KT-8135

• Country
• Hong Kong

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Contec; Hong Kong

• Year
• 1980 ?

• Category
• Television Receiver (TV) or Monitor

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 128930

• Picture
• Schematics

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• Number of Tubes
• 1

• Valves / Tubes
• 370EGB22

• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• VHF incl. FM and/or UHF (see notes for details)

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 220 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• Permanent Magnet Dynamic (PDyn) Loudspeaker (moving coil) - elliptical

• Power out
• 2 W (unknown quality)

• Material
• Plastics (no bakelite or catalin)

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: KT-8135 - Contec; Hong Kong

• Shape
• Tablemodel, low profile (big size).

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 450 x 332 x 320 mm / 17.7 x 13.1 x 12.6 inch

• Notes
• Tragbares Farbfernsehgerät.
  Normen PAL B/G
  VHF Band I + III; UHF Band IV + V.
  Bildschirmdiagonale 14 Zoll (37 cm).
  Leistungsaufnahme 60 W.
  Hergestellt in Hongkong.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 13.6 kg / 29 lb 15.3 oz (29.956 lb)

• Price in first year of sale
• 748.00 DM

• Source of data
• -- Collector info (Sammler)

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• -- Schematic

• Author
• Model page created by Knut Rothstein. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 8 models, 6 with images and 2 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Contec; Hong Kong

I came across your site by accident., and found your coverage of the Contec KT 8135 TV. Which, in our UK measurment, has a 14 inch screen.

I purchased one of these sets in 1983 in Darlington, England, and it was in regular use until last week (February 2012)! Although I have replaced it with a modern TV, I still have it, and it works perfectly. In 29 years it required a repair to the on/ off switch in about  1992- and that is the only thing that ever went wrong with it.

It is 'silver- grey' in colour and by later standards is very large and heavy for a 'portable' TV (14 kg!)- but technically it has been remarkable. Particularly useful is the panel beside the station selector switches that enables fine- tuning of the reception. The station selected appears in red in the small 'window' above. 

I also had a Toshiba  27in TV purchased in 1987, which also performed faultlessly for 25 years. Unfortunately I have had to dispose of that one because of its great size.

I doubt I incease your knowledge here, though I can confirm its age: since I bought this TV new in 1983 the Contec was probably first made in about 1981- 82.

Best Regards,

Ralph Cook, 
Dagenham, Essex, UK