Here is the '61 CTC11 Wakely from Racine WI

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Here is the CTC11 Wakely set that I picked up last summer in Racine WI. Since I have two 11 sets I figured I'd work on them both at the same time. I'm working on recapping the one from MN right now. Anyways, I recapped this one over a short vacation I took from work. Restuffed all the cans, I used the cut them off the chassis method this time, that was a big time saver for sure. I put them back together with J-B weld. I managed to recap the entire set and do the cans in 8 hours. I replaced every brown drop on the chassis. Doing that made the vertical work much better than it did with the brown caps. I may have to check a resistor or two related to the linearity though, I can get it really close but I think it can be better. I powered it up that afternoon, and was greeted with the same
black screen it had when it died a few months ago. (Yeah, I ran it on original parts until it died, sue me ) This time I heard the crackle of HV though so I thought yay! It was only the fact that so many controls were in random positions from cleaning them. I was able to get a nicely converged picture and much better focus. The focus was always soft before. The only issues I'm having with it are the width seems a little short and the chroma has a soft bar of incorrect tint rolling upward all the time. The HOT is on the older side though, I should change it. That may help width. As for the color issue, it can be reduced by turning the Horiz. to the left almost to where it unlocks. The bars never really disappear though. This is what it was doing before the recap, it also still has a bit of dot crawl. It's getting much better but I have to track down all this stuff. I really need go dig out my RCA manual so I can properly check all my voltages, current and resistance readings. The cabinet is another story, I'll concentrate on that after the chassis is all good. Before applying veneer I plan to try and save the original with an artist brush, some paints, lacquer, time and a prayer. If it turns out like crap I won't feel as bad for gluing new stuff over it. It would most likley look the best with veneer but I'd rather it be original if at all possible. Either way, it's going to look nice.
Here are the pics of it, sorry there's so many.
This is what I started with.....yes, that is how I used it (or abused it)



I was able to find some new HV socket cups, I changed them in both 11's




I was able to remove all the cadmium crap off, this pic shows a little still there.

Kinda reminds me of a CTC4 with the top off.

Obligatory nighttime tube shot

Finally a damn screen shot.