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Davy:
Could pick KT3 and G8 up as ex-rentals, they were good sellers. G8's were the 'bottle swappers dream' - just lob a new panel in.

A bottle swapper an engineer who's capabilities doesn't exceed that of changing valve's and always carries a screwdriver in his top pocket for clouting purposes.

Dave

Turnip:
Hi Dave,

It's a thought but G8's had few valves. We used to have a chap in the old days who could screw the mains input down to 200v without taking the back off.

We eventually lost him to private enterprise - He used to take the bus for his rounds as could service tellies without tools.

Sadly lost touch in the late 60s, but 'HO' is ever remembered in Norwich - Chris.

Davy:
You are right Turnip.... I meant G11 chassis.

Dave

bonesy:
I worked with one,the most short tempered person you could ever wish to meet.He could look at his job sheets & predict which ones would have to come in which ones you took the back off.He new the location of every public loo in Northampton(weak bladder)The main controlling factor every single day,was be back to by 4.45pm because of the F in 5o'clock traffic all other drivers are f in merchant bankers.Being a passenger in the little Bedford van was like an outing with Lewis Hamilton minus the skill set.We were all convinced that one day,he would just keel over from a heart attack.In his time he knocked countless people off bicycles,at least two coppers on traffic duty & one traffic warden on the bonnet of the van.Never prosecuted would you believe.

Turnip:
Hi Dave,

You're pulling my BU105/2 - G11's  had even less valves than G8s.

Matter of curious history - Worked with a chap who worked for 'Spencer West' in Gt Yarmouth. He insisted that they had sorted colour television using a mono tube, and in the late 50s.

Reality was rather fun as they did design - sort'a, but insisted most every valve should be dual to save cost - They did sound with a PCF80 and F/OP with an ECL80 where bottom cramping was the norm. Mind you, they did great cabinets, as one of the chaps was great with wood.

Never saw their colour set, but at 19 was almost a believer, as can be at that age - Chris.

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