Not sure if this is appropriate, but I'd very much like to save a TV from the dump if it's anything in demand. A friend of mine has an old XL-100 he's going to toss. Says it works but the sound sometimes cuts out. Model number: FR 505 WX; year: 1973; serial #: 20825 2328.

That's all I know. Located northeast of Boston and would be free to anyone who wanted to save it.

That is an early XL100, maybe the first one. My cousin had a '73 XL100 console that looked like a late CTC39 tube set. His was a good set until it got so I was having to fix it every month.

This one probably has loose and/or dirty module contacts.

I would save it! Hell, I'd even pay for it if I was local. Hope it doesn't get dumped: One day we'll be collecting these. Remember people were chucking 50's tube color sets at one point too....

I thought RCA chassis #40 was the first solid state/xl100 chassis? Were some ctc39s also full SS? :scratch2:

The CTC40 was the first solid state RCA color chassis. This chassis was called the "Trans-Vista", not "XL100". The first XL100 chassis was fully solid state and used plug in modules (CTC48, I think). There were no solid state CTC39's; but, the control layout and cabinet for the CTC39 was identical to the solid state sets from the same era.

Last chace, goes this week.

John, it's probably something that should be saved but I don't know if you'll find someone close enough to take it.
Is the trash the only option?

My friend doesn't want to hang onto it forever, and you don't see a sign outside my garage that says "oldtelevision storage." So our options are rather limited.