RCA CTC-5 Deluxe Chandler Restoration

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May 6, 2024, day one.
Restoration begins.
Mike Doyle came by today to pick up the CTC-5 chassis and take it to his shop. He will jig the chassis to a test color CRT. He needs to finish a Korean prewar radio and after, will restore his own personal CTC-5. After that he will start on my CTC-5, the subject of this post. Mike has restored two other CTC-5’s prior to this project and is familiar with the circuit design and layout.


Below, a few pictures of the disassembly.

Photo #1 RCA added printed circuits with this model and looks to be original.

Photo #4 6X8 tube missing from tuner assembly.

Photo #6 RCA Monogram factory rebuilt 21AXP22, serial # CC11949.

Photo #7 Emissions test of CTC5U chassis.

Photo #8 All three guns test very good.

Photo #9 Life test reduces filament voltage by 10% and no change in very good to excellent readings.

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