early RCA color set on Ebay - Videokarma.org TV - Video

polaraman · #1 05-15-2005, 08:45 PM

I guess the west coasters will have a go at this one. Too far for polaraman to drive and pick up.

Good luck to all of you.

polaraman

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...179316050&rd=1

nasadowsk · #2 05-15-2005, 11:10 PM

*yawn* a 10?

Hehehe, after you've got a 7, 10s and 11s don't seem so 'early'

(Still want a 4!)

Jonathan · #3 05-16-2005, 12:43 AM

Ahh crap! Local pickup only.... I wonder if this seller will give in and ship it for me...

#4 05-16-2005, 12:56 AM

Picture and reliability-wise, how do these earlier sets compare to say a 16? That's such a strange photo, it appears to be a table top model......could that be correct? I thought that at such an early date all color sets would be a floor model sort of affair.

Anthony

David Roper · #5 05-16-2005, 02:13 AM

Heckfire, one of the CTC-4's in 1955 was a table model. This one is a CTC-9. Lotsa table models in the years in between. 'Course they all sat on big tables!

David Roper · #6 05-16-2005, 02:16 AM

Here, Feast your eyes!

frenchy · #7 05-16-2005, 02:47 AM

he includes measurements of the legs so sounds like it is not a tabletop model, maybe it just has the little pointy legs or something, or a separate stand. Asked him to send me pics.

#8 05-16-2005, 03:09 AM

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Originally Posted by frenchy

he includes measurements of the legs so sounds like it is not a tabletop model, maybe it just has the little pointy legs or something, or a separate stand. Asked him to send me pics.

I believe that a lot of sets that had legs, all could be removed (at the very least for shipping, and perhaps to allow you to place it on a table or stand on it's own).

Just sent the seller an e-mail asking about the remote, if it was so equipped and if he still has it. We'll see.

Anthony (am considering bidding on this unless someone else wants it)

RetroHacker · #9 05-16-2005, 05:00 AM

As much as I want a roundie, I don't think this one's going to be within reach. It's on the wrong end of the country... Hope another AK'er can get it though!

-Ian

#10 05-16-2005, 03:01 AM

Thanks for that link....forgot to check that site! Looks to be the Abbott model (does this keep baaaaaad boys in check?)

Here's a pic I swiped from that site, this is a remote controlled set or at least it was an option. I zoomed in on the picture on the screen and am pretty sure that's Perry Como and quite possibly Jack Gilford on the left (famous for his 60's Cracker Jack commercials).

Anthony

frenchy · #11 05-17-2005, 05:59 PM

Added factors on late 50s and early 60's color sets were:
- Lousy regulation, leading to horrible blooming if you tried turning the brightness up too high, or picture might look fine on a brightness setting, then boom, real bright scene comes on and blooms like crazy and you have to crank it down a little.
- not the best retrace line suppression, compared to modern sets where it's unheard of to see retrace lines no matter the setting.
So even if a tube back then was capable of being brighter, you couldn't just crank it up without running into consequences due to limitations of the chassis, separate from the crt itself...Frenchy

andy · #12 05-17-2005, 09:00 PM

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frenchy · #13 05-22-2005, 01:00 PM

Ok, so did anybody here get it? I bid a little on it but 280 was a tad steep, besides I don't have a place to put it! : ( But it would be a nice sized set (not a wide console) and with those cool little legs.

Jonathan · #14 05-22-2005, 02:39 PM

I am proud to say I am the winner of the auction. I'm not to proud about the fact I'll be in the hole a considerable amount, but this week is pay week. I really wanted this set. I apologize to everyone who really wanted it, but I guess if they did really want it they would have bid higher than me. This set will definately be in a good home and will be well taken care and restored. It's not a CT-100, but it's close. Probably the closest I'll ever get to a CT-100 or an RCA prewar set (like the TT-5). Just as with all of my other restoration projects, I am going to document the whole restoration process on my site when I get enough time to write it. My progress on the Air King A1000 (RCA 8TS30 clone) is all in the RCA 630TS flyback thread. I hope the new guys who want to collect and restore vintage electronics could learn something by reading my posts, as I am learning a great deal. Thanks for all the help, guys. It's greatly appreciated!

frenchy · #15 05-22-2005, 08:17 PM

Cool, hope that pic tube is good. My CTC-5's picture was horribly dim and fuzzy (barely visible even in the dark in fact) when I bought it but with the recap and a handful of tubes it came back to life, so chances are yours will do the same (as long as all three filaments are lighting of course). Actually you should not be stupid like I was and plug it in before the recap... but I couldn't help myself : () ...Frenchy