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took a chance on this, http://providence.craigslist.org/atq/3805605699.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3Ka3Ge3...ad0eee1bfa.jpg

They wouldn't say much over the phone, it looks pretty complete, but picture tube is destroyed unfortunately. Does have a tube amp and radio though.

I'll be posting more pics tomorrow. If you've got any leads on a picture tube, u know one for sale for $10 and 3 miles from my house, lol, send me a pm

the crt was necked?

not familiar with the term. If u mean bashed in completely, then yes.

Necked means the neck(rear thinner part with the guns) is broken/cracked/hanging off. Sometimes it does not look like it from the front(phosphors blown off the screen in a circle)

Yep, it's necked then.

All is not lost if someone here has a good crt. It would be good practice for you or just good for parts. What model/chassis is it? CTC ?

it's still in the truck, i just got in. I'll check tomorrow

CRT looks fine in the picture. Did something happen to it since then?

Neck was crushed in when i got there. No knobs, no cord and no back cover. I'm just afraid tomorrow when i go over it in more detail. i'll find missing parts and what not.

It was crazy how the guy tells me it's his grandfathers set, then proceeds to tell me at the very end, this was left over by a tv repair place.

That is one nice looking set. I'm kind of partial to roundie combo units, though I do have a CTC17X rectangular combo I'm working on. Definitely worth trying to find a CRT for. Nice score!

It looks like a CTC15.
Is it an all tube stereo? :thmbsp:

From the 1964 RCA Catalogue
"The Antoinette" 14-H-96-M
The inimitable charm of French Provincial styling is exemplified in the elegant home
entertainment center. Enjoy unsurpassed natural color on the RCA High Fidelity Color Tube. . . thrilling six-speaker Total Sound Stereo (two 12", four 3 1/2"). . . Dual Channel Amplifier with maximum music power of 20 watts (8 watts EIA standard). . .
precision Studiomatic record changer. . . Deluxe 9-tube FM-AM Radio with built-in FM Stereo. In Antiqued Parchment White finish or Antiqued Fruitwood Cherry veneers and selected hardwoods. H-30 1/2", W-61 1/2", D-26 5/8".

all tube, that was the deciding factor in taking the plunge including the waste crt.

Looks like there might be a separate mts stereo thing as well.

No mts stereo in the 60's. That is the MPX decoder for FM stereo

yeah what u said.

Had a neighbor once with that EXACT model in clean condition. A true beauty. :p
In '79, I did the usual tube tests-replaced any weak or shorted, record changer clean/lube, pots-switch-tuner cleanings, filament wires to 6GU7s and the solder connections and she used it for 4-5 years. I was so thrilled to see a roundy be a daily driver, so I did the full razzle-dazzle on it. IIRC she put more hours on the HiFi than TV. It was a CTC15

At her funeral last year I asked her daughter what became of it....no luck...gone :(

Always more room for a cherry piece like that, Really hope you get it Steve!

I feel like we're playing who's on first. Who's steve?

I bought the set, it's in the back of my truck until i can get some help and unload.

I'm Joe btw.

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Hi Joe I can help with a crt

will send a pm. where are u, east coast?

No mts stereo today either. Now that analog TV broadcasting no longer exists. :sigh: (except for a few LP stations?)

I got my work cut out for me

http://paintforcars.com/Merchant2/im...06011138_1.jpg

http://paintforcars.com/Merchant2/im...to06011136.jpg

It's a ctc-16, easy to work on. Pretty reliable as long as the fly is good. Can you get a pic of that fly?

Except for the necked tube, the set looks like it's in pretty good shape. Great score!

dat's the flyback


http://paintforcars.com/Merchant2/im...to06032126.jpg

Fly looks pretty good. doesn't look like a 16 fly. Can you read the ctc # on the back?

ctc 15

That makes more sense. Could not read the ctc # very well in that pic

what's the story on a ctc15? Good chassis if your flyback is ok? I'm going to recap it. what should i be looking for?

It's just that flybacks are hard(but not impossible) to get so having a good one is a benefit. The chassis itself is pretty decent. I would wait until you have a pic tube and see if at least you can get a raster before you spend a bunch of time and money on it

well the picture tube arrived today, have been battling bronchitis and the flu for almost the last three weeks, so have not been doing much of anything other than resting. I think i'm starting to turn the corner. Hopefully by next week, i'll feel well enough to jump back on these sets.

The tv might not work with that glass thing broken off like that...

little squirrel boy told a joke, how cute.

yup......

yeah, that was a real knee slapper. I couldn't stop laughing.

Love keepin' ya entertained.....

Joe,

The convergence assembly in the pic hanging to the left of the broken neck... use some TLC with that. Those assemblies can sometimes be quite brittle and break. Also, considering the missing part of the neck, do you see the centering rings in there somewhere? There should be two rings with little tabs on a plastic piece that fit over the neck.

CTC-15's are typically pretty easy to work on. The worst part is installing all of those damn electrolytics... whether you're going to restuff the original cans, or just tuck new replacements under (and over) the chassis somewhere.

There are several threads in this forum regarding CTC-15's. It would be worth your time to read over some of them.

Good luck with your set.

You will also need to find the blue lateral convergence magnet to get static convergence to work.

Yep, forgot about that one. If it didn't get ripped away, it should also be hanging by a blue wire that is typically soldered or clipped to the convergence board.

can u post a picture of what i am looking for?

Sorry... no can do at the moment. I am on board ship heading into Puget Sound... far, far away from my sets. Won't be home again till September. I looked in my laptop, but don't have a good enough shot of the back of a color tube where all the goodies mount up.

The magnet is typically the last thing on a roundie tube... usually held on with a spring, and there is a ground wire on the spring bracket that connects to the chassis of the convergence board above.

I'm sure someone else here can snap a quick pic of what you need to look for. :yes: