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09-17-2012, 12:34 PM
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Very nice. I love that stand! I had a black metal CTC-11 that played nicely after restoration.
http://antiqueradio.org/RCACTC-11ATelevision.htm I would plan to replace the electrolytics, bumblebees (if any) and also any "maroon drop" mylar caps. This is an easy set to recap. I would go ahead and do them now, rather than monkey around with onesies and twosies and and wonder why your TV doesn't work right. Enjoy! Phil Nelson Phil's Old Radios http://antiqueradio.org/index.html 
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09-17-2012, 03:28 PM
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 Tis a great privilege to work on an 11. Good advice Phil. I need to do the same. Are the orange drops as bad as maroon? My "low mileage" CTC11 last worked in 2008 (for Debates and the PBS election year documentaries) with no intervention other than a tube or two. But it started doing the wave so I "red-tagged" it. Flyback ran pretty cool with that big HV box
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09-17-2012, 04:07 PM
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Depends on when they were made. New orange drops are great -- I use them in restoration all the time. Dipped mylar caps from the 1950s and 1960s are starting to show their age, though. If you look at my CTC-7 article, you'll see photos of it coming to life as more and more of them were replaced.
In addition to maroon, I have seen old mylars in blue and green. Phil Nelson
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09-18-2012, 08:07 AM
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Phil, Recalling that CTC7 article was what sparked my question so to speak. I am planning a total recap on my CTC11 Wakely based on your results. No telling how good it could be!
30 yrs ago, I was desoldering orange and maroon caps from all the junked CTC24s, 31s, 38s chassis that I had in my "garden". I transplanted them into many a 50s-era RCA or Philco with great results. Despite initial quality, I guess age gets everything in the end.
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