Finally joined the club! (CTC-9 content)

[zenithfan1]

WOW! Looks like it's gonna be an easy one. It seems the caps hold up well in CTC9s, I've seen a few now that still work with no smoke.
I'm very glad this is working out well for you. It's a great first roundie, that's for sure. I was thinking when I was debating getting it, this one hasn't seen much use and the number of original tubes are proof. How do the the boards look? BTW, you are very welcome for the heads up. I'm just glad it went to a good home, not a fishtanker

[miniman82]

Originally Posted by zenithfan1

WOW! Looks like it's gonna be an easy one. It seems the caps hold up well in CTC9s, I've seen a few now that still work with no smoke.

K, I lied- can't sleep just yet.

I didn't pull the chassis obviously, but the only thing I saw from the tops of the boards was poly caps (brown drops?). I assume there's at least a few nasty (PIO) ones lurking 'under the hood'? Other than that, all I could see was the can caps. They were not showing any signs of distress, but they will be replaced as a safety precaution.

How do the the boards look?

Clean! The whole set, actually. Only nasty thing in the entire set is some wires that have some sort of sticky film on them, and I can definitely deal with that. I think you were right on the money BTW, this set could not have been owned by a smoker- it's too clean inside.

BTW, you are very welcome for the heads up . I'm just glad it went to a good home, not a fishtanker

hehe, me too.


Now for the bad news: the volume control is shot, stuck at slightly less than mid level. Pulled the audio output (6AQ5), to save sanity in the meantime. I hooked it up to the cable box to try and get a picture, but nothing- tuner appears to be dead, but it may just be a dud tube somewhere in the strip or whatever. Vertical control is a bit wonkey too, one direction intermittently causes a loss of vertical deflection about 2/3rds of the way into rotation. Other than that and some jacked up plastic knobs, which I'm sure I'll come across at some point, it appears I have a winnah!

Thanks, jr and jp. It's been a long time coming.

And now, I SLEEP.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by miniman82

Clean! The whole set, actually. Only nasty thing in the entire set is some wires that have some sort of sticky film on them, and I can definitely deal with that.

That sticky goo is probably the plasticizers separating from the rest of the insulation. And the wire insulation will eventually get brittle. It'd be a PITA to have to change out all the wire, though. You probably don't have to worry about it for a few decades... Not sure if you can just wipe it off and call it done.

That stuff can also corrode the untinned copper inside the insulation. You've probably seen old line cords oozing green jel, that's copper oxide and some other yucky stuff.