ВЭФ 12 (Astrad VEF 12 Project) - including a transistor tutorial

[Miguel Lopez]

Having actually watched a Soviet CRT TV I can clarify they were superb

Have to disagree at this point. We had a lot of Soviet CRTs in Cuba both with valve and SS TV sets. Althought the CRTs which came with the set from the factory lasted several years (about 10) , when you had to replace it, the replacement used to last about two years at best. At the same time there were in Cuba many Western TV sets from the 50s with the original CRT still fitted, so I don't think that the Soviet TV CRT should be considered as very good. My opinion.

I'm agree about the weight. A friend of mine who studied in the USSR, told me that all the Soviet productions were measured in tons, so the annual production of TV sets was X tons. Maybe that is the cause for any Soviet stuff being so heavy.