocessed at the point it is
transmitted, which of course may be
far from the originating source. When
the sync and burst is reinserted errors
occur. There have been several experiments with VIR (vertical interval reference) signals placed on the 20th line
of the transmitted signal. Some say

that the TV receiver should be

equipped to operate on such a VIR

signal to make error correction nearly
perfectly. Others feel, that because of

the complexity of the equipment

needed to make corrections at the receiver it is logical that the stations use
the VIR signal to correct the signals
before they get on the air. We agree
with the latter since the station should
be responsible for doing everything

within their power to transmit

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technically correct signal.

grees between their carrier inputs. The

important point is that we can create
a modulated signal that is shifted in
both phase and amplitude. In this case
the amplitude is chosen to represent

Anyway while the experimentation and discussion goes on we are

stuck with second best. Everybody has
jumped on the bandwagon with automatic tint correction to automatically
bring fleshtones closer to their ideal
hues. The system works but we don't
get something for nothing. It turns out
these automatic correction schemes introduce a form of distortion. However
with most average pictures, and without a side by side comparison the
overwhelming opinion is that the distortion is small. Because of the profusion
in which these circuits have appeared
plus the useful function they perform
it behooves us to understand the basics of their operation and some of
their specific applications.
Once the explanation of the two
phase diagrams Fig. 1 and 2 are understood, the rest is easy. Fig. is the
phase diagram of a transmitted color
signal showing the I, Q, red and R -Y
vectors. Color TV uses a quadrature
modulation system so called because
amplitude and phase information can
be encoded and demodulated from
the same carrier by using two demodulators with a phase shift of 90 de-

the color amplitude or saturation

while the phase information represents
the hue or color. The reason we always see the I and Q carriers on these
diagrams is that these are the two
phases of 57 and 147 with respect to
the burst that the transmitter uses to
generate the chroma signal. On this
diagram any particular angle of a
drawn vector corresponds to a different hue. The I vector happens to correspond to orange close to the flesh tones we are so interested in, and the
Q vector corresponds to magenta. For
illustration we have included a red
vector that has an angle of 76 degrees
clockwise from the reference burst.
The receiver, by comparing the instantaneous phase of the chroma signal to
the burst sent during the horizontal
blanking interval determines the hue
at any given moment. In the early
days of color television, receivers
would actually demodulate along the I
and Q directions and then convert
these into red, blue and green drive

HORIZ.
KEYING PULSE

BANDPASS
FILTERS

VIDEO
INPUT

T700 --0-- V 301

T701

--

COLOR
(PRESET)

FROM
T701

TINT CONTROLS
1

R126
R141
1K

HoF

V500B

1K

COLOR

Y700

XTAL

BURST
GATE

CHROMA
AMPL

signals by a rather complex matrix.

Experience with the animal soon led
to the simpler method of detecting
along the R -Y and B -Y axis. Located 90 from the burst is R -Y and
at 180 B - Y, where Y represents the
black and white or luminance signal.
If the received color signal is demodulated along these 90 and 180 degrees
axes, upon adding back in the luminance signals we have reproduced the
red and blue signals. A simple matrixing produces the G -Y from the other
two color difference signals and we're
set. The I and Q vectors are just used
as points of reference and in fact do
not actually exist in the receiver unless
they are produced by matrixing for
some purpose. In Fig. 2 we will relate
fleshtone errors to these two imaginary
I and Q signals. It turns out these two
are indeed convenient for reference
since the I vector is very close to the
fleshtones that cause trouble. In this
diagram we have labeled one vector
"desired fleshtone." This is the angle
which in our particular imaginary receiver represents fleshtone. This is the
angle at which we want a received
fleshtone to coincide. Because of some
source of error, however, we actually

TINT

FILTER

SUB -CARRIER

PHASE

SHIFTER

TO COLOR

DEMODULATORS

AMPL

OFF

ON

PART OF PRESET SELECTOR SWITCH

FIG. 3- (left) BLOCK DIAGRAM of the color processor circuit used by Admiral. It is a

D705
R126
R133

COLOR

CONTROLS

ringing -type system.

ACC
DETECTOR

4- (above) COLOR CONTROL scheme in

Admiral receivers is a simple attenuator with
the color control the variable element.
FIG.

5- (below) THIS AUTOMATIC TINT circuit Is used by Admiral. They call It their
"Color Monitor."
FIG.

FROM

XTAL
FILTER

G-Y AMPL

_ 4
I

TO SUB -

V700B

C7
.1

.1

R747

ON

R135
100K

OFF

ON

PART OF
PRESET
SELECTOR
SWITCH

1R748

L---- - - - - -J
COLOR MONITOR

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CARRIER
AMPLIFIER
C708
820 pF

C737

0700

50

TO PICTURE
TUBE GRIDS

R731

R-Y AMPL

PART OF
PRESET
SELECTOR
SWITCH

R730

CHROMA
DEMODULATORS

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L702

D700
VA RACTOR
DIODE
R709
220K
.01

_L
OFF
FF

R121

560K

+135V

R122
100K
R122

6.8K

receive a fleshtone at an angle indicated by the "received fleshtone"

vector. Now what we want to do is to
rotate this vector as close as possible
to the desired fleshtone vector. Any
vector can be broken up into components on two other axis. We can
take the received fleshtone vector, for
example and break it up into two
components along the I and Q angles
by drawing perpendicular lines to
these two from the end of the vector.
Note the Q component results in the
corrected vector shown in the diagram.
This one is much closer to the desired
fleshtone and we have reduced the error. It can be shown mathematically
that one way to produce this effect is
by doing two things. First change the

demodulation angle between the

R -Y and B -Y vectors. The R -Y
axis is rotated counter -clockwise in the

vicinity of 70 and the

B - Y axis
shifted clockwise toward 200' increasing the angle between the two. The
second thing that has to be done is to
reduce the amplitude of the blue signal. This is the most popular method
used to produce automatic tint correction. The other ways to reduce the Q
or non- fleshtone components will be
discussed when they appear. You can
think of the effect by viewing the unmodified phase diagram as a circle
with all colors having equal magnitudes. The modified diagram then becomes an ellipse with the minor axis
corresponding to the Q vector. The
circle has been squashed at its middle
to reduce phase angles away from the
fleshtones. This is why we say this system creates distortion since the various
ACC
ADJ

trol itself. This gives the manufacturer

a great deal of freedom in placing the
control since he does not have to
worry about the effect of the cable
length and its exact positioning. Also
there are the cost savings of eliminating coaxial runs and the reduced number of shield connections. The scheme
works by the position of the tint control determining the reverse bias of
the varactor diode and in turn it's capacitance. Since D700 is part of an
LC phase shifter, varying its capacitance changes the shift through the
network having the desired effect.
Again the Color Master switches in
the preset control by selecting its
wiper. In this system the front mounted controls are completely disconnected and have no effect when
Color Master is activated. Return now
to Fig. 3 Admiral's version of automatic tint circuitry. Color Monitor.
This first system we're looking at
works differently than the widened
phase angle method we discussed previously. Here we mix the correct proportion of B -Y and R -Y signals to
reproduce the Q signal we are trying
to reduce. In this instance the Q signal
is not imaginary but real since we
have reformed it. The matrixed signal
at the base of auto tint transistor Q700
is fed back to the inputs of the B -Y
and R -Y amplifiers. The Q components of the color signal find themselves in the degenerative feedback
path of these amplifiers reducing the
Q amplitude and correcting the flesh tones.
In Admiral's M20 modular chassis
the Color Master system has the same

hues are changed depending on their

particular phases.

Who is doing what

Admiral -Color Master is the

name of this system. When it's
switched in four things happen. The
automatic frequency control is activated, the front mounted color and
tint controls are disconnected with the
rear mounted color and tint controls
functionally replacing them, a blue
light is lit, and of course the color
monitor or flesh tone correction
scheme turned on. Fig. 3 is the block
diagram of Admiral's color processor.
It is a ringing type system as the regenerated 3.58 -MHz carrier is produced by ringing a crystal filter by
passing the burst signal through it.
The system does not use a color killer
since lack of burst information will
produce no sub-carrier. The color difference signals are applied to the picture tube grids. The required red, blue
and green signals are produced in the
picture tube by inserting the luminance or Y signal at the cathodes. The
G -Y signal is formed by a simple
voltage divider matrix from the B -Y
and R -Y signals as suggested earlier.
Fig. 4 shows the color control scheme
is simply an attenuator with the color
control the variable element. The preset operates by switching between the
wiper of the front mounted color control and the rear mounted preset. The
tint control circuit of Fig. 5 is the type
of system which is going to predominate in the future. It's significance is that it is a dc control. There
is no ac signal appearing on the con-

PART OF
COLORMASTER
SWITCH

ACC

DETECTOR

---0 PHASE
SHIFT

FILTER-

IC 400

FROM
HV
TRANS

-i

0400

IC 400

Q402

R441

5.6K

OFF

HORIZ KEVER.

ION

1~*

tL
PHASE

SHIFT

,-11. IC400

-0

3.58 MHz
AMPL

C428

047

3.58 VCO

APC

APC ADJ.

.25V

COLOR

C436
680 pF

MONITOR

000

IC400

FILTER

L402
6 81J

C427
.047

C433
470pF

TINT

DETECTOR

CONTROLS

T
1ST

2ND

CHROMA AMPL

CHROMA AMPL

R-Y DEMOD.

INPUT AMPL

BAND-

VIDEO

-40

IC4

PASS

IC402

FILTER
1

TILT ADJ.
COLOR

KILLER-0
ADJ
IC401

COLOR

KILLER

COLOR
CONTROLS

!
IC402

TO

PICTURE
TUBE
GRIDS

\/
I/C402\

B V

DEMOD

FIG. 6- DELUXE COLOR PROCESSOR USED BY ADMIRAL uses three IC's. Both TINT and
COLOR controls are dc types in this circuit.

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TO
PICTURE
TUBE
GRIDS

II

FROM 1ST

VIDEO AMP.
CHROMA
PEAKER

B-Y

R-Y

CHROMA
FOLLOWER

G-Y

DEMOD &

MATRIX

COLOR
CONTROL

0502

BLUE
AMPL

B- Y

0600
BURST
GATE
ACC

Q504

DETECTOR

BANDPASS
AMPL

0650

PHASE

COLOR

HORIZ
KEYING

RED
AMPL

R-Y
IC501

Q651

SHIFTER

KILLER

GREEN
AMPL

G-Y

PULSE

PHASE

SHIFTER

FROM VIDEO AMPL

(Y)

0505
XTAL
FILTER

REF

PHASE

FOLLOWER

SHIFTER

TINT CONTROL
FIG. 7 -GE COLOR PROCESSOR Is used in many '73 chassis. The "One- Touch"
TINT, COLOR controls and the TINT LOCK circuit.

0502

TO

CHROMA
FOLLOWER

DEMOD
OUTPUTS
-Y

--ff;
2K

circuit includes

+22v

4.7F

C505
470

1.8K

R512
1K
COLOR

of correction selectable. The color

control is prejudiced by the setting of
the 2.5K pot in Fig. 8 when One

R515
2.5K

0503
BANDPASS
AMPL

ON

OFF

2.4K

PART OF
ONE TOUCH
SWITCH

1000

4702

24 K

C504
.02

FIG. 8- CLOSE -UP OF COLOR CONTROL

used In GE JA chassis. This is a part of the
"One-Touch" color system.
4.7F

0505
G

-Y

FIG.

10- TINT -LOCK

CIRCUIT

changes the

color difference matrixing in the right ratlos

to reduce the Q component In GE color sets.

R532
15K

effect but the automatic tint circuits

work differently. The presets operate
exactly as before. Fig. 6 is the block
diagram of the M20 processor. This
system uses three IC's. IC400 is the
subcarrier regenerator which produces
the 3.58 MHz subcarrier by the action

TINT

OFF
FIG. 9 -THIS TINT -CONTROL CIRCUIT Is also
a part of the GE "One-Touch" color system.
It too, Is used In the JA chassis.

52

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works by switching Q401 on or off.

When the transistor is off C436 and
C433 are series connected to ground
and when the transistor is on C436 is
effectively
connected directly
to
ground. This changes the phase shift
of the sub -carrier reference to the
B -Y demodulator.
DuMont -As far as we could tell
the DuMont system is identical to the
previous one, except that it is called
Dumatic.
Emerson -Again this system "Per macolor" is similar to Admiral's with
two variations. First the aft system is
activated separately from Permacolor
and has its own switch. In addition to
the Color and Tint presets there are
brightness and contrast presets. All
these systems are tested by setting the
tint controls to give greenish or purplish faces. When the tint correction circuits are turned on a shift toward the
normal fleshtones should be seen.
General Electric -The "One Touch
Color" system is featured on their
JA 10- 16- and 19-inch sets and the
MA 25-inch modular chassis. Fig. 7
is the block diagram of the JA one chip (IC) color processor with Figs. 8,
9 and 10 showing the color control,
tint control and Tint Lock circuits. In
the GE system when One Touch is
turned on, a neon lamp is lit, the
color and tint ranges are narrowed
and apc is enabled. The tint correction
scheme called Tint Lock is activated
by a separate switch with two degrees

of a phase -locked -loop operating on

the keyed burst. This is a more theoretically ideal system and is a good illustration of where integrated circuits
prove their worth. Both tint and color
controls are dc types in this circuit.
The Color Monitor in this receiver

JANUARY 1973

Touch is activated. The color control

now has a more limited range and
while the control is going to be closer
to normal setting if misadjusted, some
range of control is left in the user's
hands. The tint control works similarly
with a reduced range by switching
some resistors. Incidently note that
this receiver uses a RGB system where
the luminance or Y signal is combined
with the color difference signals ahead
of the picture tube. The Tint Lock
system works by switching in a two
stage matrixing amplifier as shown in
Fig. 10. This changes the color difference matrixing in the right ratios to
reduce the Q component.
The One Touch system in the MA
chassis (Fig. 11) gives the same results.
Again a three position Tint Lock
switch is used with Off, and 2 positions. This gives a choice of the normal 104 or widened 135 demodulation angle. The tint control range is
reduced to about 40 degrees while
maintaining the average tint level. The
color gain range is also reduced while
maintaining the same average dc level.
This chassis uses a two -chip (TC)
color processor. IC601 contains the
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1

the
state
of
glimpse into the future at what's on store for semiconductors
and at what's new in semiconductors and associated hardware.
A

by LOU GARNER
SEMICONDUCTOR EDITOR

FOR NEARLY TWO DECADES, NOW,

we've enjoyed playing a "guessing

game" with the electronics industry.
From time to time, we've predicted
new developments in technology,
guessed at the introduction of unique
devices, and projected the manufacture of various solid -state products.
Back in the early 1950's, for example,
in an elementary book on transistors,
we predicted that
within a minimum of five, a maximum of ten, years,

...

more transistors than vacuum tubes

would be used in the manufacture of
new electronic equipment. Written at a
time when a so- called "low- cost" experimenter's transistor sold for $7.50
each (that's right, seven dollars and
fifty cents!), and more reliable units
hit the fifty dollar, or better, mark,
this prediction brought guffaws from
tube manufacturers, gales of laughter
from vacuum -tube circuit designers,
and even skeptical smiles of disbelief
from semiconductor producers.
But the prediction came true!!!
Our batting average, over the
years, has been a little better than
fair-to- middling. Of all the predictions
made, 9Z3% have been fulfilled, although not necessarily within the time
limits we projected; however, 89.6%
did come true within the predicted
time limits.

