Nice 10 or 11? on eBay
 

Priced too high but he has a Make Offer on it.

http://cgi.ebay.com/RCA-Victor-Color...d=p3286.c0.m14

I don't see a channel selector knob. How do you change channels manually?

Choose one:

A. Lift up a little panel in front of channel indicator.

B. You don't.

Just curious.

Phil

That decimal needs to be moved to the left somewhat...

Phil - the bar under the channel indicator activates a motor which flips the channels up until it finds one with a signal. At least that's how my CTC-11 works.

Wow... that's a cool set... and it's a remote control set! But yes, seems that guy started his opening big way too high. Perhaps it uses a 30FBP22??? :yikes:

You don't. If the motor pooches out, you're stuck. Doug has one of these models displayed on his Youtube channel.

It's much purdier in person, and HEAVY. I love that set.......I have the goal of owning one someday. Another Ak/Vk member offered me one but I have to get to Cleveland to get it. Hmmmm...Maybe I'll contact him and see if he would work with me to get it shipped via U-Ship.

Which "him", the Ak/Vk member in Cleveland? If so, I might be tempted to make an offer on the ebay one.

If I do I'll have to convert my bedroom into a TV room and start sleeping in a tent in the backyard. The coyotes, raccoons, skunks, possums, and neighborhood cats might make it hard to sleep though.

John

Park it on channel 3 or 4 and set the converter box to that channel and never touch it again... :D

Hi,
I have the exact same one, it is a ctc 10 with an FBP in it. it did have the bearing of the channel selector broken but glued it back with super glue and working fine ever since although not changing the channel too often, only to give it some movement. Very heavy but a beautiful piece. Lately it started having some hor sync stability probs but still watchable. great set for a collector

I just can't believe how close it is, I hate the price though.

Does the -10 use the dual diodes in the horiz circuit, like the CTC-11? On my -11 I was having trouble with a very touchy horiz hold, and eventually it wouldn't sync at all. New diodes (I think I had a NOS dual) fixed it right up.

I own a CTC10 Remote, early american maple and it is like the day it came off the line at RCA. I paid $50 for it. Has the original 21cyp and it tests like new.

I made this guy an offer of $100 and he turned it down. He is delusional if he thinks he is going to get big bucks for it.

I think I paid 50 dollars for mine from craigslist. I recapped it and it worked fine for many hours then, I heard a little spark in it and since that, it has that sync problem. Thanks for the advice, I will check the diodes

I made a fair offer, no where near what he wants but we'll see what happens. And yet another seller thinks they have pure gold....sigh.... Why can't I find something like this at an estate sale??

I paid 200 for mine (most I ever paid for any set) a couple years ago, but I don't feel like I overpaid. This set is unusual in that the remote actually physically turns not only the channel but also the volume, tint, and color controls.

Here's somebody selling the remote that goes with this set: http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-RCA-VICT...#ht_1728wt_972

He still hasn't rejected my offer, I hope he takes it as I would love to have a remote 10. I noticed the top has a spot that is marred and one handle is missing a piece. It looks pretty good though.

I LOVE that set :drool:

He doesn't have to reject it, he already let it expire.

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.d...m=320427318927

He's probably not in a hurry anyway, the listing runs for another 22+ days.

As a side note, he has not replied to questions about the set that I asked him several days ago.

I'm keeping an eye on it but I think this guy's a flake. He don't answer my questions either.

This did it, I replaced the diodes and it works fine now. I never knew diodes could go weak for a while before failing. It did have a very touchy sync and then, nothing at all. We learn everyday. Thanks for the tip