[Steve D.]

Hey Charlie,

Good questions. I guess I run my CT-100 every couple of months for 30-40 min. or so. Like my friend Steve K. I last ran it for the Rose Parade. As to fiddling with the controls, you bet. I usually let the beast warm up for 15 min or so. Then set brightness, contrast with the color control turned off. Then increase color and adjust hue for best flesh tones. Occasionally, after sitting for a while, dust settles in the chassis and upon powering up, a loud electric "snap" sound will come from some place inside the cabinet. This always makes me jump. The best part of owning this set is turning it on for visitors who marvel at the small screen color picture housed in the huge cabinet. And, that people actually purchased these things at all. Off screen images are posted on my web site.

-Steve D.