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SOBELL TPS180 |
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NOTES | ![]() ![]() With the valves being mounted horizontally I would have thought spring clips would be used to help keep them in their sockets. But no ! Unbelievable for a set that was supposed to be "transportable" and indeed one of them fell out when I drove it home. The cabinet feels particularly fragile and various wooden bits have come apart and the front cover falls off ! With quality like this you can understand the subsequent demise of the British electronics industry. Add to all this the sheer weight of this thing, I'm sure Jim Royle from the T.V. series The Royle Family would find a better description for it. " Portable my ar** !". ![]() |
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SERVICE DATA | There is a copy of the "Trader" service sheet 1438/T183 on the Vintage Television Service Data CDROM. This shows that the same basic chassis was used in a number of sets under the "Sobell" and "McMichael" names. |
CURRENT STATE | The cheap and somewhat fragile looking cabinet could do with sprucing
up a bit and there is an amazing amount of dust on the chassis. I think the set should have a pair of telescopic aerials but these are missing. As can be seen in the rear view, the front plastic cover is hanging off which isn't that suprising given the flimsy construction. ![]() |
WHERE FOUND | Rescued by Richard from the Birmingham antiques market. Reduced from £25 to £10. |
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