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RCA CTC-4 back cover reproduction
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Last year, I picked up a CTC-4 that was missing its back cover (and had a broken CRT neck), and I just recently decided to make a replacement back for it, before installing a replacement CRT. Bob (ohohyodafarted here on Videokarma) had one made for his Hallicrafters CTC-4 "clone" set as described here, at a CNC shop: http://antiquetvguy.com/WebPages/The...-21CK801M.html A professional reproduction like that is out of my budget at the moment, but with hardboard panels available for $8 that are big enough for four backs, I figured I would try making my own, and in the process get all of the measurements needed to get quotes from local CNC shops or owners myself. I made my measurements from a combination of my own CTC-4, Bob's pictures, and Phil Nelson's pictures on his site: http://antiqueradio.org/RCACTC-4ColorTelevision.htm Below is a picture of the result; it is not perfect, but good enough to use until I get a machine-cut one made. More details are available here: http://70.36.238.5/ctc4back/ Regarding commercial fabrication by a CNC shop, I remember reading of at least one other CTC-4 owner needing a back, so maybe I should find out if several can be made at a cost savings compared to just one or two. The one change I made from my measurements (which are only educated guesses, without access to an original) is to increase the height of the back panel from 23-3/4" to 24 inches, because my set's bottom-edge screw holes were made into the edge of the plywood platform that holds the chassis, and they are not very secure as shown in the other picture below. Adding a quarter-inch allows the screws to be put into the solid wood strip on the bottom edge as they are on the top edge. I would appreciate any comments on this work, or my plans to get cost quotes. Once I transfer my hand-made measurements to some electronic form (whether just a graphic image or a CAD file of some sort), I will be happy to share them with others here.
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Damn....that looks really good! I have a CTC-5 Chandler that is also missing the back cover. Great inspiration for me to do one myself
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Super job Chris.
Some years ago I had a request from the new owner of a backless RCA CTC-5 Wingate to supply measurements from my CTC-5 back cover on my Wingate model as well as supply photos for him. I thought sending measurements would not be error free. So I removed my set's back and traced it on a large piece of butcher paper. This included all cut outs, retaining screw holes and about 20 of the vent holes. I the rolled up the paper and slipped it into a tube mailer along w/the photos and sent it along. This proved to be far more accurate than measurements alone. I also added measurements for the bump-out. Just an alternate method for a template. -Steve D.
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Thanks for the nice comments, hi_volt and Steve.
I also have a CTC-5, with its back, and I confirmed or chose some of my measurements from it (such as the hole pattern spacing, which matches the CTC-4). It is interesting that the CTC-5 CRT box is a tall rectangle versus the square one on the CTC-4s. Some versions of the '5 must have their CRTs in a different position relative to the chassis and back, I can only guess.
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Fine Job Chris! Looks as good as the ones I paid big bucks to have CNC'd.
YOu might want to try using the styrene plastic modeling sheets for making the bumpout like I made. IN hard plastic, they are a lot more durable than the cheesy cardboard that RCA used. Easily painted with spray paint to approximate the dark chocolate color of the RCA bump out. Very nice job Chris!
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Thanks, Bob. I do like how your CRT box came out; I will look for that material here.
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