Hi all-I have posted before regarding my RCA Colortrak 2000. I have two of them, but one made in June 1988 after GE sold to Thompson, has the most connections , with a SCART. Reading this thread, I noticed Gunslinger(fyi, I had a friend whose name is Ensminger, and we called him Gunslinger in our pre/post teens years, lol)...mentioned this: "One of the biggest problems was solder connections around the IF chip, coils in the IF sections, solder connections at the small power supply board diodes, and the driver to horizontal driver."
My June 1988 RCA (and I haven't taken it apart to get the CTC number, sorry) will intermittently, occasionally, just shut off for a couple seconds and then come back on. I know it's a solder connection, or I think that's what it is. My knowledge of tv is nearly nil, but I have some exposure to electronics being that I built a Heathkit walkie -talkie at age 13. Not a tv, but still - I am not shy to dig in and solder something. With high voltages and knowing a little about death is near, unless one discharges volts waiting to kill you, I'm still reluctant to open it up and look at a board that may have a weak solder joint, which I'm capable of repairing. Anyways - I really like these RCA Colortrak 2000. I had a TOL Fisher in 1987, which is long gone, and these are every bit as good in sound and picture.
Here's a link to my sets:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/philbarry2/albums
OS X - you did well. I bought mine for about $10 at a thrift (the one with the SCART connection) and it has a pincussion problem, along with the occasional 2-second shutoff and on again. Otherwise, sound and picture remain very good to excellent. I have two external speakers hooked up to that Thompson June 1988 Colortrak 2000 and it sounds absolutely amazing. Separation of sound is so impressive. I don't collect tv's, but I have one other Zenith that has digital channel (manual) input on a panel. But the RCA's have stolen the show, even though Zeniths were always what my dad bought(great sets). Enjoyed reading this thread - thanks for the info, Gunslinger. Maybe I'll peek inside one day and get the CTC number and look at the boards for weak solder joints. I'm wondering if the pincussion effect might be adjustable or became that way due to part age.
12-16-2015, 06:00 PM
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