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August 1962 Radio-Electronics
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Wax nostalgic about and learn from the history of early electronics.
See articles from Radio-Electronics,
published 1930-1988. All copyrights hereby acknowledged.
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Three more
electronics-themed comics here, these from a 1962 issue of Radio-Electronics
magazine. They represent a good spectrum of consumer electronics service issues
of the era. The page 41 comic scenario is not likely to occur with a television
today; it's more likely with a Li-Ion powered cellphone sitting in your pocket.
The page 60 comic, on the other hand, is more likely to happen today with all
the anti-theft devices used on in-dash devices like radios, GPS navigation
units, and Ham (Amateur) and CB radios. Even without the anti-theft devices,
good luck getting the dashboard apart enough to service the device. I recently
replaced an in-dash air vent valve motor in my daughter's truck, and spent
probably two hours of finding hidden bolts and clips, while lying contorted,
upside down and on my back to get access. The page 104 comic speaks for itself
(then again, so do the others).
Electronics-Themed Comics
"All I hear is the funniest crackling noise."
Page 41
"I couldn't get it out of the dashboard."
Page 60
Page 104
These Technically-Themed Comics Appeared in Vintage Electronics Magazines. I
personally scanned and posted every one from copies I own (and even colorized some).
272 pages as of 12/16/2025.
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