1956 RCA CTC-5 is ALIVE!

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CTC-5 update. Well I think I got all the kinks ironed out. The beefier variac seems to be able to handle running the set indefinitely at 115V. No issues there. I adjusted the horizontal sweep coil, which is now running steady at 194 mA (instead of 230 mA).

I had a wonky horizontal for a bit and think it was due to rusty and dirty ground contacts on the horizontal board. Popped it out, cleaned them up and horizontal came back and has been rock solid ever since. I mounted the blue gun vertical amp/tilt control pots with some epoxy to the chassis. Seems to have worked well. I watched several hours of football on Saturday and Sunday without any issues. I placed a small muffin fan inside the cabinet aimed at the power transformer and two rectifier tubes. Boy, that really helps keep them WAY cooler while the set is operating.

Loving it!!! Below is a video link and some photos for your enjoyment. The photos seem to white-wash the picture a bit. Looks better in person.

I feel extremely lucky to have my first vintage color restore come out this well, especially on a CTC-5. Think the like-new, rebuilt in 1968, 21AXP22 has a lot to do with it. Supposedly it was never used after it was rebuilt.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a4ZNEQDVRNM