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Old 02-26-2005, 10:31 PM
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Originally Posted by Pete Deksnis
Very nice, Tim. To the best of my knowledge, the CTC10 was the only set that used a 21CYP22A. The 9's used the less bright 21CYP22. As to the dim picture, the CTC10 used an NE2 neon lamp as a voltage regulator in the video amp chain. It's overdriven and requires replacement periodically, in my experience. And yes, it is 1960 vintage.

It's a beautiful set!
Hey Pete,

Think you could help out a dummy like me with the location of said neon lamp, what it looks like, and what to replace it with?
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