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I have a RCA CTC 53A and need the schematic and ajustment notes
As odd as it is we still have analog tv that is broadcast on Ch 2 so I did pull the Admiral Deluxe 21 out of storage and sure enough I can watch the news an not pay a cable bill.
B&W is fine but now I want color and I have a CTC 53A in decent shape but need the diagram and adjustment notes The CRT has very good emission good horizontal deflection I can see that the vertical output circuit has bad linearity and may have some bad caps also no sound and a blank raster but can get good color test pattern and sound by injecting IF signal with a Sencore VA62 So far just checked and have around 268vdc to the tuner and also changed the 3HA5 I also know that these TVs can eat up a 24LQ6 and the Horiz. efficiency coil real quick. I never thought I would be restoring one of these, Maybe I'm not the collector snob I use to be. Mike |
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If this is the one I'm thinking of, there are 3 or 4 white caps with the black ring on one side in the vertical circuit. They go leaky. Have you tried cleaning the tuner. How does it act when you try to switch in the middle of channels? Have access to a VOM that can test capacitance? Could be some out of tolerance caps on the IF too I suppose.
I always do the wiggle test when in question wiggle the tubes around the IF section to see if you get any change while the TV is on usually wear gloves or use a wooden stick to perform this. Unfortunately I dont have a Sam's on that one.
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Actually now that I think about it, dont think it's an IF issue since you inject composite into 1st IF and looks good. Tuner issue..
Wiggle the 3HA5 and see if you get a signal. I've seen those sockets go bad.
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I had one and probably the service info, but sold it.
Since the IF is good and the tuner bad, try cleaning the channel contacts...I've seen them so dirty in some sets that an otherwise good tuner wouldn't pass anything... also check the wires to the tuner haven't snapped loose.
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Thanks I will try de ox on the tuner contacts and check for broken wires
I live I a world where I get the strangest fault causes my luck I could have a bad tube socket. Mike |
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Some people swear by wd40, some dont. It's been good to me for like 20 different tuners throughout the years. Try the deox first.
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That's the stuff I have. Seems to work great with potentiometers but never had luck with the tuners with it surprisingly.
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Isn't there really good sets around your place for free or very cheap? |
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