My New CTC-15
 

Sam decided he really didn't have room for the CTC-15 he picked up on CL a couple of weeks ago, so I arranged to go pick it up this morning.

The RCA Hi-Lite picture tube was installed in October 1970, and checks like new on my tester. I was able to clean up most of the cabinet finish issues that Sam talked about by using some GoJo and some 0000 steel wool, and doing a "wet-sand" clean up to get the cloth fibers out of the finish. I still need to do some more work to fix the corner where the original finish came off, but I'm pretty sure the cabinet won't need to be refinished. For a first-pass, I think the cabinet cleaned up pretty good.

Brought the set up on a variac and got audio and raster, so I hooked up a VCR to see what kind of a picture I would get. The horizontal and vertical hold are very touchy, and I'm not getting chroma, but it's a good start for an unrestored set. This one is definitely a keeper (just like all my other ones)

So now I'm the one looking for a control panel cover..........

wow, that cabinet really pops! :thmbsp:

I love RCA cabinets. Now if one could combine the handwired chassis of a Zenith with the elegant cabinet of an RCA that would be the ultimate round tube TV.

No color is probably related to the horizontal instability, makes phase sync really hit-and-miss because the burst can disappear.

Gorgeous...

That is in fantastic condition...

Beautiful RCA!

Those higher end cabinet styles can be quite stunning! I hope you can find a cover plate for that too.

The thing I remember about new color consoles was the smell of wood, similar to new car smell.

Yeah, the cover plate might be hard to find, but I can come up with something temporarily. I've still got some more cabinet work to do, but that will have to wait until the weekend.

You got a beautiful tv ! ! !

Same model I have, one of my favorite sets. I used to have a spare cover that was broken but might just be workable; not sure if it's still around here anymore.

The same model is on craigslist in Dallas.

http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/atq/4426692051.html

Its missing the same cover. strange.:no:

Actually, if you look closely, the one on CL does have the cover. The cover has holes to reveal the center of the controls.