My CTC9 made it! :)

[Jonathan]

Well guys,

I'm glad to say that my CTC9 "Abbott" made it, $280, plus $462 freight later. It was worth every penny. The set looks as if it was someone exposed to moisture, as there is rust on the chassis frame and some sort of coating on the outer cone of the picture tube is cracking and flaking away. It was stored in a shed for 30 years in LA weather. It honestly is a beautiful set though. It looks like an Abbott more than the blonder Felton. For the life of me I can't find the damn power switch/volume control, where is it?

Instead of trying to turn it on, I pulled out the chassis and got a good look at everything. Inside, everything is intact and clean, and the wires are in good condition. I removed the HV cage and the flyback looks quite healthy, as well as everything else in it.

After working on this set for a while, I realize hoe dangerous these early color sets really are. Not only do you have up to 21kV anode voltages, you have 5000lbs of atmasphere pushing down on all directions on the 21CYP22A CRT. I am taking extra care around the CRT so not only don't I die, but I still have a good CRT. BTW, do 21CYP22A tubes go bad in any way?

Also, the capacitors. Does this set contain mostly molded paper capacitors? They are reddish brown, with typical markings of a paper cap, but have a short vertical line on one end? Does this indicate the foil side? Most paper capacitors have a verical line that goes around the foil side of the capacitor body, but in this case, these are paper?

For now, I'm going to order a photofact and do some more research before I stick my soldering gun into the chassis and damage something.

Thanks.

Jonathan