The crystal ball game

Following established tradition,
we're climbing out on the proverbial
limb with the following predictions for
1973:

Low -cost LED's other than red

and infrared.

While the prices of some

light- emitting diodes have dropped

considerably, the cost of green and
yellow devices remains quite high, but
we now foresee a significant reduction

in the prices of LED's furnishing

other than red (or infrared) light. You
can expect a 2 -color LED too. It
changes from red to green as the applied voltage is increased.
A new solderless breadboarding
system. Although a number of specialized solderless breadboards have been
developed over the years, few have in-

volved complete systems, including

components as well as a chassis. We
predict, then, the introduction of a
new and unique breadboarding system
ideal for the assembly of equipment
designs using IC's and readily adaptable to discrete component circuits as
well.
Inexpensive programmable solid state electronic calculators /or small
business and consumer applications.

The overwhelming success of the

pocket electronic calculator using LSI
circuitry will lead, we feel, to the introduction of low -cost programmable
calculators, with special programs for,
say, real estate dealers, insurance
salesmen, and income tax preparers.
Offhand, we project a selling price of
under $200.00, retail.

.I new electronic' ac( ccco/Y Ji,r

n)mohilr,. Heretofore, the majority
of solid-state automotive accessories
have been simply semiconductor versions of previously existing products.
The transistorized ignition system, IC
voltage regulator, or solid -state radio
are typical examples. We foresee the
introduction of a completely new auto
accessory made possible by advanced
semiconductor technology and possibly
incorporating a special LSI chip as
well as digital displays.
The development of 0 new manufacturing technology. The actual cost
of materials in most semiconductor
devices, even complex LSI's, is but a
(II

few cents. Such factors as yield rate,

assembly, and testing contribute to
selling prices in the multidollar range.

We envision a significant development

which may drop the eventual cost of
IC's to the price of single transistors.
Low -cost solid -.state electronic
calculators. The handwriting is clear
on this one. Although (as this is written) electronic calculators are now
selling in the $60.00 to $150.00 price
range, we feel that mass manufacturing economies will drop the price
below $50.00 before the end of 1973,
virtually driving low -cost electromechanical calculators off the market.
A
significant breakthrough in
electro- optical display arrays. We find
the vision a little blurred on this forecast, but have a feeling it has something to do with TV sets. Could be
digital, however.
An exciting new solid -state
crime lighting product. With the crime
rate increasing in most areas, we'll
keep our fingers crossed on this prediction, hoping we're right.
That's it for 1973 -next January
we'll see how we made out.
FET

circuits revisited

Last September, you may recall,

we featured a pair of interesting FET
circuits abstracted from FET Design
Ideas, Bulletin CB -145, a valuable 20page booklet published by Texas Instruments, Inc. (P.O. Box 5812, Dallas,
Tex. 75222), promising to review other
circuits in the future. In accordance
with our promise, and in response to

numerous reader requests, we are

pleased to feature two more circuits
from the TI booklet -a wide -band amplifier and a MOSFET video i.f. amplifier, illustrated in Figs.
and 2, re1

spectively.

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15V

justable coupling for proper alignment

and shaping band response.
When duplicating the if. amplifier
circuit, observe good rf wiring practice
and take the usual precautions to
avoid damaging the MOSFET's when
installing these devices. Conventional
sweep alignment procedures may be

8.2K

10K

used.

TEST POINT

10K

4.3K

4.7K
0

FIG.

1- WIDE -BAND

Semi -permanent breadboard ? ??

Christiansen Radio (3034 Nestall,
Laguna Beach, Calif. 92651) has recently introduced a novel wiring system which combines many of the features of etched wiring with the open
layout of a breadboard. Intended specifically for the assembly of solid -state
circuits using both discrete devices and
IC's, the system can be used for either
permanent projects or experimental

15V

AMPLIFIER CIRCUIT DESIGNED by Texas Instruments.

designs.

3N201
NPUT

a 1N60

P-0-0 OUTPUT

10H

12

0.51,F 0.56F
.001
0

9.1 K

120

Ils

100

56K
6

L1

110

9.1KL

211

10 i-.

T3

L2

L4

---ac

3.5K

L3

7-.39

T12

f
7.02

001

5052

02

10K

39K

T001

10K
b

+15.1V

AGC

SOUND OUTPUT

FIG. 2 -TI's MOSFET VIDEO I.F. amplifier circuit.

Referring, first, to Fig. 1, this design features a dual n- channel junction

FET, an npn bipolar transistor, and an
IC operational amplifier. Except for
the input bias adjustment potentiometer, all resistors are one -quarter or

cuit. The resistors may be either quar-

one -half watt types, the capacitors

pF.

small ceramic or mica units. A dual,

15 volt dc power source is required.
According to TI, the wide -band
amplifier can furnish an overall voltage gain of better than 65 dB and is
flat within 3 dB to (approximately)
500 kHz.
Featuring a pair of dual -gate, nchannel depletion mode MOSFET's
and a single diode detector, the video
i.f. amplifier, Fig. 2, is designed to
peak at 44 MHz. TI indicates that the
circuit's response is down better than
40 dB at 39.75 MHz and 30 dB at
47.25 MHz. The lower -8 dB point is
at 42.17 MHz, the upper -6 dB point
at 45.75 MHz. Specified sensitivity is
volt of video carrier (at
500 p.V for
100% modulation), with a sound output of 570 V of 4.5 MHz signal.
Except for the active devices and
the i.f. coils and transformers, standard components are used in the cir-

TI suggests the use of hand wound coils and transformers, prepared according to the following table,
and using type "J" cores where appropriate:
L1: 21T, No. 34 enam.,
double -spaced, on 5/32"
form.
L2:
14T, No. 36 enam., 5/32"
form.
L3: 50T, No. 36 enam.,
double- spaced, on 7/32"
form.
L4: 50T, No. 34 enam., 5/32"
form.
T1: 27T, No. 30 enam., tapped
at 3T, on 5/32" form.
T2: PRI 29T, No. 30 enam.
SEC 21T, No. 30 enam.
T3: PRI 29T, No. 30 enam.
SEC 10T, No. 25 enam.
Both T2 and T3 are wound on
5/32-in. forms and should have ad-

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ter- or half-watt types, while the

capacitors are good quality mica or
ceramic units. Except where noted on
the diagram, all capacitor values less
than 1.0 are in F, greater than 1.0 in

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The system's versatility is

achieved by the use of small pre etched, glass epoxy circuit board elements supplied with pressure- sensitive

adhesive backs. Dubbed Mini-

Mounts, these elements are offered

in a variety of patterns suitable for
IC's, 3- or 4 -pin discrete devices, resistors, coils, capacitors, trimmer potentiometers, and similar components.
In practice, the user first pre mounts his required components on
the appropriate Mini -Mount elements

using lap soldering techniques,

as illustrated in Fig. 3. Afterwards,

complete circuits are assembled simply

by peeling off the adhesive backing

FIG. 3- TYPICAL MINI -MOUNT

package.

for

DIP

paper and positioning each Mini Mount on a suitable flat surface, such as
a copper-clad ground plane board, as
shown in Fig. 4. Component

4- ASSEMBLING AN EXPERIMENTAL circuit using Mini -Mounts.

FIG.

interconnections are made using conventional hook-up wire and lap solder
joints.
The adhesive -backed elements
may be purchased separately in packages of ten or twenty units, depending
on type, for $3.80/package, or as part
of prepared kit assortments. Currently,
the manufacturer is offering three basic kits: the STARTER KIT at $6.50,
which includes 15 assorted Mini -

Mount elements and

3"

4"

ground plane, the EXPERIMENTER KIT

at $28.50, which includes 75 assorted
elements and a 3" X 4" ground plane,
and the PROFESSIONAL KIT at $75.00,
which includes 250 assorted Mini Mounts and a 4" X 8" ground -plane
board. A fixed charge of $1.50 per order covers postage and handling; in
addition, the 5% California sales tax
applies to orders from state residents.
An illustrated 4 -page brochure describing the Mini -Mount system is
available on request.

ticular circuit needs, thus making it

suitable for most level-detection applications requiring Schmitt trigger action. The unit's low input current of
only 2 nA and high output current of
100 mA make it ideal in applications
for interfacing between low -level systems and TTL, lamps, solenoids, relays, SCR's, or triac systems where
precision level detection is required. It
may be operated by typical logic supplies or by popular battery voltages
ranging from 2.0 to 6.0 volts, but output voltages may be as high as 25
volts if required. Offered in both 8 -pin
plastic DIP's and 8 -lead metal cases,
the SN72560 is specified to operate
over the 0 to 70 C. industrial temperature range.

RCA's Electronic Components

group (415 South Fifth St., Harrison,
N.J. 07029) has announced a new line
of solid -state microwave diodes. Characterized as CW Transferred- Electron
Oscillator (TEO) devices, the sixteen
diodes in the line include four types at
each power level: 10 mW, 30 mW, 60
mW and 120 mW. All utilize gallium
arsenide (GeAs) chips and are intended for the direct conversion of dc
power into C -and X -band microwave
energy in suitable circuits with 8 to 15
volts input. An Engineering Note,
MED-310, How to Use the Transferred
Electron Diode Characterization Data,
as well as a technical bulletin describing the devices, types S3012 through
S3027, is available from RCA's Commercial Engineering department at the
address given above.
.

ury. _LW i

Twelve new fast -recovery silicon

rectifiers are now available from

RCA's Solid State Division (Route

Somerville, N.J. 08876). Desig-

202,

nated developmental types TA8411

through TA8422, the units are offered
with prV ratings of 100V, 200V, 400V,
and 600V, at current ratings of 6, 12
and 20 ampere. Both forward -polarity
(cathode connected to stud) and reverse- polarity (anode connected to
stud) types are available, with the latter identified by an "R" suffix added
to the type number. Assembled in hermetic DO -4 or DO -5 (stud) packages,
all types are intended for use in highspeed inverters, choppers, high -frequency power supplies, "free- wheeling" diode circuits, and other high
frequency applications.
A monolithic phase -locked loop
IC designed for general purpose tone
and frequency decoding has been introduced by Exar Integrated Systems,
Inc. (750 Palomar, Sunnyvale, Calif.
94088). Identified as type XR -567, the
new device operates over a 0.01 Hz to
500 kHz frequency band and has a
logic compatible output which sinks
up to 100 mA of load current. Illustrated in Fig. 7, the XR -567 comprises

.7

VI"

Device /product news

Texas Instruments, Inc. (P.O. Box
5012, Dallas, Tex. 75222) has expanded its TMS0100 family of "calculator-on-a- chip" MOS /LSI integrated
circuits to nine standard devices. Designed for use in low -cost calculators,
the units are offered in both 8- and
10 -digit versions. Each comprises all
the basic circuitry needed for a standard calculator, except for power supply, readout, and keyboard; included
are a program ROM, RAM storage,
an input encoder, control and timing
circuits, and output decoders, as illustrated in Fig. 5. Basically similar, the
different versions vary in type of
roundoff provided, error and overflow
fonts, seg blanking, and keyboard -entry systems.
Also from TI
a new precision
level- detector IC featuring an adjustable threshold level. Designated the
SN72560, the new device, Fig. 6, allows designers to adjust the trip point
to the most appropriate level for par-

FIG.

-EXAR NEW

XR -567 IC, a

monolithic

phase -locked loop IC.

a phase -locked loop (PLL), a quadra-

,.-.r,,_.

I;

r .. ..:
l;

.:>

FIG. 5 -TI's "CALCULATOR -ON -A- CHIP" e e-

ment layout -blocks designate the various cir-

cuit functions.

...

FIG. 6 -TYPE SN72560 PRECISION level de-

tector recently introduced by TI.

ture AM detector, a voltage comparator, and an output logic driver. Its

bandwidth is adjustable from 0 to 14
percent, while its center frequency can
be adjusted over a 20:1 range by a
single external resistor. The device
may be used as a dual- time -constanttone decoder, as a narrow-band FM
demodulator with carrier detection, as
a standard dual -tone decoder, and as
a FSK decoder. It is offered in both Spin TO -99 metal cans and 8 -pin dual in -line packages, and is available in
versions with either military or commercial temperature ratings.
That closes out the book for January, but, lest we forget -HAPPY
R -E
NEW YEAR! !

