CTC-7 is coming MY way!

[holmesuser01]

First pictures. Not very good. It's a CTC-7D with the UHF tuner!

The focus pin on the 21CYP22 is tarnished along with the connector in the socket. Any good ideas on cleaning and tightening this socket? Loss of focus could be what killed this set! Just looking it over for now. Not ready to test... It's TOO HOT!! :

Looks so far to have all the original tubes. They are orange label RCA's with a white label RCA 6AQ5 audio output. Even the damper and Hz output are originals.

I like the twin 5U4GB's. I've never had a TV with rectifiers in the transformer!!!

The 2nd picture shows some repair on the horizontal oscillator board. So far, thats what I see of previous work.

This set looks alot like my CTC-10C. I wonder if the ground stakes are mucked up on this chassis?

There is evidence of mouse droppings, but there is no smell.

I can see daylight through the large speaker. That can't be good!

Here you go.

[stromberg6]

Happy to see another CTC-7 saved!! I hope to start on my blond Anderson CTC-7B after I do the CTC-5 blond Whitby, and the DeLuxe B/W RCA in the works now. I wish you only the best with your CTC-7!!

[holmesuser01]

Originally Posted by stromberg6

Happy to see another CTC-7 saved!! I hope to start on my blond Anderson CTC-7B after I do the CTC-5 blond Whitby, and the DeLuxe B/W RCA in the works now. I wish you only the best with your CTC-7!!

Thanks.

The sun is starting to sink belows the mountains to the west. When it gets dark, I'll get out there with the variac, meter, and the LED light!

That metal back is in good condition.

I think this is the OEM CRT too. Maybe it wasn't played very hard.

The top of the set will need some attention. That comes later.

First, THE VACUUMING!!

[Kevin Kuehn]

That's a very attractive cabinet. Looks a little like the Anderson, only yours has real wood veneer instead of that yucky peeling photo finish. Pretty early model with those dual 5U4's. The latter versions had solid state diodes.
Nice score.

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by holmesuser01

I can see daylight through the large speaker. That can't be good!

If it's just a tear or a hole poked through the speaker cone, those can be patched with tea bag paper and service cement (or fabric glue).

Phil Nelson

[holmesuser01]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

If it's just a tear or a hole poked through the speaker cone, those can be patched with tea bag paper and service cement (or fabric glue).

Phil Nelson

I'll let it be for now. I'll take out the speaker when I get some of the capacitors ordered.

[stromberg6]

Also be sure to check the high value resistors. I had vertical issues with my 7, and a couple of the resistors were way out of spec.