Rca ctc-5

[DaveWM]

home depot snap on lids, 79c each.

It does indeed fit perfect, snaps right on with enough force to keep it in place but not so much as to stress anything. I just held the metal shield in place left the brass rivits in place, used an exacto blade to open up small holes where the rivits could then be pressed thru (the hole was small enough so I had to "work" the flattened part thru. after that I used the exacto to open up a center hole using the now installed shield center hole as a guide. 5 min tops.

[DaveWM]

is there some trick to adj the static convergence coils that are buried back in the chassis? Seems like a major PITA to get a micro screwdriver on them and the idea of going back and forth is a nightmare.

I am going to see if I can build a custom tool that allows you to slide over the screw holding the screw driver in place. Maybe just a bit of brass tubing slipped over the screwdriver would do the trick...

[DaveWM]

well that worked well enough, I had some stiff plastic tubing that makes a nice guide for the precision screw driver. I just need to make up two more (have to find a couple more precision drivers) and will leave them in place. the static looks good but the edges are way out of whack the V G/R is way off on both the right and left side, but seem more so on the right (facing screen). Anyway will proceed with the convergence before swapping the CRT into the good cabinet. I am wondering if I should attempt to swap the entire bezel with the CRT attached, as opposed to pulling all the stuff off and having to re do all the setup (assuming I can get it good on the current set).