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WHAT'S A "COLOR TV TEST JIG ?"

eration. It could also be used for those

sets with "reparable" modules, such as
Zenith, Motorola, etc. After the defective modules have been brought back
to the shop, and the bad parts replaced, they could be tested on the jig.
This, of course, would apply mainly to
the shops specializing in service for
one make.
Practically all major U.S. manufacturers provide test jigs for their
own products. RCA was the first to
provide them. For a long time, RCA
has used the same standard plugs on
their yoke and convergence cables, so
that any RCA chassis can be operated
on the same test jig. Color sets of
other makes can also be operated on
this jig, by using conversion adapter
cables, to fit the Molex and any other
specialized plug-socket combination.

AN

extremely handy thing for servicing

color TV sets. For those who haven't
seen one yet, a test jig consists of a
color picture tube, mounted in a cabinet. The deflection yoke, convergence

yoke, and convergence board are

mounted on the tube and cabinet.
This is connected to the chassis with
extension cables. Many jigs have a
built-in, permanently -connected voltmeter for monitoring the high voltage.
Others have a built -in dc milliammeter for monitoring the all- important
cathode current of the horizontal output tube. One even has its own builtin color -bar generator!
The jig sits on the bench in the
shop (or above it). When a color TV
set must be serviced in the shop, only
the chassis need be brought in. The

on one end and the smaller socket on

the other, (also vice versa) takes care
of the differences in base sizes. So, a
single jig of either type will be usable
on a great many sets.
The question arose concerning the
smaller picture tubes, some of which
have different basing; the General
Electric 11WP22, with all three cathodes internally connected, and a few
others. The answer, of course, is that
most of these are in small sets, and
won't need a jig! They can be "car ried-in" to the shop for service. In an
emergency, for making a substitution

test of the picture tube, a simple

adapter harness could be used. This is
one that hasn't come up in actual operation as yet, but it might.
Let's see how this test instrument
can be used. The chassis is brought in,

VERT
OUTPUT
TRANS
FROM

FLYBACK

Color

PINCUSHION
PHASE

A
CHASSIS CONNECTIONS

color test jig is a great

technicians' helper on
Here's what's available

100 pF
2.5 kV

560 pF

2.5kV

1.7K

1- DEFLECTION -YOKE CONNECTIONS on

Sylvania D-12 chassis. Note pin- cushion correction network between vertical deflection coils.
FIG.

YOKE CONNECTIONS

massive cabinet and picture tube are

left in the home. With some of the 9foot long credenza type cabinets used
today, this can be very handy! The
chassis can be pulled and brought in
by one man. So, this can effect a real
saving in the operating cost of a service call. The outside technician can
work alone, without a helper or an extra technician, which could be another
time -saver. If there are two technicians
on a call, the chances are they'll spend
a good deal of time arguing about
what the trouble is!
The ultimate in test jigs, for some
of the new modular sets, would be a
complete unit, with all modules. In
difficult cases, this could be used to
check out problems by plugging the
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RCA has a program called

"ICTJ" (Industry Compatible Test
Jig). They publish a handbook which
lists all of the adapter cables needed
to connect color TV sets of other
makes to their standard jigs. At this
writing, sets of 37 different manufacturers, including several of the bigger
import brands, are covered. The ICTJ
Handbook is updated at regular intervals.

Luckily for us (and for those who

build test jigs) the vast majority of
color picture tubes are standardized.
The bases of all of the 70 round
tubes are the same, and so are the 19 -,
23- and 25 -inch rectanglar 90 types.
Thus jigs with round tubes can be
used to test sets built for the rectangular types, and vice versa. A simple extension harness having a "big base"

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set up in a convenient position on the

bench, and connected to the test jig.
This requires a minimum of four cables. One for the deflection yoke, one
for the picture -tube socket, one for the
high- voltage lead and, most important,
a good GROUND! If you forget the
last one, you'll be most rudely reminded of it the first time you touch
the jig and the chassis at the same
time. The older jigs are in metal cabinets; the new compact jigs are in plastic, but hook up the ground anyhow!
(I have attached dual ground leads to
mine, using heavy clips. That way, if I
knock one off, moving the chassis, I've
got a spare.) (The "belt and suspen-

ders" method.)

The convergence board

In a lot of sets, the convergence

IN
board can be left unhooked. The only
effect will be a slight misconvergence, mainly dynamic, at the
edges. All of the commercial test jigs
ill

have static convergence magnets.

Manufacturer's jigs, such as RCA, etc.
have the complete convergence yoke
and control board, of course. Misconvergence can be ignored while servicing. In any case, convergence adjustments should not be done on the
jig; the excess capacitance of the extension cables will cause misconvergence when the set is put back
together.
The worst problem in leaving the
convergence board off will be in those
sets where the vertical output tube
cathode circuit returns to ground
through the convergence circuitry. In
these, you'll see a loss of height, verti-

flyback was replaced! If this kind of

problem comes up, the set's own convergence yoke and board can be taken
off, brought to the shop and slipped
onto the tube in the test jig, for easier
servicing.

Special hookups
The worst problem, of course, is
of a different make. This is where the cross -reference Handbooks, such as RCA's
ICTJ book and others come in very
handy. However, in emergencies, you
can hook up practically all sets, by
checking the deflection yoke connections.
in using the test jig on sets

There are at least four leads

which must be properly hooked up.
The horizontal deflection coil will
have two, the "hot" and the return

pins 7 and g on the yoke socket, to

complete the circuit. Any pincushion
distortion, like misconvergence, can be
ignored.
You can always check your jig
hookup by remembering what the
problem was in the home. For example, if the set was brought in for a
sync problem, and now you have no
vertical sweep, no high voltage, etc,
this is a jig problem, and must be corrected before you can get on with the
rat- kllin'.
There is one problem, on all jigs,
which you will notice, and which
should be ignored. This will also show
up when using a color set on its own
picture tube, with extension cables, for
that matter. This is a distinct smearing
of fine horizontal detail in the picture.
I've christened this "Jig- smear ". It's

TV Test Jigs
INSULATED

time -saver that can replace the

outside color TV service calls.
and how you can use 'em.

PUSH ON

CONNECTORS

by EUGENE CUNNINGHAM

2- HOME -MADE ADAPTER CABLES can be used to match almost

any color TV set to your test jig. Matching plugs and sockets and insulated push -on connectors do the trick.
FIG.

cal linearity, etc. In most of these, a

dummy load can be used; this plugs

into the convergence socket, completing whatever circuits would be left

open in this particular chassis.
Actually, true convergence -trouble
is uncommon, in the sense of partfailures. Most of it is due to misadjustments. Real trouble can always
be identified by a few tests. If any
control has no effect on the lines it's
supposed to control, that's it. Check
for defective controls, coils, wiring,
clamp- diodes, and for the presence of
the convergence pulse waveforms with
the proper amplitude and polarity!
One problem was solved by discovering, with the scope, that the convergence pulses were present, but were
inverted! Someone had reversed the
wiring to a pulse winding when the

leads. In some chassis, there will be a

center -tap on the horizontal deflection
coil. The later jigs have this connection on their yokes; in many cases,
it can be left open without trouble.
The inductance of the horizontal yoke
winding is usually close enough to the
original so that it will work.
For the vertical winding in the
yoke, most sets use only two leads, hot
and return. The main problem here is
getting these hooked up so that the
picture is right side up. Actually, it
doesn't make any real difference, but
it looks funny. In a few chassis, you'll
find pincushion -correction networks
connected between the two vertical
windings of the yoke. Fig. 1 shows
such a circuit, as used in Sylvania's
D -12 chassis. This can be hooked up
for test purposes by shorting between

caused by the added shunt capacitance

of the picture -tube extension cable, in
the video circuits. It i3 not too bad,
but it must be recognized, so that you

don't waste time checking video

stages, alignment, etc. when it is not
necessary! You can check out a couple
of chassis which do have good horizontal resolution, and see exactly what
I mean.

Emergency adapter cables

It should be possible to hook up
any "standard" U.S. -built chassis to a
test jig, if you have the right cables. In
an emergency, you can make up this
cable. Fig. 2 shows a rough sketch of
how this could be done. The socket
fits the yoke plug on the cable from
the jig's yoke. The socket is of whatever type is used on the TV set. The

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leads from the jig -yoke socket should

be plainly tagged "H- Hot ", "H -Ret"
(urn) "H -CT ", etc. By putting push -on
connectors on these, and mating connectors on the leads from the "set socket", as shown, you can cross -connect the two together so that each lead
goes to the right pin of the set socket.
(Insulate them! They bite!)
The schematic diagram will show
you how the set is hooked up. By
tracing each lead out as to its function, it should be fairly simple to
match the connections.

Tube -type jigs vs transistor type

As a general rule, color sets with

transistor deflection circuitry cannot be

used on the same jig used for testing

tube -type color sets. There is some
disagreement about this among test -jig

FIG. 3 -RCA

FIG.

The first test -jigs were simply cabinets and yokes. plus the picture tubes,
from old TV sets. Later on, as this became more popular. special cabinets
were built for them, as you'll see. Fig.
3 shows the RCA 10J102/-104 test jig,
with its built-in high -voltage meter,
With the ICTJ Handbook, and suitable adapter cables. this will handle
any tube -type color set, including several of the more popular imports.

Lately. a new item has been

added. This is the portable test -jig,
I0J 103 (tube) or 10J105 (transistor)
seen in Fig. 5. It uses an I8 -inch color
picture tube, and has the built -in
high -voltage meter, and all of the features of the bigger jigs. The cabinet is
made of high- impact plastic, and has
feet so that it will stand anywhere on

As I said before, practically all of

the major U.S. setmakers provide test -

jigs for use with their own sets.

Adapter cables for different models of
their line are available. Magnavox, for
example, provides a continuously updated cross- reference, and conversion
data, for the necessary adapter cables
to use the jig with newer models.
These can be bought from the Magna Par parts depots. ready -made, or assembled in the shop, using the right
plugs, sockets, etc.

Universal test jigs

There are companies who make
test jigs for use with sets of all makes.
Some of these make the jigs for the

manufacturers.
The Pix -O -Scope jigs. The Pix -OScope Company, 3311 Shelby St., In-

1OJ102/104 TEST JIG has dc voltmeter.

4- ADAPTO -SCOPE universal yoke connector.

manufacturers. The deflection components for the tube -type jigs (and
sets) have quite a bit higher impedance than their transistor -type counterparts.
RCA does not recommend trying
to use tube jigs on solid -state stuff.
They have two versions; in the large tube type, the 10J102 matches all tube
type RCA sets back to the CTC -7, including the 21 -inch round, and 19-,
20 -, 23- and 25 -inch rectangulars. The
10J104 is used for the transistor color
sets. It has the same yoke and associated components as solid -state CTC -40
chassis.

Other jig- makers have different

ideas. The statements and claims here
are those given us by the companies,
and most of them have been checked
out.
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FIG.

-RCA PORTABLE

JIGS. One

for tube, the other for solid -state sets.

the bench. A carrying handle is included, for case in moving this compact jig to any place needed. It can
even be carried into the customer's
home; this is mainly for the purpose
of using the jig's picture tube as a sub,
to convince the owner that his picture
tube really is bad.
RCA does not recommend trying
to "convert" tube -type jigs for use
with solid -state defection components.
However, their engineers tell me that
it is not necessary to buy two complete test -jigs! You can buy the tube type jig, and a set of the "neck components" (deflection and convergence
yokes, convergence board, etc) of the
type used in the transistor sets. If
needed, these can be installed on the
picture tube already in the jig, in
about 10 -15 minutes.

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dianapolis, Ind. 46227, makes three

test jigs for tube -type sets. The basic
version is the P- I seen in Fig. 6. It
comes completely assembled ready to
go. All necessary cables are provided;
high -voltage and pix -tube socket extensions, a 21 -25 -inch pix -tube socket
adapter, and their patented AdaptoScope yoke hookup lead (Fig. 4). This
allows the connection of the P- jig to
any standard color TV yoke. This is
done by plugging the standard colorcoded leads into the yoke- socket on
the TV chassis; red for "horizontal
hot"; blue for "horizontal return ";
yellow, "vertical hot ", Yellow with
tracer, "vertical return ".
No convergence board is used.
The static magnets are mounted on
the tube -neck, including a blue lateral.
For initial setup, the yoke is adjusted
1

for best red purity, and the blue lateral magnet set for best center convergence. A special "zero- focus -voltage" color picture tube, Sylvania type
TT -15B90 is used. The focus electrode
is grounded; a special ground lead is
provided in the pix -tube extension
cable for this purpose.
The model P -2 Pix -O -Scope jig
uses the same cabinet and tube as the
P -1, with a high -voltage voltmeter
added. This meter can also be used to
read direct current. A xv DISCONNECT
switch, and jack for the meter leads, is
on the meter panel, as seen in Fig. 7.
The model P -3 Pix -O -Scope jig
has all of the features of the first two
models, plus a built -in volt- ohmmeter,

and a color -bar generator. This is

The color -bar generator controls are accessible from the
shown in Fig.

8.

company carries a complete line of

adapter and conversion cables, so the
Pix-O -Scope jig can be used with any
set. No convergence board is used, as
I said, but convergence-load adapters
for any make are also listed. (In fact,
the company engineers say that a
common 50-11F, 250 -volt capacitor will
do!) Another comment was about
checking of focus voltage, in high voltage focus chassis. This can be
done by disconnecting the jig's high voltage lead (allowing the high -voltage
to drift) and using the test jig high voltage lead as a meter -lead, to read
the focus voltage on the TV chassis.
For color sets, with solid-state deflection type the Pix -O -Scope company
is making a special jig, exactly like the
rest, but called PT -1, PT -2, etc. These
will work with any transistor color set,

and the yoke -lead, pix -tube extension,

high -voltage lead, etc. are included.
The static magnets, including the blue
lateral, are mounted on the tube.
(Comment; a standard convergence
yoke and control board could be
added to this, if it should prove necessary, it seems to me)
Telematic has a complete cross reference listing of adapter cables to
match the Econo -Jig to any tube -type
color set. Special convergence load
adapters are also listed.
For transistor color sets, the company claims that these can be used on
the Econo -Jig with their model TA2000 Series Transverters. These are

matching transformers, designed to

plug into the tube -type yoke and convert it for servicing transistor sets. A
special model of the Econo -Jig, the

FIG. 8 -THE

FIG. 6 -PIX -O -SCOPE P-1 universal test jig.

front.
All of these jigs are housed in the
same type of cabinet made of heavy
impact- resistant plastic, with special
legs molded on the bottom so that the
jig will sit steady on the bench. A carrying handle is mounted on the top.
Eyebolts are provided so that they can
be hung from the 'ceiling over the
bench, for added convenience. Even
the Pix-O- Scope's shipping carton is a
dual -duty thing. It is made of extra heavy cardboard, and instructions are

included for cutting this down and

bolting it to the floor of the service
truck, so that the jig can be carried
safely, if you want to take it to the
customer's home.
A comprehensive cross -reference
listing of all major color set manufacturers is provided with each jig. The

FIG.

