Berlin television number 4 was when things got interesting...
Finally I found a sweet analog board capable of driving a 70 cm Black Matrix tube. Also, it was the kind of vintage that is really hard to find in Australia.
This TV was free from a guy named Stephan.
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| Grundig T 70-740 text (chassis CUC 6310) |
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| Pots galore! |
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| The original Philips A66EAK71X01 tube |
At this point I hadn't yet purchased a hand trolley. So, being the dedicated SCART Hunter I carried this baby home on the train! In hindsight, it was a ridiculous move. The ensuing
Sciatica is still giving me grief but, boy, this TV gave me a lot of enjoyment to help make up for it! After a tube transplant the picture was awesome...
Before we get to that, here are some pics of the crazy journey home:
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| The journey |
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| Waiting for the train... |
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| Riding the tube |
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| Taking a break |
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| Outside the S-bahn |
The CUC 6310 chassis is really great! It doesn't have daughter boards (making it far easier to service and work with) and has pots for comprehensive geometry adjustment:
- Vertical size
- Vertical position
- Horizontal size
- Horizontal position
- Pincushion
- Trapezium
- Vertical linearity
To really get it looking good, I dropped in an absolutely stunning A66EAK552X54 from a
100 Hz Loewe I found soon after:
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| Tube compare |
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| New tube on left, original on right. Notice the contrast difference |
Once the tube swap was complete, this TV lived at the end of my bed for the rest of the stay. Hours of Metal Slug 3 and
Super Time Force Ultra!
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| Bed room gaming |
Gonna be sad to see this one go... I just don't have the cash to post the chassis home...
Here are some quick and easy pics of
Super Time Force Ultra running on this beast:
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| Super Time Force Ultra title screen |
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| The future... |
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| The past... |
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