{"id":4294,"date":"2019-06-30T15:00:01","date_gmt":"2019-06-30T13:00:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=4294"},"modified":"2025-03-29T12:14:18","modified_gmt":"2025-03-29T10:14:18","slug":"so-i-bought-a-tesla-hybrid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.retro.co.za\/blog\/?p=4294","title":{"rendered":"So I bought a Tesla hybrid"},"content":{"rendered":"

A red one.<\/p>\n

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It’s a Type 4159 AB “Pluto” made in Czechoslovakia in the early eighties. Basically a 12V DC set, with a built-in transformer to turn 220V mains into 12V DC. This makes it nice and heavy — fortunately Turkish Air<\/a> gives you 40kg baggage allowance.<\/p>\n

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They also bounce the bags quite a bit. Even wrapped in bubbles and spare clothing it still took a bit of strain. Fortunately the picture tube neck didn’t snap.<\/p>\n

The story: we were in Prague, and it was a Sunday, and I had heard that there were flea markets all over the place<\/a>, and the closest open one seemed to be \u017di\u017ekov<\/a>. So I got a tram ticket and headed off there.<\/p>\n

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Not as big as I thought it would be. They did however seem to have a rather large selection of lawnmowers.<\/p>\n

Anyway, found the TV and two Metra Blansko multimeters<\/a> (a PU-120 and a PU-140) for 15 euros.<\/p>\n

The good news: It powers up. The bad news: Can’t get a station. The good news: I have the User Manual<\/a> and Technical Manual<\/a>. The bad news: It’s not in English.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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