CTC-5 Wingate Resto Thread

[miniman82]

This is the set I picked up today in Skokie. It's in pretty good shape, but the chassis needs a lot of attention. More than half the tubes are Westinghouse brand, so it' sseen it's fair shape of use. CRT tests good, it's the original 21AXP22A dated 22nd week of 1956.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Very nice. Any chance the previous owner still had the missing cabinet hardware? At any rate it shouldn't be to difficult to find some matching door pulls for that vintage.

[mstaton]

is it a "super" or "deluxe"?

[Komet]

Nice set!! Aaah, I'm envious, I want to live in the US

[Steve D.]

To answer the above post. This set has the Deluxe chassis and was the most expensive CTC-5 model RCA offered.

Nick,

Very nice score. Figured you would have to rent a truck or van to transport. Having a good 21AX is a real plus. I see the door pulls in the original Wingate photo posted on the VK classified post. I guess you removed them? Just a tip. Be sure the pencil box door is closed before you close the cabinet doors. I'll look forward to your restoration progress.

-Steve D.

[Sandy G]

Ah HATE Yew !! -Yosemite Sam, Esq. (grin) Oh, man, sittin' here DROOLIN'....Very Purdy !!

[zenith2134]

Double thumbs up.

[miniman82]

Yes, I had to remove the door pulls when I moved it. They are sitting right here, in a plastic bag along with the HV cage cover.

[kvflyer]

Originally Posted by miniman82

Yes, I had to remove the door pulls when I moved it. They are sitting right here, in a plastic bag along with the HV cage cover.

Certainly beats getting the pulls broken and damaging "things along the way" such as car interiors, walls, and legs (human that is ) Not much more disappointing than having an item that is almost complete and missing those items that are often gone or broken; knobs, pulls, HV cages and backs...

[zenir]

does ne1 have the contrast mod as pdf for ctc5?

[miniman82]

Obligatory chassis shot: CTC-5AA



This one is odd; there are some caps with leads clipped for no reason, jumpers placed around peaking coils, and other strange 'mods' I can't explain. First order of business is of course a recap, so off I go to the interwebs to search for the multitudes of caps I will need. After that all the tubes need testing, and there is much cleaning to do inside the cabinet.

[zenith2134]

looks like I have a bunch of era-correct tv tubes that would fit this. RCA, Olympic, Sylvania, etc. let me know if you are having trouble finding any.

[bgadow]

I might have it somewhere saved on the computer; I don't think I ever saved it as a pdf.

[Phil Nelson]

Good for hours of fun

I'm usually not wild about that "early American" style of furniture -- grew up in a house with way too much of it -- but I would make an exception for that TV.

Phil Nelson

[ChrisW6ATV]

Thank you for posting that, Bryan.