TV Sets on Trial by Ronald Finnigan, then editor of TV News. | ||
A survey of various television receivers available about a year prior to the launch of the band III (ITV) recievers. Includes description for the Vidor CN4216, G.B. "Teleprojector", Pilot TV76, Cossor 927, Philips 1437U, Pye V4, Kolster-Brandes KF50, Peto Scott TV1711, Ferranti 17T3, Alba T394, Invicta T115, Baird C1815, RegentoneBig15/5, H.M.V. 1824, G.E.C. B.T.5147, and includes a report from the 20th National Radio and Television Show. Spoilt only by the occasional made-up question/answer snippets that presumably the author thought most humorous though I doubt anyone else would find them remotely humourous even in the 50's, in fact thay're almost bizare ! Thanks for the loan Mikey. | ||
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Installing and Maintaining Projection Televisions by Mullard | ||
Way too much information on maintaining a projection television, covering the optics, crt plus associated assemblies and power supply versions. | ||
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RADIO
TELEVISION
VALVES
TITLE | AUTHOR/PUBLISHER | OVERVIEW |
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The Saga of Marconi Osram Valve |
Barry Vise & George Jessop. Published by Vyse Limited. | A history of valve-making with emphasis on wireless valves developed by Marconi-Osram Va;ve.. |
British Radio Valves. The Vintage Years : 1904-1925 |
Keith R Thrower. Published by Speedwell. ISBN 0 9537166 0 0 |
Covers various aspects of the history of vintage British valves, including data. |
History of the British Radio Valve to 1940 |
Keith R Thrower. published by MMA International Ltd. ISBN 0 9520684 0 0 |
Less illustrations than the previous book(above) but with more detail about the technical inards and the circuitry used. |
SERVICING, DATA AND RESTORATION
TITLE | AUTHOR/PUBLISHER | OVERVIEW |
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Colour Television Servicing | Hutson | Published in 1971, this book covers the theory of all aspects of colour television in some detail. Definately one for the tech heads. |
Colour T.V. Servicing Manual | Gordon J.King | Published in 1973, this book covers the servicing of a number of the colour sets from a number of manufacturers, such as the BRC2000/3000 and the Decca "Bradford". |
Understanding Television |
J.R. Davies |
With a million and one books around with similar titles, this one stands out from the crowd as getting right into the techincal details. |
Radio and Television Servicing | Various authors, including E.Molloy, W.F.Poole and J.P.Hawker | Starting around 1952, a book of service data became available with a new volume published each year. They contain service information for a lot of that year's television and radios. I don't know whether or when they ceased but I recall seeing one for 1976. As well as service data, there is generally an introduction chapter covering trends in circuitry for that year as well as servicing tips. |
Electronic Classics - Collecting, Restoration and repair |
Andrew Emerson Published by Newnes. ISBN 0-7506-3788-9 |
There isn't a lot of detail on the circuitry side of things. But this book is a goldmine of information on just about every other aspect of restoration. Woodwork and plastic restoration, where and how to find that radio, masses of info on sources of parts .... Written in a style that makes the book difficult to put down once you pick it up. |
Valve Radio & Audio Repair Handbook |
Chas E.Miller Published by Newnes. ISBN 0-7506-3955-4 |
This book "only" covers the repair of circuitry. I say "only", however it goes into great detail on each stage of the circuit, the various different ways the same thing has been achieved, the typical faults to expect, and such like. The perfect companion to "Electronic Classics". |
Vintage Radios - Collecting, servicing, restoring. |
Tony Thompson ISBN 0-9538218-0-3 |
An interesting book that does just what the title says. If there is one quibble then it is the black and white illustrations ; I'm sure the "before" and "after" pictures would be amazing in colour. But that aside, a useful book. |
TECHIE
TITLE | AUTHOR/PUBLISHER | OVERVIEW |
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Radio Designer's Handbook (4th Ed.) |
F. Langford-Smith | A 1960's book of nearly 1500 pages, strictly for the tech head. This is the numero uno resource for valve circuit design. The word "Radio" in the title may be misleading as a significant percentage is devoted to audio. This has been reprinted I think by Newnes (ISBN 0-7506-3635-1), so may still be available new. |
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