RCA CT-100 on ebay

[JCFitz]

http://cgi.ebay.com/RCA-CT-100-CT100...item41532d649c

That's a lot of moolah.Is an unrestored example worth that much?

[JB5pro]

That is incredible to see the filaments and perfect silver getters.This one should bring great attention and I suspect it may be worth the price if it is a good 15G

[JB5pro]

After reading a bit more of the ad I suspect it is in fact worth that price and likely more. It seems to be an incredible find to me. I hope someone here gets it. I wonder if one of those CT-100's ever worked after sitting for 30+ years without having new caps etc?

[holmesuser01]

The seller is coming to the east coast via I-40. This interstate runs about a mile and a half from my house... at I-26 interchange.

Maybe I can stall him long enough for some of you guys to get here and get the set?

Just an idea.

I sure hope that someone on VK actually gets the set. They seem to be jumping out of the woodwork these days.

Bruce

[Pete Deksnis]

I agree that this set probably has low operating hours; there is even strong evidence that the chassis was never removed by a servericer. I'd like to see the inside of the CRT connector; pin 13 will show evidence of HV if there was extensive use. Again, I suspect the seller is correct and this set is near virgin in terms of use. Of course, the cabinet shows decades of poor storage conditions. My guess is that this is a fairly early production set; I look for the seller to post the chassis serial number. There are too many weak spots in the components that RCA used in CT-100 production for this or ANY CTC2 chassis to work after five+ decades.

Thumbs up for that 15G!

Pete

[kx250rider]

I may know that set. I looked at one for sale in Torrance many years ago (seller's name "Alan"). If this is it, it was working at the time, but had some kind of intermittent short in the blue gun, or in the blue video output stage (would saturate & bloom in blue with retrace lines). I don't know what ever became of that set, or of indeed this is the same one. I'll be curious to learn though, if it comes to light. I recall the "Alan" set having been Vacu-Sealed, which would explain the good vacuum.

Charles

[Phil Nelson]

What's in that little book? Does anyone else have a copy?

Phil Nelson

[Pete Deksnis]

Originally Posted by Phil Nelson

What's in that little book?
Phil Nelson

Very little. It's a small user manual.

Pete

[ctc17]

I am the seller. I got this as part of an estate sale lot of sets. The set IS NOT from Torrance and has been stored for probably the past 50 years.

The emotions/internal conflicts involved with parting with this thing are heavy . The odds of winning the lottery are better than one of these in this condition ever falling into my hands again.

I read Phil Nelsons web page several times on his CT-100 restore. I came to the conclusion I just wont have the time to give this set the love it deserves for years. (not to mention the 40 other sets I have here)

My hope is I can find someone who can at least get that crt sealed up right away. I guess if it doesnt sell I will have to look into doing it myself. I know most collectors (myself included) would want to do all their own work.

I really dont think the crt has been touched. The dust is thick and even.

I would never attempt to use the forum to sell something but it would be ideal if a serious collector got it.

Here is a picture of the crt socket and whats in the folder. I think the chip occurred when I removed the socket, and I was super gentle.

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by ctc17

I am the seller. I got this as part of an estate sale lot of sets. The set IS NOT from Torrance and has been stored for probably the past 50 years.

The emotions/internal conflicts involved with parting with this thing are heavy . The odds of winning the lottery are better than one of these in this condition ever falling into my hands again.
...

That must be rough. I can only imagine.

It's nice that you have the literature that goes with it. And if you end up transporting it part way we all know it's in safe hands.

John

[JB5pro]

Maybe find the tiny black chips and super glue them back in the socket? Maybe nobody would care but I would. That set looks like one of the best one could every hope to find ever.

[jeyurkon]

Originally Posted by JB5pro

Maybe find the tiny black chips and super glue them back in the socket? Maybe nobody would care but I would. That set looks like one of the best one could every hope to find ever.

I dunno, those could have happened when it was released from the mold. If it happened when it was unplugged from the 15GP22, it probably would just happen again if they were glued back in.

John

[Pete Deksnis]

Originally Posted by ctc17

Here is a picture of the crt socket... I think the chip occurred when I removed the socket, and I was super gentle.

Clean as a whistle. No HV-based stress, which shows up on a black CRT socket as a grayish haze-like stain around the convergence connection, pin 13.

Pete

[JCFitz]

Originally Posted by JB5pro

After reading a bit more of the ad I suspect it is in fact worth that price and likely more. It seems to be an incredible find to me. I hope someone here gets it. I wonder if one of those CT-100's ever worked after sitting for 30+ years without having new caps etc?

It probably is.I hope though that I am not the only one on this forum that can't afford that price though.

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by ctc17

I would never attempt to use the forum to sell something but it would be ideal if a serious collector got it.

There's the Videokarma Classifieds http://www.videokarma.org/forumdisplay.php?f=60
which appears to be the proper place if your set doesn't sell on ebay..