CTC-20C for the record

[marty59]

I can understand what you are saying about the RCA. I have a CTC-16E that I've had since the mid-late seventies that has a good picture with vibrant color. During my tech school days it was the "house set" and it would impress whoever came in the door. Plus, knowing a thing or two about setting up a receiver didn't hurt either!

I did a side by side comparision with it and a Zenith 24MC32 that I had at the time. The RCA did seem to have the edge with color being more vibrant whereas the Zenith video was a little sharper, detailed.

But dang...They both looked great even next to each other that you wouldn't have walked away from either one!

As for that Flyback on the CTC-20, with some good flowable silicone and the fly removed and on it's side, I'd pour some of that through and save it before it would get any worse. I've had good results with Permatex Windshield and Glass Sealer. The stuff is super flowable to get in-between the windings and won't burn your eyes and nose. I did my Predicta with it.

Speaking of silicones, is it the acetates that are so strong smelling and irritating?