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Old 07-04-2009, 06:48 PM
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Originally Posted by Tomcomm View Post
I've asked this forum's members that have early RCA tube CTVs if they had similar problems...
As I am sure everyone is aware, the CTC2B chassis is an outgrowth of the CTC2; the two chassis have far more similarities than differences.

When I need to view my CT-100 (CTC2 chassis) critically, I never do so without a bare minimum of 30 minutes warm-up, with one hour typical. In particular, fine color balance is not achieved without the warm-up time. I often wonder if a 'time-warp-acquired' set of just-manufactured tubes from RCA Harrison would shorten the warm-up requirement. My sense is that the 55-year-old 6AN8's and 12BH7's require more time to stabilize than when they were new, even though the time on them is not great.

Pete
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