Vermont 1960 CTC-10 Find

[Sandy G]

Welcome to AK ! And you're not speeding to the set's location, right now, to plead w/the owner ?!? Good gravy, man, what's wrong w/you? A genuine, vintage 1960 color set ?!? They make Hen's Teeth look abundant by comparison....

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Welcome to AK ! And you're not speeding to the set's location, right now, to plead w/the owner ?!? ...

THANKS for the warm welcome everyone

Normally I might very well have called about this set anxiously, but in this case nothing has moved in this particular basement for twenty years at least. I have a feeling the landlord bought the junk in the basement with the building and knows only vaguely what's there and likely cares less. BUT I don't want to appear too eager and there seems little need to do so. I also won't dawdle too long either as I can make the room here and would just have to leave some room in the van I bring there for service anyway.

So these flybacks don't catch fire though, right? I remember well our 1969 Zenith color set smoking up in '71.

And by filters you mean all the electrolytics, right? Should I change the main filters before applying power, or just Variac it up slowly?

Thanks again,
John H.
Hinesburg, VT

[bre's dad]

Originally Posted by Hagstar

So these flybacks don't catch fire though, right? I remember well our 1969 Zenith color set smoking up in '71.

I remember we had a mid-late 60's RCA console set my dad drug home when he worked at the old RCA plant in Bloomington. He had the back off of it about as much as we watched it. One day, smoke started bellowing out the back and burst into flames. It was replaced with a Zeinith later that day (or a day or two later.) Flyback? I dunno. I wanted to get some marsh mellows...

[bre's dad]

Are there any more desireable 60's color roundies to look for, are is it 'grab one when you find one'? I put another post up asking but no responses yet.