-THE

P -2

JIG with built -in meter.

such as RCA CTC-40, Motorola Quasars, etc.

Jig in kit form

Fig. 9 shows the components of
the Econo -Jig EJ -190; only jig furnished in kit form (as far as I know!)
It is made by the Telematic Div.,

U.X.L. Corp. 2245 Pitkin Ave.,

Brooklyn, N.Y. 11207 and is furnished
without the picture tube. Any standard
19 -inch color tube can be used. (Telematie suggests that the technician
might have a used one on hand, or
could pick up a rebuilt one at a reasonable price.)
The Econo-Jig EJ -190 is built into
a metal case, fitted with a carrying
handle and eyebolts, so that it can be
moved, or hung from the ceiling as
desired. A universal 90 yoke is used,

FIG.

JIG is the deluxe model.

9- TELEMATIC

TA -390,
color TV
out very
you read

ECONO -JIG is

kit.

built for use on transistor

chassis only, will be brought
soon, probably by the time
this.

Conclusion
So, that's about it.

certainly

hope I didn't miss anybody! On the

whole, from using one for quite a few
years, I can vouch for the fact that a
test -jig IS a worth -while unit to have.
The portable test-jig is a fairly
new development. While its use as a
portable, in the home, will probably
not be as common as its bench use, it
certainly could be a valuable aid to
hard diagnoses, both in the home, and
in the shop. One in particular that
comes to my mind is using the jig's
yoke as a substitute for a suspected
defective yoke in the set!
R-E

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step -by-step

TV TROUBLE
Color oscillator phase and
The afpc detector must

by ART MARGOLIS
COLOR TV SERVICE TECHNICIANS KNOW

that the color carrier is suppressed at

the transmitter. Only the color sidebands are sent out over the air. Therefore, the color carrier must be reconstructed inside each and every color
TV receiver. An oscillator is installed
in all color TV's to produce a CW signal at 3.58 MHz. The oscillator runs

voltage develops at the junction of the

load resistors. This voltage is either
negative or positive, depending on
which way the oscillator has drifted. It
is applied to the control element of a
variable reactance device so the oscillator frequency and phase are corrected.

Afpc detector troubleshooting

Detector troubleshooting

free.
To produce colors in the right
places on the TV screen the oscillator
has to be made to run at the exact
frequency and phase of the suppressed

subcarrier signal.

color burst of

about eight cycles of 3.58 -MHz signal

is inserted on the back porch of the
sync pedestal of the composite video.
This burst has the exact frequency and
phase as the transmitter's subcarrier
oscillator. It is extracted from the
composite video signal and processed
by the burst amplifier.
A phase- detector consisting of two
diodes in series with two resistors
across them is the basic circuit. A center tap between the diodes takes the
output of the detector. The detector
has two inputs; one from the burst
amplifier and a second from the 3.58 MHz oscillator. The detector output
feeds the compared signals back to the
3.58 -MHz oscillator for frequency and
phase control.

needs is a vtvm and a shorting wire

with clips on the end. It's a matter of
shorting out strategic points, taking a
voltage reading, tuning the various
transformers around the detector and
interpreting the results.
On occasion a component is defective, but most of the time detector
problems are simply misalignment of
the three adjoining adjustable coils.
They are the burst-phase transformer,
the 3.58-MHz oscillator transformer
and the reactance coil. Either way
here is the right way to conduct the
job.
The first step is to make sure that
the oscillator is actually running at
3.58 MHz. Sometimes an oscillator
component can change value slightly
throwing the frequency off. The cure

is

needed when the colors won't lock in

place. That means either on all channels or perhaps on just the weak ones.
A second symptom is noticed through
the TINT control. It doesn't work correctly. The colors are wrong or the
range of the control is very narrow.
Troubleshooting is easy with discrete components. All a technician
TRANSMITTED
3.58 MHz

RINGING
WITH DESIRED

+++
HORIZ.
RATE

20V

20V
P-P

P-P

AFPC DETECTOR
BURST
PHASE
TRANS

330 pF

-30V

68FS2

Typical afpc detector

degrees out -of -phase on the two

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3.58 MHz

10 pF

The amplified burst signal is 180

diodes connected to the ends of the

burst transformer secondary. At the
same time, a 3.58 -MHz reference signal from the CW oscillator is fed inphase to the cathode of one diode and
the anode of the other. Ideally, the
3.58 -MHz reference signal leads the
burst 90 degrees on one diode and
lags the burst 90 degrees on the other.
The diodes conduct equally and the
voltage at the junction of the two load
resistors is zero.
Any change in the reference oscillator frequency or phase causes the
diodes to conduct unequally so a dc

3.58 MHz OSC.

OUTPUT

FREQUENCY AND PHASE

330 pF

4700,

+30V

BURST
AMPL

3.58 MHz

TEST
POINT

OSCI L-

LATOR
TRANS

DC

CONTROL
VOLTAGE

rl
I
I

REACTANCE
COIL

DIAGRAM OF A TYPICAL AFPC DETECTOR. Its purpose is to insure that the 3.58 -MHz oscillator's
frequency and phase are always in step with the color burst.

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frequency must be precise for correct color rendition.
be working properly. Here's how to troubleshoot it fast.

is to touch up the 3.58 -MHz trans-

former.
The clip lead is attached across
the base and emitter of the burst am-

plifier. This kills the burst input to the

detector. The vtvm is attached to an

end of the detector load resistors.

About 20 volts should be read. If

SHORT BASE TO EMITTER

OF BURST AMPLIFIER.

YES

TAKE VOLTAGE READING AT

DIODES, PLUS OR MINUS
ABOUT 20 VOLTS.

TUNE 3.58 MHz

OSCILLATOR COIL FOR

lead. Your vtvm should show a

marked increase in voltage as the
burst pulses enter the circuit. If there

NO

is no increase, the burst amplifier is

defective. Test it. However, should

there be an increase while you are

there, tune the burst transformer for
maximum voltage.
If there is a reactance circuit between the detector and the oscillator,
the next step is to ground the reactance input from the detector. There is
usually a test point provided for this
part of the alignment as it is important and goes out of perfect alignment

3.58 MHz OSCILLATOR

CIRCUIT DEFECTIVE

MAXIMUM VOLTAGE
UNHOOK BURST
AMPLIFIER E -B SHORT
VOLTAGE JUMPS
UP NOTICEABLY

VOLTAGE REMAINS
UNCHANGED

TUNE BURST AMP

TRANSFORMER FOR

BURST AMPLIFIER

easily.

CIRCUIT DEFECTIVE

MAXIMUM VOLTAGE

When the reactance input is

GROUND REACTANCE INPUT

(MIGHT HAVE TEST POINT
FOR GROUNDING).

TUNE REACTANCE
COIL FOR COLOR

"FLOAT BY"
(CAN'T GET "FLOAT BY
TEST OSCILLATOR
FREQUENCY COMPONENTS

CAN GET

"FLOAT BY"

REMOVE
CLIP LEAD

COLORS DO LOCK

COLORS DO NOT LOCK

REACTANCE CIRCUIT
DEFECTIVE

COLORS INCREASE
IN OFF FREQUENCY

PHASE DETECTOR
DIODES, CAPS,
RESISTORS, ETC.

TV TROUBLE SYMPTOM

ALL OK NOW,
ALIGNMENT COMPLETED

PURPLE
RED
GREEN
BLUE
ORANGE
GREEN
BLUE
RED
PURPLE
COLORS OUT OF LOCK

it's not, the oscillator is not operating

properly. Test it.
When the voltage is present, tune
the 3.58-MHz transformer for maximum voltage. The oscillator is good:
Next step is to unhook the clip

shorted, the oscillator runs free. Watch

the TV screen and you'll see the colors roll out of sync. Adjust the reactance output transformer until you attain "float by" of colors. If you can't
get it, the oscillator can't run at 3.58
MHz. Test the frequency -controlling
components of the oscillator, especially the crystal.
When "float by" is attained, the
reactance and oscillator are good. Remove the clip lead. The colors should
snap into place. If they do not, the reactance circuit is defective. Test it.
If you should remove the jumper
from the output of the detector into
the reactance or oscillator and the colors should start moving faster, then
there is a malfunction in the detector
itself. There is an imbalance and the
wrong dc correction voltage is being
developed.
Test the diodes first. Even a slight
leakage in one could cause the wrong
dc voltage to be produced. Make sure
the twin load resistors are both the
correct value and closely matched.
Test the two 330-pF input capacitors
and the CW input capacitor. If you
don't find anything wrong here, the
detector is defective.
R -E

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BUILD A "ZERO DISTORTION"

STEREO PREAMP
by GARY KAY

Part 2 -The wrap -up of construction details

on the novel laboratory-grade stereo
preamplifier featured in last month's issue.

The photographs and parts placement layouts wrap -up the story on the
stereo preamplifier featured on last month's cover. Designed around des crete semiconductors instead of IC's, this lab- quality stereo preamplifier
uses a modular concept based on plug -in PC boards for simplicity, ease of
construction and troubleshooting; and push- button bass, treble and function
controls for versatility and resetability.

PARTS LIST

thru R6-1 megohm '/n-W 10%

R7 thru R12-250,000-ohm trimmer
R13, R14-22,000-ohm Yz-W 5%
R15, R16-51,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R17, R18-2,200-ohm y:-W 5%
R19, R20, R59, R60-100,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R21, R22-750,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R23, R24, R27, R28, R61, R62-10,000-ohm
R1

trimmer
R25, R26-1,000-ohm 1/4-W 10%
R29, R30-10,000-ohm audio taper pot with

5,000-ohm tap with pull switch

R32-470-ohm, 1/2-W 10%

R34-300,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R36-150,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R38-82,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R40-8,200-ohm 'h-W 5%
R42-15,000-ohm '/z-W 5%
R44-30,000-ohm '/z-W 5%
R46-10,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R48-3,300-ohm '/z-W 5%
R50-6,800-ohm '/z-W 5%
R52-18,000-ohm 'h-W 5%
R54-180,000-ohm '/z-W 5%
R56-68,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R58-33,000-ohm 1/2-W 5%
R63-10,000-ohm linear taper slide pot
R64, R65-47-ohm 1/2-W 10%
R66-68,000-ohm 1/2-W 10%
R*, R"-47,000-ohm '/.-W 10%
R31,
R33,
R35,
R37,
R39,
R41,
R43,
R45,
R47,
R49,
R51,
R53,
R55,
R57,

Cl, C2- .0068-F polystyrene

THIS VIEW OF THE PREAMPLIFIER shows how the cable connectors (phono-type
jacks) are recessed for protection against mechanical damage. The input connectors are on the left; output on the right.

The following parts for this preamp are available from Southwest Technical Products Corp., 219
W. Rhapsody, San Antonio Texas 78216. Complete set of 9 printed -circuits, drilled, with socket
$17.50
clips. No. 198-cb
Set of 9 circuit boards, socket clips, 3 pushbutton switches, and volume control (dual control
with push -pull switch). No. 198 -SW
$34.50
$69.50
Complete kit of all parts including cabinet and front panel. No. 198 -k

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C3, C4- .0015-pF polystyrene

C5, C6- 4,7-pF disc
C7, C8, C37, C38 -20-pF disc
C9, C10- .0047-pF polystyrene
C11, C12- .0082 -pF polystyrene
C13, C14- 0.012-pF metalized polycarbonate
C15, C16- 0.022-pF metalized polycarbonate
C17, C18- 0,22-pF metalized polycarbonate
C19, C20- 0,12 -1/F metalized polycarbonate
C21, C22- 0.082 -pF metalized polycarbonate
C23, C24 -220 -pF @ 6.3V electrolytic
C25, C26- .0062 -pF polystyrene
C27, C28- .0039 -pF polystyrene
C29, C30- .0024 -pF polystyrene
C31, C32- 240-pF polystyrene
C33, C34- 390-pF polystyrene
C35, C36- 620-pF polystyrene
C39, C40 -1 -pF 15 volt electrolytic
C41, C42- 1000 -pF 25 Vdc electrolytic
C43, C44- 500-pF 15 Vdc electrolytic
C45, C46- 0,1 -pF

thru D4- 1N5060 silicon diode or equal

D5, D6 -15 -V 1 -W Zener diode, Motorola
1N4744 or equal
D1

S3 -5- station dpdt tandem plus 1 station

push -to -lock pushbutton switch
S1, S2-6- station dpdt pushbutton switch
S4, S5-dpdt pushbutton switch
S6 -spst pull switch mounted on the rear of
level control
F1 -'/4-amp fuse
T1 -24 -volt 80 mA ct transformer 117 Vac primary
LM1 -neon lamp NE -2
Parts List No. 195 Preamp Module
Q7- 2N5210 Motorola

01, Q2, Q6,

D1

70-4.7 or equal
-1N914 diode or equal
C1- 4.7 -1F tantalum electrolytic
C2 -5-pF disc
C3 -33-NF @ 6-V electrolytic
R1, R3, R9, R10, R11, R13- 1000 -ohm 'A-W
10%
D2, D3

R2-47,000-ohm '/2-W 10%

R4, R5-22,000-ohm '/2-W 10%

R6- 15,000 -ohm '/2 -W 10%

R7- 8200 -ohm '/-W 10%
All

tt

131

Q5- 2N5087 Motorola

-4.7-V 400mw Zener diode Motorola MZ-

Q3, Q4,

R8-10,000-ohm '/rW 10%

R12-4700-ohm '/2-W 10%

*S1 through S5 are being custom made for Southwest Technical and no
substitutes are available.
The two 47,000-ohm resistors are
used only on the two input modules
and are connected across capacitor C3
(see Fig. I) on the foil side of the
board.
R -E

boards shown one -half actual size.

