My New CTC11A

[snelson903]

is it still like xmas morning at hi-volt house !

[Phil Nelson]

Very nice. I love that stand! I had a black metal CTC-11 that played nicely after restoration.

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

I would plan to replace the electrolytics, bumblebees (if any) and also any "maroon drop" mylar caps. This is an easy set to recap. I would go ahead and do them now, rather than monkey around with onesies and twosies and and wonder why your TV doesn't work right.

Enjoy!

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

[DavGoodlin]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

Very nice. I love that stand! I had a black metal CTC-11 that played nicely after restoration.

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

I would plan to replace the electrolytics, bumblebees (if any) and also any "maroon drop" mylar caps. This is an easy set to recap. I would go ahead and do them now, rather than monkey around with onesies and twosies and and wonder why your TV doesn't work right.

Enjoy!

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

Such a sharp looking set for the early 60s!!! Tis a great privilege to work on an 11.

Good advice Phil. I need to do the same. Are the orange drops as bad as maroon?

My "low mileage" CTC11 last worked in 2008 (for Debates and the PBS election year documentaries) with no intervention other than a tube or two. But it started doing the wave so I "red-tagged" it. Flyback ran pretty cool with that big HV box

[Phil Nelson]

Depends on when they were made. New orange drops are great -- I use them in restoration all the time. Dipped mylar caps from the 1950s and 1960s are starting to show their age, though. If you look at my CTC-7 article, you'll see photos of it coming to life as more and more of them were replaced.

In addition to maroon, I have seen old mylars in blue and green.

Phil Nelson