Touch Control by Toshiba...

[seamusuk]

Hey Guys
Matt picked this up this morning. The bit of Googling I have done dates it to around 1979. Yup those are programmable touch pad controls and a Red Led display
Seamus

 

[seamusuk]

Controls closer up...

More pics to follow once it's had its Spa....

 

[MrX]

Wow! That's very high tech for 1979!

I like the retro styling though.

Do you have any idea of it was a Japanese-market product or a US one?

Check the voltage rating on the bottom.

US only would be 110-120V 60Hz

Japan would be 100V 50Hz & 60Hz
So it might read 100-120V 50/60Hz if it was intended for Japan and North America.

 

[seamusuk]

240v

Hi
It's made in Japan but Uk voltage so was obviously sold here...
Seamus

 

[laundromat]

Hated the belt driven models. They wear fast and aren't as reliable or as powerful as the direct drive models.

 

[tolivac]

If the machine uses a cog type belt - the slipping and wear shouldn't be a problem-but the direct drive processors were better.The belt drive ones had problems braking the blade when you stopped the machine-with a food processor you want complete control of the blades-IE they should stop spinning right after you hit the "stop" button-no coasting-that causes overprocessing.I have a belt drive 1 gal VM blender-15A motor-and have used it for a few years with no belt wear-I took the bottom cover off to see the drive-it uses a grooved Kevlar-rubber belt same as used on many power tools and "lifetime" belt vacuums.These belts are indeed tough and can last the life of the machine.Some table saws use a similar belt-no problems with those-even when ripping 2x4's and such.The belt drive processors usually had a higher speed universal motor-the belt reducing the motors speed to a lower one to turn the blades.Don't get why you would need the digital "readout" on that machine-Why wouuld a food processor need that?