Motorola 16CK1 restoration complete

[Dave S]

Originally Posted by Robert Grant

What is that chalky substance that gets on (and, it seems to me, into) Motorola knobs, and how do you clear it out?

That's been discussed here and elsewhere. It's the plastic decomposing. Just polish it off, although it will probably recur. (It's not mold as some may tell you, so don't bother trying to kill it!)

[Tomcomm]

Somehow I missed this thread on your 15in Motorola untill now. I guess I was distracted by my 21CT55's demise. It ranks right in there along with your 21CT55. I knew you were working on one, glad it turned out soooo good! I was really impressed with your last color bar screen shot. The colors are so vivid and the red is the purest I’ve ever seen. Maybe all the hype about the original phosfers is true? Does your 21CT55 with the 21AXP22 have the same reds and greens, they must be side by side upstairs by now. I’d like to see the color bars on both sets using the same camera settings. That ought to prove if they used the same phosphers........Tom

[ohohyodafarted]

Hi Tom,

Yes, both sets are side by side in the livingroom now. In a side by side comparison, I can tell the two sets are nto set up the same. Because of that issue it is hard to make a phosphor comparison. The Moto is leaning toward the green and the CT55 is leaning toward the red.

I would tinker but my living room is very tiny and I have barely enough room to place the sets, let alone move them into a position to work on them. So I think for now at least, I am going to just let them as is. If I get time I will post a side by side photo of the two sets, with color bars adjusted to as identical as possible, so you can see the very aparent color mis-alignment.

Bob

[Tomcomm]

Originally Posted by ohohyodafarted

Hi Tom,

Yes, both sets are side by side in the livingroom now. In a side by side comparison, I can tell the two sets are nto set up the same. Because of that issue it is hard to make a phosphor comparison. The Moto is leaning toward the green and the CT55 is leaning toward the red.

I would tinker but my living room is very tiny and I have barely enough room to place the sets, let alone move them into a position to work on them. So I think for now at least, I am going to just let them as is. If I get time I will post a side by side photo of the two sets, with color bars adjusted to as identical as possible, so you can see the very aparent color mis-alignment.

Bob

Hmmm. Is the MOTO a narrowband R-Y, B-Y or a wideband I-Y, Q-Y like the 21CT55? Looking forward to the comparison photos. Shouldn't effect the saturated colors when judging the phosphers though?
Tom