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CIRCUIT BOARD A.

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like it that
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on quite a lot of experience in doing
the things that the opinions are about!
What started all this was a couple
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They contained some pretty gloomy
predictions for the future of electronics servicing.
Being a grouchy old man who has
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for too close to 50 years, I get a distinct sense of deja vu* every time I
hear these things. For one thing, I've
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about 5 years ever since I started!
Argument: "
sets will require more highly skilled technicians
because they'll break down less often
but be harder to fix." The words in
the blank this time were "solid- state ",
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radios! (ca 1927!)
Rebuttal: One: it will take more
skill on the part of the technician. But
the American electronics technician, so

far, has taken everything they've

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thrown at him in his stride! TV, color

TV, transistors, integrated circuits -you
name it, put it in a set and we'll fix it.
Between the manufacturers who give
us data, the test equipment people
who give us instruments to check 'em
with, and the native bull -headedness
of the U.S. Service Technician who
will not admit that there is anything
he can't fix, we make out, and I firmly
believe we always will. From experience, solid -state sets run about the
same MTBF (mean time between failures) as the others. (From actual tests,
including time- and -motion testing of
many sets, I will say that the overcrowded solid -state PC -board sets run
something like 1.6 times the service time per set, compared to terminal( *That's French for "You've been here
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strip construction. The PC -board type,

with parts on one side and wiring on
the other, is more difficult to repair,
due to the extra time needed to locate
and identify the parts to be tested.
The actual (mechanical) job of replacing a part is slower, due to the difficulty of getting parts into crowded
chassis, working leads through tiny
holes, etc.
So we do have a problem there.
But, as usual, we develop the special
skills, and the tool-makers give us the
special tools we need. Most of us have
reduced that average 1.6 time differential to the minimum by now, For
technicians reading this, I might say
that you're not going to fix these sets
with a pair of gas -pliers and a 150 watt soldering iron! The special tools
are absolutely necessary, and you
might as well get with it. It's the only
way.
Argument: Modular TV's will require much less skill to service than
the conventional type. Quote: " -they
can go down to the corner drug store,
buy a module the size of a pack of
cigarettes, plug it in, and drive us out
of business!" Ho, hum. Remember the
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said the same thing about them. I do
not know of any competent technician
who was driven out of business by
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Concession: the actual "plug -in"
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trying.) But it will require a skilled
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Rebuttal No. 2: Quote: "You'd
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modules to service all makes of set."
RIGHT! This is correct. The stock of
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Government project of some kind.
To finish off the argument about
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types. (It is demonstrably true that

about 40 general -purpose replacement
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question: "When are they going to
start ?" Note that I didn't even mention standardization of IC's; you can't
even find a cross -reference listing on
the things. Only factory part numbers.
Standardization? It is to laugh!
As a matter of fact, in one of the
better-known brands of modular TV,
even the maker's own modules are not
standardized yet. One function comes
in 5 different versions, three of which
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(continued from page 68)

at all, every manufacturer of electronic
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If you think this is going to happen in the foreseeable future, just pick
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(continued from page 52)

chroma bandpass amplifier, the reference oscillator, the acc circuit and the
color killer. On IC602 are the chroma
demodulators, the color summing matrix and the three output difference
amplifiers. Fig. Il shows the dc tint
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circuit will regulate. In Fig. 14, the
tint correction circuit, Q6 is an AND
gate which enables the circuit when
both the Instamatic switch is on and a
color signal is sensed. When both con (continued on page 98)

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connections, to support the cathode

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When used in the DO -5 chassis,
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my manuals do use internal connections on these pins. Possible cure;
move the 4.7 -ohm dropping resistor to
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Your output tube plate connection is probably opening. So you

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hairline crack somewhere in the heater

circuit, and this is the fastest way to
get it.
FLYBACK REPLACEMENT
If you have to replace the flyback
in a Zenith 19DC20 hybrid chassis,
you can save a great deal of time. The
new flyback will come with the wires
already soldered on it. Don't use
them! Unsolder the original wires at
the flyback terminal board. Take the
old one out, put the new one in, and

then remove the wires one at a time,

and resolder the original wires. They'll
be of the same colors.
If you do it in this way, you
won't even have to pull the chassis.
Otherwise, you'll have to pull the
chassis, and spend quite a little time
threading some of those wires underneath and getting at some tight places.
HOT OUTPUT TRANSISTORS
I've replaced the output transistors
in a Zenith stereo, 20A T3OZ. Now the
new ones get hot and the tone is lousy.
Driver transistor is OK. I changed it for
the one in the other channel New transistors match. -B.D., Billings, Mont.

You have bias trouble, I'd say.

Check the bias diode, marked CR451
on the board. If it is open, you'll lose
the proper bias, the output stage will
be unbalanced, and get hot. If this is
it, you can replace it with a plain silicon diode, such as RCA SK -3030.
Your midpoint voltage (at the speaker
connection, before going through the
capacitor) will settle down somewhere
around 14.5 volts. It must be roughly
half of the supply voltage, which is
about 28 volts.
VIDEO DETECTOR BLOWS

I've got a Truetone MIC39I9C

portable, which has blown three video
detector diodes in about two months. I
can't find any trouble in the set; no
shorts in the last if, transformer, etc.
R.Q., Ariz.
Try replacing the original glass
diode with a 1N64. This is how we
cured the same trouble a long time
ago in an old GE model with the
same symptoms. Or use an RCA SK3091 that has a 40 -volt peak rating.
Some of the imported diodes seem to
have this problem. They short, without
apparent reason. So use a higher -rated
diode.
This one is in the last i.f. transformer can. The old ceramic 1N64
will be "push -fit" in here, but it can
be done.
R -E

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new lit
All booklets, catalogs. charts,
data sheets and other literature listed here with a Reader
Service number are free. Use
the Reader Service Card inside the back cover.

Telex headphones and headsets give you that comfortable feeling

of assurance when you monitor broadcasts or communications.
Signals come through loud and clear
intelligibly and reliably.
Telex professional monaural or stereo headphones incorporate
audiometric-type transducers that are impervious to temperature
or humidity changes and provide you with absolute performance
consistency day in, day out. These sensitive dynamic transducers
produce high output levels with minimum consumption of transmission power. Available in single or dual muff configuration and
with noise cancelling dynamic or carbon boom microphones.
You'll never miss a cue or program buss with a Telex Announcers
Earset. Inconspicuous for `on camera' work, it has practically become standard in the industry. And the Sportscaster headset, with
a dynamic, broadcast quality, boom microphone assures precise
voice transmission for live, remote broadcasts.
Or you can select a Teleset , Twinset or Earset for lightweight, comfortable and inexpensive private monitoring. And for
special applications in business or home, industry or institution,
Telex makes a listening device to fit your requirements. Available
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CAPACITOR AND BALL -DRIVE CATALOG

SHEET illustrates the Jackson Brothers line of
air -dielectric variable tuning and trimmer capacitors and reduction drives available for use
with them. -M. Swedgal, 258 Broadway, New
York, N.Y. 10007.
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1973 ANNUAL CATALOG No. 730, features 2channel and 4- channel stereo high-fidelity
components, Citizens -band 2 -way radio equipment.
Lists
amplifiers,
decoders,
de-

coder /amplifiers, receivers,

hi-fi systems,

tuners, modular
the latest in record changers,

speaker systems, tape recorders. Includes

cameras and photographic accessories, electronic test equipment, auto supplies, books,
microscopes, telescopes. Over 18,000 new
major brand electronic parts.- Lafayette Radio
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COLOR TV ELECTROLYTIC REPLACEMENT
GUIDE, M -945 lists Sprague Types TVL and
PCL aluminum electrolytics intended for color
TV servicing and 54 leading color TV manufacturers along with the catalog numbers of
the TVL /PCL units which fit their respective
chassis. All capacitors are identified by catalog number, capacitance, dc working voltage,
dimensions and the number of color TV set
makes in which it is used.- Sprague Products
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ELECTRONICS CATALOG, 180 pages featuring home entertainment products, audio equipment, Citizens-band 2 -way radios, test equipment, antennas and hobby kits. Also lists
thousands of hard -to -find or specialized electronic items for hobbyists, experimenters,
technicians or anyone wanting a wide selection of parts, accessories and maintenance
items. New products being introduced for
1973 include stereo and four-channel amplifiers, receivers, adapters and tape decks;
speaker systems, CB radios, stereo radios,
scanning monitor receivers and a miniature
electronic calculator. -Radio Shack, Dept. R26, 2617 W. Seventh St., Fort Worth, Tex.
76107.

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CANADA: DOUBLE DIAMOND ELECTRONICS. LTD., Ontario

EUROPE: ROYAL SOUND COMPANY. INC.. 409 North Main Street. Freeport, N.Y 11520 U.S A.
INTERNATIONAL. TELEX EXPORT DEPT.. 9600 Aldrich Ave. So., Minneapolis. Minn. 55420 U.S.A.

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ELECTRONIC PARTS CATALOG, for hobbyists, experimenters and do- it- your-selfer's of
both beginner and sophisticate level. 16-page
catalog, low- price, high -quality components. In
addition, a number of electronic kits are described. These include burglar alarms, lamp
flashers, rectifier tester and more.- Cortlandt
Electronics, Inc., 16 Hudson St., New York,
R -E
N.Y. 10013.
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Up- to- the -minute

service information* from Sams

'Selected portions of manufacturers' servicing data bound in convenient book format

Transistor Radio
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tuners, receivers, amplifiers, etc.
Covers virtually all equipment
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new products
More information on new products is available from the
manufacturers of items identified by a Reader Service number. Use the Reader Service Card inside the back cover.
SSB /AM MOBILE CB TRANSCEIVER,
Sidebander I1, is 40% smaller, 20%

lighter and 23% lower in price than its

earlier version. The new 32- channel

transceiver features a full 15 watts PEP

power input to the transmitter final amplifier stage, a four -function back -lighted
meter, rf gain control, signal clarifier,
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117 -volt

noise ratio better than 50 dB; wow and

flutter less than 0.06 %; frequency response 45 Hz to 21kHz 3db at 71/2 ips.

ac

power supply is available.- Linear Systems, Inc. 220 Airport Blvd., Watsonville,
Calif. 95076.
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MINIATURE SOUND STUDIO, model

9100, 6 -head, 4 -track tape deck has digital IC's in the deck's transport system to
insure computer -type, feather -touch operation. Professional capabilities include
bi- directional recording with automatic
reverse and repeat playback; built -in
head demagnetizer; photo -electronic
shutoff, precision molybdenum heads;
three motors; tape- counter memory;
three oscillators; tape select switch
which increases current by 30% for lownoise, high output tapes; line microphone mixing; echo, S.O.S. and S.W.S.
capability with level controls. Signal -to-

Two -year parts warranty. $699.95. -Dokorder, Inc., Dept. P, 11264 Playa Court,
Culver City, Calif. 90230.
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FM MULTIPLEX STEREO GENERATOR,
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Separate or simultaneous display in sweep
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How can you use the LBO -505 most efficiently? You'll find more ways than you can
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PiiMato
the crt tester

-kHz audio signal is accurate to

Signal separation is rated at 50 dB
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11101.
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quality CRT tester with

individual test for each gun.
Compare guns for emission.
Test for leakage and shorts.
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Why pay an answering

service when you can
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Dictaphone has a machine to
make sure you never lose another cent through a missed
phone call or a garbled message. In fact, we have a whole
line of them.

in a convenience container. The product

is designed to increase the life of both
stylus and records. $2.50.- Robins Industries Corp., 75 Austin Blvd., Commack, L.I., N.Y. 11725.
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CHEATER CORD AND TROUBLE LAMP,

feeds power to the TV, stereo or any unit
being tested through a standard or polarized interlock without the need for
cheater cords. A flexible, high voltage,
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erful and compact spot light that can be

positioned to illuminate any part of the
set. The interlock also affords a convenient auxiliary outlet for any ac feeding
or extension and can be used whether
plugged into chassis or not. Constructed

of thoroughly insulated and heat resistant materials. $9.95.- Michelin International, P. O. Box 6743, Los Angeles,
Calif. 90022.
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extends the life of spark plugs and

points, improves gasoline mileage, accel-

BROWN -OUT PROTECTOR, model EP110. Plug device into wall outlet and appliance into the monitor. When line voltage drops below 100 volts, it automatically disconnects equipment from the
line. When power returns to normal, the

eration and performance. Can be added

to any 12 V negative -ground gener-

device reconnects the equipment. A

built -in time delay prevents short duration line drops from disconnecting and
restarting equipment. $19.95. -Logitek,
Inc., 42 Central Dr., Farmingdale, N.Y.

ator /alternator system without any rewiring. $49.95. -Tri -Star Corp., Dept. NR,
P. O. Box 1946, Grand Junction, Colo.
81501.
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INSTRUMENT REPAIR KIT, model JTK90, more than 60 precision tools with
emphasis on watchmakers' tools and
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stripper- cutter; adjustable wrench; soldering tools; watchmakers' anvil; hand
blower; 20 -piece miniature drill set; miniature high- intensity lamp and much
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CHANNELLOCK
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ELECTRONIC IGNITION SYSTEM, Tiger

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switch and fits into a 4" x 4" x 3" box.

