Before Convergence Adjustments

[Phil Nelson]

Also be prepared to degauss the set again if you move it to another place after doing the final setup & convergence.

This article describes some of my adventures in learning how to converge my first CTC-11:

http://antiqueradio.org/RCACTC-11Television.htm

If you're lucky, you will not need to do so many repairs along the way.

The Pict-O-Guide is well written and very informative, but I followed the Sams convergence instructions and (eventually!) got good results. There's no shame in repeating a procedure; it may take a while to get the hang of what various adjusters actually do. And, as already mentioned, you may need to accept some little compromises in the end.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[VA561]

Making the static and dynamic convergence adjustments on a vintage color tv can be very difficult for someone like me who tends to be a perfectionist. I guess there just has to be compromise. As someone said in an earlier post, there is no such thing as a "perfect" convergence with every corner lined up just righr. I guess with these old sets you just have to do the best that you can. I find that it helps sometimes if I just stop what I am doing and come back and try again the next day.

[old_coot88]

Originally Posted by VA561

Making the static and dynamic convergence adjustments on a vintage color tv can be very difficult for someone like me who tends to be a perfectionist. I guess there just has to be compromise. As someone said in an earlier post, there is no such thing as a "perfect" convergence with every corner lined up just righr. I guess with these old sets you just have to do the best that you can. I find that it helps sometimes if I just stop what I am doing and come back and try again the next day.

Having been in the sales & service end back in the day, I can vouch that even brand new, convergence around the edges was always a compromise.