Retro Hungarian Wonder Weapon is the explosive Color Star TV
The type of « explosive TV » was notorious in the eighties: although it was broadcast in 1969 the first colorful TV donation In Hungary, this was a luxury inaccessible to the average person for a long time.
In the ’70s, a colorful TV cost for several months’ average salary, while almost exclusively black and white shows. In the ’80s, however, the modernization of television spun upSoviet -Hungarian Color Star made it available to households. It was just a staggering: Videoton’s production sometimes exploded without any sign. The first rumors of the strange accidents were on the wing in 1983, but it was silenced for a long time until they became massive. By 1986, 56 devices were smoked.
« On Tuesday night, the 86th K. Street of Miskolc, a ten-story, thirty-dwelling building, looked at the next sequel to the Verdi movie. At half past 9 in the evening, the residents became aware of an unknown noise and a strong bang. Fire spread quickly, scorched the carpet floor, an armchair, the curtain too ” The contemporary press reported one of the cases.
The unfortunate owner told me that standing in the kitchen, he had noticed a strong sherish, crunching, and unusual noise, and by the time he reached the room, the device was burning and the picture exploded. Finally, he had time to save his children out of the apartment.
Initially, Videoton tried to lubricate the accident for consumers, but the situation soon became unsustainable, so serious investigations were launched. Then it turned out that it was not basically a problem with planning, as the first series worked well. However, after the original components, they began to install a better efficiency of West German voltage multiplier on the TVs. Kgst-It insulation no longer could be, so the explosions occurred. There was no solution, and instead the population received quite wise advice from the manufacturer.
« If the dear viewer detects a burned smell and smoke at your device, turn off the structure, pull the fork out of the wall connector, and then pour the naughty TV with a glass of water. was said in a contemporary newsletter.