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ULTRASONIC MOTION DETECTOR, has
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little stereo amplifier). Pulling them, I

checked for balance. I found that one
was good, meeting the specs in every
way. The other read a very low beta
on a conventional transistor checker.
Putting it on the 501A, I could
see why. The thing refused to turn on
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but I did catch it, and did find out
that it was defective in a very short
time.
This instrument is going to be a
great help to us in using all kinds of

EQUIPMENT REPORT

(continued from page 22)

do is flip both the socket -selector
switch and the polarity switch at the
same time. This can be done with one

hand.

Another very useful thing the

501A will do is catch those "weirdo"
transistors that we run into now and
then. In one of my normal unusual
coincidences, I ran into a "weirdo"
while running the tests on the 501A. I
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AUTOMATIC COLOR CIRCUITS

(continued from page 71)

grounding C21. The phase of the sub carrier to the blue demodulator lags

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When Q6 is on solid -state switch Q7

also conducts grounding the end of
R32 connected to its collector. Because
of this resistor's connection to the red
video output transistor emitter the red
drive increases completing the tint correction.
Philco-Although Philco schematics were not available as we write this
the literature says that the Philcomatic
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Same for 20 watt RMS stereo, includes
two 10 -watt Sankens, etc
$30.00

ELECTRONIC PRESET COUNTER

This counter is from a copying machine. It uses two Durant electromechanical decade counters, and in-

Ides a nice power supply, etc. Two

rotary switches allow the unit to be

LL QJ preset with any number from 1 to
50. When the number of pulses in reaches this count,
a relay opens, shutting off the controlled unit. Should
be useful for coil winders, and other applications requiring shut -off at a predetermined count. The parts
alone at our low price represent a "steal ", as the unit
has high quality switches, silicon rectifiers, transform-

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KIT
FUNCTION GENERATOR
IMPOSSIBLE? A $700.00 function generator for
$99.00? But true! The new, low-cost EXAR -203
monolithic waveform generator makes this price
possible. Our kit uses two generator circuits
one
is a carrier generator, and produces sine, triangle,
square, sawtooth, ramp and pulse waveforms. The
second is a modulation generator, for amplitude or
frequency modulation of the output waveforms.
Output frequency range is from 20 Hz to 1.5 mega Hertz. Modulation is switch-selectable for internal
AM, internal FM, or external modulation.
$99.00
Model AR -620K Function Generator

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Preset Electronic Counter

58.25
$9.25
$10.25
$9.25
$14.60

lines, one that makes the unit count up, the other down.
Uses include timers, where the counter is preset to a number
and counts down to zero. monitoring sequence of events,
i.e.- keeping tratti of people in a room by counting up fr
entries and down for departures.
Adds latch capability. Used in counter so displays coMhnee
displaying frequency while new frequency n being counted

$14.75

economy grade
$14.00
50 watt RMS amplifier,
economy grade
$21.00
Transformer for stereo 10 -watt amplifiers
$3.95
(2 lbs.)
Transformer for stereo 25 or 50 watt
amplifiers (5 lbs.)
5x.95
Set of (31 2000 mfd 50V capacitors
for 10 -watt stereo
$4.00
Set of (3) 2200 mfd 75V capacitors
for 25 or 50 watt amplifiers $5 -00
Amp Bridge Rectifier, suitable for all
amplifiers
$2.00

ants.
Same u 7490 except presettable 50 MHz unit. Used where
higher speed and /or preiettability is required.
5,Directional Counter, 32 MHz operation. Has two input

74196

SI1050E

WIRt

New surplus from a large computer company. Solid

silver -plated OFHC copper conductor. Special high temperature, thin -wall insulation of teflon, and other
quality materials. Extremely rugged and flexible wire wrap wire. In addition to usual applications, can be

DCU KITS

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99

Reduce Car
Maintenance
Increase
Engine
Performance.

Sylvania service notes

42KN6

TOO MUCH CATHODE CURRENT

Problem: 42KN6 horizontal output
tube in a Sylvania DO -5 color chassis
draws a bit over 300 mA. Tried new tubes,

HORIZ OUTPUT
FLYBACK

.0047
HORIZ OSC

22052

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Put a Mark Ten Capacitive

Discharge Ignition (CDI)
System On Your Car.

6CL8
HV REG

100K
HV
ADJUST

270K

56K

Even Detroit finally recognizes that electronic ignition systems dramatically in-

crease engine performance. Chrysler is now

putting them on their new models. The Mark
Ten CDI, the original electronic ignition
system, has been giving increased performance with lower maintenance to hundreds
of thousands of satisfied customers for
over eight years. Install a Mark Ten CDI on
your car, boat or truck and eliminate 3 out
of 4 tune -ups. Increase gasoline mileage up
tp 20%. Enjoy improved engine performance. Or put a Mark Ten B on your car. It
was especially designed for engines with
smog control devices. By reducing combustion contaminants, the Mark Ten B restores
power losses caused by these devices.
Equipped with a convenient switch for
instant return to standard ignition, the Mark
Ten B is applicable to ANY 12 volt negative
ground engine. Both systems install in 10
minutes with no rewiring. Order a Mark
Ten or Mark Ten B CDI today.

Mark Ten (Assembled)

Mark Ten (DeltaKit)
Mark

$44.95 ppd.
$29.95 ppd.

(Kit available in 12 volt only,

positive or negative ground.)
Ten B
$59.95
(12 volt negative ground only)

ppd.

Superior Products at Sensible Prices

Mfg. in U.S.A.

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81501

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Ship ppd.

680pF

checked around- everything seems ok.

What's causing this? The high voltage
is quite a bit above normal. -J. B.,
Struthers, OH
300 mA is too much; 42KN6 tubes

shouldn't draw more than about 260

mA in this chassis. Check all of the resistors in that network around the 6CL8
high voltage regulator tube. This same
symptom has been known to be due to a
defective voltage- dependent resistor
(VDR) in the cathode of the 6CL8 regulator tube.

SYLVANIA D14, D15 AND D16

CHASSIS

Please send me free literature.

Enclosed is $

VDR

Ship C.O.D.

Intermittent loss of horizontal

TOI.F AMPL

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Standard Mark Ten (Assembled)
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6 Volt: Neg. Ground Only
12

& TUNER

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Negative Ground
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FLYBACK
WINDING
(150 -v.p -p

+
going
pulse)

sync when changing channels may be

a complaint on early chassis without a
video buffer stage. All checks on the
horizontal and sync circuits show normal operation. Advancing the agc to
the point just before overload corrects
the horizontal problem but results in
vertical jitter. Modifications can be
made to eliminate these problems:
1. Change the emitter resistor in
the first i.f. stage (Q200) from 15,000
to 8200 ohms.
2. Modify the agc amplifier circuitry as shown in the diagrams.
3. Change R334 in the base circuit of Q308 from 470,000 to 390,000
ohms. Any lower value than this will
affect horizontal phasing and can
cause excessive horizontal jitter on
weak stations.
4. Change agc filter capacitor
C304 to approximately twice its original value. Too much capacitance will
cause airplane flutter and increase the
affects of co- channel interference. R -E

ARE PRICES ON ELECTRONICS COMPONENTS REALLY GOING UP? Of course, no one knows for sure, but we are of the
opinion that they are. The recession in the electronics components business is truly over; sales are at a new record. Our, and other
"independent distributors" ability to negotiate low prices because of manufacturers' overcapacity is greatly reduced. Many items,
such as TTL devices, LED's, and MOS LSI are rationed. Our advice? Place your order now for a good stockpile of components
while the hobbyist's paradise still exists.

'

YAW
VilLgial

WAVEFORM GENERATOR, BF -5
Just one of these BF -5 devices produces sine, square, triangle, ramp and
sawtooth waveforms without additional active components. By adding
a second BF -5,

you can create ampli-

tude,frequency or phase modulated

varieties of these waveforms. They
are able to replace large discrete waveform generators
costing from $200.00 to $1300.00. At the same time,
they greatly reduce system weight and power consumption. Full technical data, P.C. layout, assembly,
and hook -up instructions included.
BF -5 WAVEFORM GENERATOR
$9.75
GENERAL ELECTRIC PA-234,1.4 -WATT
POWER AMPLIFIER
$1.25
This amplifier is housed in a plastic dual
in -line package with a tab for heat transfer.
Has only four active terminals, and requires only one
capacitor for stabilization. Compatible with 8, 16, or
22 -ohm loads.
Applications include P.A. systems,
phonos, movie projectors, TV, AM and FM receivers.
GENERAL ELECTRIC PA -265, 5 -WATT VOLTAGE
REGULATOR. Housed in plastic dual in -line package
with staggered leads and power tab. Usable over wide
range of input and output voltages, input voltages
to 37 volts and outputs from 3 to 30 volts. Usable in
a wide variety of circuits.
PA-234 POWER AMPLIFIER

PA -256 VOLTAGE REGULATOR

$1.25
$1.25

SUPER QUALITY I.C. SOCKETS

Sockets made by T.I. and Cinch. All
are low- profile, compact types.
14 Pin

Dip Solder Tale Sockets

for $1.25
16 for $5.00
16 Pin Dip Solder Tale Sockets
2 for $1.00
13 for $5.00
14 Pin Dip Gold Wire Wrap Sockets
2 for $1.25
10 for $5.00
16 Pin Dip Gold Wire Wrap Sockets
2 for $1.50
8 for $5.00
3

10 Pin To -5
2

Gold Sockets (Cinch)

for $1.00
13 for $5.00

SINGLE CHIP 7- SEGMENT DISPLAY

COUNTER, AND DECODER. That's right.
A single chip TTL decade counter with
latches, BCD outputs, a 7- segment decoder
driver, AND a 7- segment LED display (with decimal)
on top. Only 0.15" thick (not counting pins), the chip
mounts in a standard 16-pin DIP socket. Digits are
0.270" high and can be latched in during the next
count or blanked.
0.27 DLD
$15.00

70 WATT RMS AUDIO AMPLIFIER

BASIC PACKAGE. STEREO $5.50
Take advantage of Signetic's NE540
power driver, (class AB amp). Designed for 35 watts RMS per channel. Distortion .5% frequency response, .5db
20Hz to 100Hz. NE540 requires two power transistors, a 2N5296 (NPN) and a 2N6109 (PNP),
supplied per NE 540. Kit package includes (2)
NE540, (2) 2N5296, (2) 2N6109, information on
P.C. board layout, parts and circuitry, and a list of
miscellaneous small parts required to build the 70
watt amplifier for stereo.
$2.25/ea.
NE540
.75 /ea.
35 watt NPN
2N5296
.75 /ea.
2N6109 40 watt PNP
$5.50 /ea.
70 watt Stereo Kit
$2.95/ea.
35 watt Mono Kit

long, so order now before it's all gone.

don't want any broken hearts. Specs: 20 conductors, 24 AWG, 7 strands, size is .88" x .044 ". We could
give all its virtues, but most people know them or could
easily look it up in any industrial electronics house

catalogue.
Sh. Wt. 1 Ib. /10 feet...,.Order No. SSFBRC (ft.)
Price:
5.35/1 ft.
51.00/3 ft.
$5.00/18 ft.

$30.00/100 ft. $55.00/200 ft. $100.00/400 ft.

$500.00/2000 ft.
$200.00/900 ft.

$16.00
Figure A, potted Op Amp supply, +15 Volts, and -15
Volts at 0.5 Amperes. Mfg. by Analog Devices, similiar
to their model 902. Short circuit proof, ultra high performance
$29.00
Figure B, 5 Volt 1Amp supply, regulated by Fairchild
9305, short circuit protected
$9.75

kit form

Same as above, in

$7.75

Mating connector for above

$1.00
5 Volt 5 Amp regulated supply, by Blulyne, (not
shown).
. $29.00
.

gain, since he can now obtain this fully tested, highly flexible set at a fraction of what even the largest
calculator manufacturers pay. Consists of three 24pin I.C.'s,hasdebounced input, eight -digit capacity,
decoded seven-segment output. Full data included.

MISCELLANEOUS SEMICONDUCTORS, SALE

8 -Digit Floating -Point Calculator Set

MUS 4988 Silicon Uni -lateral Switch. Useful

for voltage -sensitive switch, sweep generators,
$1.00
etc.
MUS A65 PNP High- Current Darlington Transistor. Super high gain in a small package. 2/51
2/$1.00
MPS A14, NPN, SAME AS ABOVE

CALCULATOR CHIP SPECIAL!!!

One of the largest manufacturers of
MOS Integrated Circuits has discontinued his three -chip set in favor of
a single chip. This is the hobbyist's

$9.75

FAIRCHILD VOLTAGE REGULATORS

This is the UA 7800 Series. Three terminal regulator, with thermal overload protection and internal current limiting, making it essentially blow-out proof. Because
simple circuitry is used with this device, designing
regulated power supplies is duck soup. Output is rated
at 0 to 1 ampere; maximum input voltage is 35 volts.
Choice of voltages: 5,6,8,12,15,18,or 24 Volts. Order
as 7805, 7806, 7808, etc.

COMPACT BRIDGE
Amp 200 Volt
$ .60
$1.00
2 Amp 400 Volt
$1.50
2 Amp 600 Volt
$2.00
2 Amp 800 Volt
$2.00
2 Amp 1000 Volt
$2.50 Voltage Regulator (Specify Voltage)
4 Amp 400 Volt
$1.50
SHRINK TUBING. B and F has a truckload
4 Amp 600 Volt
$2.00
of shrink tubing, but we still expect it to go
4 Amp 800 Volt
$2.50
fast. If you have ever used shrink, you know
PLASTIC FIBER OPTICS. Plasit is indispensable for electronic construction.
tic optical monofibers are conve- Made a wire too short? Just splice and shrink tubing
niently card -mounted and avail- over it and it will look like new. Pins too close? Same
able in five different fiber diamesolution. Excellent results with hot -air gun, soldering
ters. Excellent supplement for B
iron, or even a match. This is polyolefin type where
and F Fiber Optic Kits to proouter wall shrinks, inner wall melts to encapsulate wire.
vide additional fiber optic materSHRINK TUBING ASSORTMENT, 25 feet each, of
ial. Fibers available in diameters of .005" (250 ft.
1/8, 3/16, 1/4 -inch tubing
$5.00
card). Offer design versatility to R &D and product
SPECIAL I.C.'S, PHASE LOCKED LOOPS
engineers. Specifications
maximum cont. Oper.
NE560 Phase Locked Loop
$4.65
temp. - 170 degrees Fahrenheit, acceptance angle 2

NE561 Phase Locked Loop

NE562 Phase Locked Loop
NE565 Phase Locked Loop
NE566Function Generator/Tone Encoder
NE567 PLL/Tone Decoder .
NE595 Four Quadrant Multiplier
NE555 Timer, 2u Sec to 1 hour, Special
(I Send $.25 for latest Catalog.

