Hello-
I bought RCA CT-100 number B1111566 in May 2011 from its former owner, who had owned it at least since 1989 and had had it restored and working about that time. I intend to restore it again as time and money allow, and I will post progress here. You can read the earlier details about the set in this topic:
http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=251001
I am going to make a numbered list of the items that need attention during the process, starting with the known issues I want to fix and adding others later as I find them, or as I solve bigger problems and let smaller ones get added. The description of the set when I got it was, the sound is working but it has no raster, and there is arcing in the HV cage. I plan to connect the chassis to my Sylvania CK3000 test jig for servicing.
Known initial issues:
1) Missing cabinet back.
2) HV cage cover missing (a replacement was installed but it has fewer ventilation holes than the original).
3) Four control panel knobs missing, replaced by other knobs.
4) Focus rectifier replaced by solid-state diode.
Other issues will be added to the list once I remove the chassis and evaluate it in the next few days. This is a joy to be able to work on this piece of American history. Despite 30 years in the video display repair industry, I feel like the teenage boy in the movie Sixteen Candles when he is in the driver's seat next to a cute girl, and his friend says "now, this is a ROLLS ROYCE..."