67 degrees, numerical aperture - 0.55, transmission

range - 0.4 to 1.5 microns. YOUR CHOICE
$1.00

TIMER, 0 to 2.75 MINUTES GENERAL

TIME. New packaged timers, for 115V,
60 Hz. Timer is set for 2.75 minutes (165
seconds) of operation. At the end of operating cycle, a SPDT switch is closed.
reworked to provide any time delay be-

We

We

Figure A, potted logic supply, 5 Volts at 1 Ampere,

short circuit proof, ultra high regulation, ultra low ripple

SALE
HARD -TO-GET DIGITAL I.C.'s
07447 BCD To -7 Segment Decoder Driver $1.06
$ .76
7490 Decimal Counter
$1.25
7485 Comparator
74192 Up -Down Counter
$1.45
Quad 2-Input Nor Gate
RCA CD4001
$1.25
(Cosmos)
RCA CD4007
Complementary Pair &
Inverter
$1.50
$1.50
RCA CD4010 Hex Buffer

STRIP FLAT BONDED

know this is what everyone wants
for their home -brew projects, becau
they always ask for it. We now have
over 5 by 10e feet, but it won't last
SPECTRA

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ALL ITEMS WHERE WEIGHT NOT SPECIFIED

May be
tween 0 and 2.75 minutes. Makes a useful lab or
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Latest design with current list
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TGT
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$2.75 ea.
$5.00/2

$4.65
$4.65
$4.65
$4.65
$4.65
$3.75
$1.25

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TAA 621 AUDIO AMPLIFIER

I.C. audio amplifier in 14 pin DIP package, provides

up to 4 watts power with proper heat sink, and 28 Volt
supply. Can be used at 12 Volts with reduced output
power. - $1.95
6 for $10.00

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NO
COMPETITORS
Nobody else but EMC designs
much value
in so

Compact.

try this

light

weight portability. Use it on the

bench or In the
field.

Full -view meter gives

direct. clear -cut qual.
ity indications.

Full eomple

ment of sturdy
sockets accepts
compactron (12-

pin), nuvistor,
nover. 10 -pin.
9 -pin, octal.
'octal, and
Three heavy -duty
controls for quick
set -up of all tests.
Check e fistful of
tubes In the time
it often takes to
test one.

miniature
tubes.

pro
(tramming.
Precise

Only one socket

per tube -base

configuration

prevents accidental plug -in.

SOLDERING GUN HOLDER

Here is a soldering gun holder that
swings out of the way when not in use.
It also serves as a soldering-pencil
holder and holds both instruments at
the same time. It consists of a piece of
brass pipe (kitchen sink or face bowl
drain) and an angle bracket assembled

12 slide switches for

individual selection of

tube pins provides

versatility in testing,
prevents obsolescence.

Checks for shorts, leakage, intermittents, and quality

THE MODEL 213 saves you time, energy, money
Tests
Checks each section of multi - purpose tubes sepall tube types including magic eye, regulator, and hi -fi tubes
Gives long, trouble -free life through heavy -duty components, including permanently etched panel
arately
Your
best dollar value in a tube tester. Available in high- impact bakelite case with strap: $36.90 wired; $23.90 in kit
form. Wood carrying case (illustrated) slightly higher,

f-

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EMC

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For

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Three boards, one loaded with transistors, one loaded with integrated
circuits, and one with from two to five trimpots, all with diodes, capacitors, and many other components. Each board 51/2" x 5'/2 ".
STOCK NO. J9380, 3 boards as above, $2.00. 9 boards, $5.00

NEW

DTL,

FAIRCHILD
MSI

IC

TTL,

BOARDS

BRAND NEW computer boards,

with 31 FAIRCHILD ICs. 32
MOTOROLA 2N4401, 32 FAIRCHILD 2N2369A. all marked,
for a total catalog value of over $108.00. Hex inverters, gates,
flip flops, 2 One of ten decoders, a dual full adder (MSI). Six
pulse transformers and many more components. An unusual
set of two boards. Sockets available (2 per board).
STOCK NO. J9421 2 Boards as above, $6.50 2 sets $12.00
STOCK NO. J9422,
set of 4 sockets (edge connectors) $1.00

AN OLD FAVORITE, "HONEYWELL BOARDS"

New lot of HONEYWELL
boards, 4r/2 "x 12". Loaded

with all kinds of components.

STOCK NO. J9082 2 different boards, $1.00, 12/5.00
Include sufficient postage, excess will be refunded. Send for new
48 page catalog loaded with other items. Minimum order $3.00

service

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1,

pencil iron -you need only one hole because the pencil iron goes in the side
and comes out the bottom. Mount the
holder under the edge of the bench
where it can be moved out of the way
R -E
when not in use. -J. F. Harris

USE

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BOX

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If I go up

AllekIMAIN11111a.t
50 Mllz DIGITAL COLNTER
LABORATORY SPECIFICATIONS
AT A BUDGET PRICE!

We feel the most important thing about building a kit

is saving money. There are a lot of other advantages
of course
maintainability, use of standard parts,
complete documentation, and the experience and fun
of building it, but the overriding consideration iseconomy. This kit costs less than half that of the lowest
priced competitive unit on the market.
The Aries 50 MHz counter is designed for years of
maintainence free service. MSI integrated circuitry,
cold cathode display tubes and conservatively rated
transformers mean low temperature rise. All displays
and I.C.'s are in sockets for easy maintainability. The
master oscillator is a 1.0 MHz crystal in a custom de
signed cosmos oscillator circuit, having a stability of
3 PPM. Accuracy is 0.005% worst case, 0.0002%
or better when adjusted to WWV with a communications receiver. A front panel selects a timing interval of 1.0 seconds, 0.1 seconds or 10 milliseconds.

..

AIRCRAFT/AUTO/BOAT QLAItTZ
CRYSTAL CHRONOMETER
Revolutionary!, was the reaction of opr customers
when they saw our latest kit. Measuring only 2-1/2"
x 2-1/2" x 4 ", and accurate to 10 seconds a month,
this chronometer promises to entirely replace mechancial clocks in cars, boats and airplanes.
Fits into a standard 2-1/4" instrument panel cutout
The displays are bright L.E.D. displays that should
last a lifetime. Setting controls are recessed and operate from a pointed object such as a pencil point or
paper clip, in order to keep non-authorized hands off.
The clock should only have to be reset at very great
intervals, or in the event of power loss (i.e. replacing
battery in car). The clock is wired so that the timing
circuits are always running, but the displays are only
lit when the ignition is on, resulting in negligible
power drain. The low price is only possible because
of a new one chip MOS clock circuit, developed for
quartz crystal wristwatches.
Operates from 10-14 Volta D.C. An accessory unit
which mounts on the back adapts the unit to 20-28
volts for twin engine aircraft and larger boats using
24 Volts ignition. Know how disgusted you are with
the usual car clock? Order this fine unit now for rallying, sports events, navigation, or just to have a fine
chronometer that will give you a lifetime of superbly
accurate time.
Quartz Chronometer, Kit Form
Quartz Chronometer, Wired
24 Volt Adapter

A variable monostable multivibrator holds the count

on the front panel for a period of a fraction of a
second to infinity. For use in the period mode. the
1.0 MHz oscillator is connected to the main counting
chain and gated by the input signal.
Assembly time for the kit is approx. 10 hours. The
semiconductor complement is (1) 7400, (1) 7408,
(1) 7442,(10)7490, (2) 74122, (6) 74141, (1) 74193,
(1) 74196, (1I 74S11, (1) CD 4007AE, (1) LM309,
(6) Diodes, and (1) Transistor. If you always wanted
a laboratory quality counter, but could never justify
the price, here is your chance.
50 MHz Counter Kit, Complete with Crystal Time
Base and Cas Postpaid in USA
$125.50

AUDIO AMPLIFIER KIT

$4.50

constant Has full 16 digit capacity with 8 decades

of display and zero suppression. Entries and answers
with greater than 8 digits can be displayed in their
entirety in two alternate sections: the last eight digits
and those digits exceeding eight Negative results are
correctly displayed. and an error symbol indicates an
overflow beyond the 16 digit capability. Sequential
operations can be performed using the answer to the
previous operation as one of the entries for the next
The decimal point can be positioned following any of
the eight least significant digits and will be carried
automatically during subsequent operations. An additional good feature, concerning the beginner, is that
all major components are in sockets, making troubleshooting easy. And if all else fails, (an unlikely occurance) you can send it back to Aries and we will fix
it for a maximum of $10.00, no matter what is wrong,
baring gross negligence.
a Kit - with Power Supply & Case
399.00
a

CONVERTER

LOW

PRICED 6

DIGIT CLOCK KIT

12 3Q

POCKET CALCULATOR

alaEa,,,,

expected a favorable reaction to our calculator,

however, we were overwhelmed when we received
orders for hundreds at a time. The reaction of our
customers was that they felt this was the most advanced pocket calculator on the market, and priced so
low, they could assemble and market it at a profit.
The features that make this so exciting are:
So compact it fits in a shirt pocket (3 -13/16 x
4-5/8 x 1.1/4).
Performs every function you would expect in a
deck calculator, and them some, multiplies, divides, adds, subtracts and gives true credit balance.
Includes constant and chain operation, full floating decimal. suppressed trailing zeroes, and automatic single entry squaring.
Powered by self contained AA batteries with up
to six hours operation (Nicad batteries with charger option, up to five hours per charge).
Calculations performed by a single 40 pin LSI
(large scale integration) chip. Displays are 8 digit
LED's (light emitting diodes) and overflow and
minus signs are also LED's.
As a student, engineer, salesman, accountant or anyone who would like fast accurate answers, this calculator fills the bill, and at a price that unquestionably
makes this the lowest price high quality calculator
We

This is not our prettiest kit, but it sure does perform.

Hybrid Sanken audio modules make wiring easy. Output ratings are maximum continuous at 1000 Hz with
a distortion less than 0.5% into a load of 8 ohms. Response is 0.5 db 20-20KHz @1 watt. Chassis supplied is heavy guage anodized aluminum. Capacitors available.
are all computer grade. Level controls on both inputs.
Pocket Calculator Kit
100 Watt (RMS) Stereo Kit
Pocket Calculator Completed
$88o
D 50 Watt (RMS) Stereo Kit
NiCad Batteries 4: Charger
$58.00
Watt
20
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$30.00

ARIES is now offering a special feature to convert

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chip keeps constant time while calculations are being
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with calculator
C/C CONVERTER
$20.00
C/C CONVERTER
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$25.00

Because we have made an extremely good purchase

of over 20,000 nixies, we can sell a complete digital
clock kit for less than the usual cost of the display
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power supply, display tubes, I.C. sockets and a nice
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Aluminum blue or black anodized cover

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NEW FEATURE:CALCULATOR -TO -CLOCK

DIGITA -CLOCK KIT WITH NIXIE DISPLAY

anyone offer th s kit for less than $100.00 before.

Includes BCD outputs for use as with timer option.
May be wired for 12 or 24 hour display. Indicates
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12 Repair Tricks. Many Plans. Two Lessons, all
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"
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"
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"
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Zenel Diode 6.2V 1W 5% DO-7

$ .70
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.70
Zener Diode 12V 1W 5%n DO-7
.70
GE Diode 1N60 Subst.
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.16
Sel Dual Diode Com. Cathode
8
.38
Si l'wr ltect 200V I5A
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.40
Si Rect Ax lead 50V 3A
20
.66
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.55
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.60
6500 volt Focus Rectifier
30
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.77
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TO-36 1.36
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TO-3
1.65
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TO-36 2.97
GE Audio Ampl. PNP
TO-5
1.10
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TO-18
.99
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TO-5
.88
GE Audio l'wr Ampl. l'NP TO-66
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TO-5
.77
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T0-5
.66
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TO-92
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1.70
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.99
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construction, para llel inputs and latch
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Our super

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has a steel case, full wave rectifier,
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FACTORY FIRSTS
TEFLON WIRE & CABLE
at PVC prices

NATIONALLY
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SATISFACTION

GUARANTEED
DIGITAL TTL

7400N
7401N
7402N
7403N
7404N
7410N
7420N
7430N
7440N
7441N
7442N
7447N
7451N

220
$1.20
$1.15
$1.02
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"5%

IC

22
22
220
220

OFF TTL

22
22
350
460
420
720
500

7453N
7454N
7472N
7473N
7474N
7475N
7476N
7486N
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7492N
7493N
7495N
74107N
74121N

240
220
220
220

520

720
720
720
$1.05
470
510

PRICES AT 100

PCS TTL ICS

MIXED.

Introductory Offer:
Ten 50 ft. rolls, assorted colors, single conductor
#18 or 20
$18.00 per asst.
#22 thru 32
$11.00 per asst.
SHIELDED TEFLON CABLE
Smooth Teflon jacket over all -ideal for snaking
long runs. 50 ft. rolls.
I con. #18
$ 4.00
1 con.
#22, 26 or 30
$ 3.00
2 con. #18, thru 26
$ 9.00
3 con. #18 thru 26
$12.00
4 con. #22 and 24
$18.00

SPECIAL!
TANTALUM CAPACITORS
Stock up with mil grade, hermetic sealed, low
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LINEAR INTEGRATED CIRCUITS

RELAY SALE!

or TO -5 709....380, 10/$3.50, 710....380,

748..,.430,
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Terms: Send check or MO with order for ppd

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Volt 7 Segment Readout Tube $2.95. Counting and Display Kit (Readout Tube +7490+
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PIV 1N4005 600 PIV
10 /$1.00, 100/$7.50
1N4007 1000 PIV
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Amperex

85

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AMP SILCON SUBMINIATURE

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price. U.S. made! Only 3
lbs 18' head detects penny at
depth of 5', silver dollar
at. 8'. bag of coins at 18'.
Works thru dirt, sand, wood,
water (30' deep), rock with
no power loss. Detects "find"
with "sound off" loudspeaker. Ready to go. One
tuner control: all trans.: adios stem ; perfect balance. Inols
9v batt, FREE TREASURE GUIDE To 101 Treasure Sites.
Stock No. 80,175EH
$39.95 Ppd.
NEW! ELECTRONIC DIGITAL COMPUTER KIT!

photography lab for 130 exciting experiments. Lets you

recreate the periscope, teleas
scope, microscope, kaleidoscope! Build a 35mm reflex
?c
camera with interchangeable
lens system! Make, develop
photographic film! Enjoy the
fun and fascination of having
your own optics lab. Fully lllustr 112 -pg manual, 83x11 ",
clearly explains usage of this stimulating kit's 114 precision engineered components.
Stock No. 71,646EH
$21.00 Ppd.

DIGITAL COMPUTER LOGIC LAB

Fascinating

MAIL COUPON FOR

GIANT FREE
CATALOG!
PAGES

MORE THAN

4,000 UNUSUAL BARGAINS

1973 edition. New items. CateBories, illustrations.
Dozens of electrical and
electromagnetic parts, accessories. Enormous selecfion of Astronomical Telescopes, Unique lighting
and ecological items. Microscopes. Binoculars, Magnifiers, Magnets. Lenses, Prisms. Many surplus

Completely new

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FLEXIBLE IMAGE TRANSMITTER

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RADIO -ELECTRONICS

wide

fiber optics. Over 4.000 coherent glass fibers

(A02"), %" din. semi -rigid gooseneck sheathing.
Stock No. 60,857EH
$40.00 Ppd.

3" ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE

moon shots, orbits -

stars, phases of Venus,

planeta close up. 60 to 180

Zlp

3'

eyepiece and mounted

Barlow lens. 3x finder teletripod. Included FREE: "STAR
hardwood
scope,
Cl1A1iT ": "HOW TO USE YOUR TELESCOPE ".
$32.95 Ppd.
Stock No. 85,050EH
$61.50 Ppd.
No. 80.162EH
...DELUXE 3'
4'/n."
$99.50 FOB
Stock No. 85, I05EH
6"
$239.50 FOB
Stock No. 85,086EH
60x

MEASURE TEMPERATURE REMOTELY

Electronic thermometer gives
Instant temperatures from
inches to 1000-f4 off. Push
button, read one of 3 separate temps. (Can connect to
Reads
3 plug -in probes).
from -22 to +122 011' & -30

4.50 C. Accuracy--1%.
Incis 2 solid -state waterpf
probes (one w /18" cable,
one 15 -ft.). 100's of uses in
home. lab, Industry. Req. "D" batt. (not Intl). Walnut
fin. cab. Instrs.
Stock No. 71,741 EH
(3'/zx4' /zxa/4 ")
. $40.90 Pod.
EXTRA I5-FT. TEMPERATURE PROBE
Stock No. 41,839EH
$2.35 Ppd.

JANUARY 1973

$120.00 Ppd.

POWERFUL 22 OZ. RANGEFINDER!

Direct reading up to 2 mi.

Has 3 interchangeable precomputed scales. In seconds,
get exact fix, check distance & speed, correct compass. Gives 210' field of
view at 500 yds; less than
1% error at 50 & 100 yds.
8 z 18X monocular detaches
for sep use. Ideal for hunters, boaters, golfers, engrs.,
contractors, estimators. Weatherproof. 2 -yr warranty.
No. 71,648EH
(Wo a II ")
$35.75 Ppd.
No. 71.649EH CASE HOLSTER
$7.75 Ppd.
GET POLICE, AIRCRAFT CALLS
Your standard AM home or
car radio can get exciting
.

2 -way

police,

local

Ore,

aircraft calls, etc. from

UHF bands via Converters.
No interconnecting wires
needed -just put solid state

Converter near set. Easy

instra inrL Ea. Kit req. 9v
bait (not included). POLICE & FIRE CONVERT1.O BAND. Operates in the 30 -50 MHz band.
ER KIT
Ppdhe .
..
$8 .
Steak No. 41,828EH
AIRCRAFT CONVERTER KIT. Operates in t25 108136 MHz band.
$8.25 Ppd.
Stock No. 41.827EH

UNDERWATER MICROPHONE BUY

to fish "talk" with

[his govt. surplus Hydro
$40
*'
phonel Terrific buy
value! Make an accurate
fish finder, pool splash alarm. bear dolphins talk.
add sound to underwater
movies. Use with both high
& low impedance amplifiers.
tape recorders. Frequency
response: 10- 6000Hz. Workat
ing depth to 300 ft. Minimum sensitivity 1000 Hz.
range:
depths of 60 or 300 ft. Operating temperature
leads
0 to 35 C. Fungus and shock resistant. Includes
(apl)ros. 8' lonel and instra. Cable not Incl. Wi. 2

$5.00 Ppd.

Stock No. 41,759EH

1st LOW -COST VACUUM PUMP!

Nothing like it, Top- quality
hand -held pump produces &
maintains 25" of vacuum.
Has instant release tab, 1%"
diam. stainless gauge (030"). 100's of uses -siphon
noxious fluids, evacuate bell
jars and castings, clean, retrieve, lift sterile objects.
Magdeburg
demonstrate
fuel
hemispheres. bleed
lines. check leaks, etc. Lifts 40 lbs. with Included
Lifter (VA' diam. cup) -much more w /larger cup.
Stock No. 71,301EH
5.50 Ppd.
No. 71.300EH (without gauge /litter)
ASTRONOMICAL TELESCOPE KITS
Grind your own mirror for
powerful telescopes. Kit contains fine annealed pyrex
mirror blank, tool, abrasives,
diagonal mirror, and eyepiece lenses. Instruments
you build range in value
from $75.00 to hundreds of
dollars.
.

P70t9

alu-

and overcoated

diameter f /10 primary mirror. ventilated cell. Equatorial mount with locks on
both axes. Equipped with

EDMUND
SCIENTIFIC CO.
110

clear,

to

Name

City

Provides

sighting. 7X magnifying
eyepiece focuses from less
than % away. Ideal for
monitoring hazardous processes, surveillance instr.,

demons.

SCIENTIFIC CO.

Barrington, N.J. 08007

Hi- resolution image-transmitter lets you see remote,

inaccessible lighted areas;
thru pipes, tubes. any V -1opening no matter how intri-

a,

minized

Stock No. 71,606EH

Unique controls focus, activate fwd &rev cycles on

projector. Digital counter to
index;
lndivid.
channel
eraseabillty; monitor switch
to project external sound
thru spkr; record music.
narration at same time. 10 -level vol. control. AC/DC.
Inds cable for Kodak Carousel<R), patch cord (radio, hi -fl),
earphone, remote mike, blank cassette. 4 "C" bast., instra.
No. 71,619EH .. (9x(Wex2 %) .. (51/4 Ib.)
$171.50 Ppd.

power. New improved,

instructions included.

listen

Show /Corder, with built -In

slide -sound synchronizer, is
a cassette recorder too. One
unitI On -site recording!

See

easy -to -use trainer unit offers features comparable to

many higher- priced modes. Completely safe. Most people
can learn Alpha rhythm control in 10 -12 hrs with full

to

items.

way

learn computer types. binary

systems, truth tables, logic.
Make ring counter, shift
register and binary counters.
Play with reaction timer.
electronic coin flipper. ExPertinent
with
memory,
counting & arithmetic d rcults, 4 assembled module
circuits (clock, solid -state
nand gates, flip -flop, display), 20 patch cords for 100'e of
circuits-23 computer experiments. No electronic know how needed! 74 pg. illustr. manual explains all. Req.
6v batt. (nut incl.).
Stock No. 71,403E H
$39.75 Ppd.
TERRIFIC BUY IN HE -NE LASERS
Low price on 0.5mW Laser
(random mode); 0.9mm
beam dia. (at 1011,16mm)
belies its quality. New
cold aluminum cathode tube
for more life stability (hl
beam: 9000 -hr tube life
under normal cond.) Ready
to plug in, turn on. Starts
instantly. Safe. easy for
alignment. Metal ease, 2.8 z 3.81 a 10", 110v AC, 633tnm
wavelength, small beam divergence.
Stock No. 79020EH
86.50 Ppd.
0.7mW (SINGLE TEMooMODE), 0.8mm BEAM
DIA.
Stock No. 79,024EH
$99.50 Ppd.

Solve problems, play games.

Predict weather with this

actual working model of
giant
electronic
brains.
Amazing new fun way to
learn all about computer
logic,
.
Programming
decimal,
binary systems.
Laws of Sets -even do your
own programming after completing simplified 116 page
instructive booklet. Includes step-by -step assembly ding.
Circuits easily changed. Readout from illuminated control panel. Req. 2 D" bait. (not incl.). Best model
for home, school, Industry.
No. 71.434EH
(II' a 12'/z" x 4")
$31.50 Ppd.

new

KNOW YOUR ALPHA FROM THETA!

Learn to control your Alpha -Theta brainwaves for

relaxation, improved memory,
concentration. Head
electrodes, hooked to amplifier, filter brainwaves signaling audible beep for each
Alpha -Theta wave passed.
Wrist & finger contact pick
up and amplify heart beat,
skin resistance. Reliable,

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.F diam. 1a/ thick $24.50
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river. lake or ocean. Troll it
along bottom -your "treasured" haul can be outboard siElDre'
motors, anchors, other metal
!?S._
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You get hot pressed ferrite heads.

and direct-drive motors in some of our

new Hi-Fi cassette decks.
And Dolby in all of them.
Now when you buy a Parma:Inic
Hi -;i cassette deck, the Dolby"'
_,oisle-eduction system is included
in the deal. Plus a lot more.
Cur Model RS -2761E, leas Hot
Pre.sed Ferrite heads. That last
10 tines longer than the ordinary
kind. And provide broader freirrency response. A direct -drive
DC l_rushless motor to cut wow
>fnd hitter to under 0.:%. And
,Dohw.
.Y)C can also get Dolby in our
Model RS- 277US. With a 3 -pole,
2 -call bi- directional mot or. Which
:s responsible for our continuous
auto -.atic reverse. That lets you
play, an entire cassette. Without
dipping it over.

RS -276S Freq. Resp. 20 Hz -15 kl-z w th

normal tape; 20 Hz -17 kHz

witil Cr02 tape. Wow and flitter under 0.1 %. S/N Daller
then 60 dB (Dolby).

RS -277US Freq.

Resp. 20 Hz
13 kHz
with normal tape; 20 H_ -14
kH. with Cr02 tape. Wov and
fluner under 0.25 %. S/N baller
than 55 dB (Dolby).

ih

RS -263US Freq. Resp. 30 Hz -13 kHz

normal tape; 30 Hz
14 kHz

wits Cr02 tape. Wow and ttuller

under 0.2 %. S/N bette. 1h-an
55 dB (Dolby).

Dolby is also available in our

economy deck, Model RS -263S
Which happens to be about the
lowest priced Dolby unit nLie.
But Dolby isn't all it has. There's
Memory Rewind. It's a switch

that lets you return to the exact

point on f:-re tape you want to replay.. Without sifting through a
lot of stuff you don't want. A lockable pause control. Two VU
meters. Slide volume controls.
In ease you were wondering
about chromium diosice (CrO2)

tape, the answer

is yes.

These

decks ha'.e a special s-.vitci for

normd or Cr02 tape.
So go and visit your f- ancuised
Panasonic Hi -Fi dealer. And take
a look at our new casette decks.
You'll find one you like._ As long
as you like Dolby.
FOR YOUR NEeREET FRANC-IISED
PANASONIC HI -FI DEALER, CAL_ TOLL FFEE
800 243 -6000. IN CONN., 1-800 88--8500.
DOLBY IS A TRADEMA10 OF DOLBY lf.RORATOFIES INC.

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WINEGARD HAS PULL!

Pull enough to bring in those distant stations -those hard -to -get
channels-pull enough to feed more
than one set! Try Winegard's CW980 Color -Wedge VHF- UHF -FM
model, with its optional antenna mounted solid state preamplifier,
for the ultimate in TV reception.

Or, for strong signal areas, try one

of Winegard's smaller models. They
offer the same high quality, the
same protective gold finish, the
same two -year replacement policy.
If the Winegard name is on the box,
you can be confident it's an antenna
with real "pull" -and that's the
name of the game!

Winegard Accessories
For Complete Systems...

Winegard Antennas
For Trailers and Boats

SR-20T

Specially designed SENSAR

solid -state antenna for boats &

recreational vehicles -extra

strong construction.

BC -782 BOOSTER- COUPLER

Solid -State Booster -Couplers

for all- channel TV and FM signals to

to 4 sets.

NI

6R GOLOR.COw

CC -282 COUPLER

All-Channel non -amplified couplers to connect two sets to one

HA-130

Winegard's new "Hideaway"

Travel antenna for trailers,
folds like an
umbrella for travel!
boats, campers,

antenna.
FM

CS -380
BAND SEPARATOR
Band separators to
connect 75 or 300 ohm
downlead to 300
ohm UHF, VHF & FM

terminals.

TR -35 TV OUTLET
TV outlets in a variety of

models for all- channel TV

and FM reception
plus rotor.

AC-823B CARTRIDGE
PRE- AMPLIFIER

Antenna -mounted
pre -amplifiers
in 8 models for
all- channel, UHF,
VHF -FM and FM
use, each in its

own weatherproof housing.

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Burlington, Iowa 52601

Warehouses in Hartford, Los Angeles, Burlington

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