CTC-16xl in Missouri - Videokarma.org TV - Video

jpdylon · #1 06-02-2008, 09:53 AM

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-RCA-Roun...QQcmdZViewItem

Intermittant color sync, but otherwise works. No Cataracts either!

reeferman · #2 06-02-2008, 11:32 PM

Nice looking set. Wasn't it on ebay within the past year? Cut my teeth on these. How I'd like to spend a Saturday night with it, the appropriate test gear, and a box of diddle sticks

mr_fixer · #3 06-03-2008, 01:24 AM

I wonder how this set escaped cataracts? That alone should make this set fetch a premium.

jstout66 · #4 06-03-2008, 06:44 AM

It's got a replacement colorama tube, so that is why no cataracts.
Probably a simple fix. A color crystal or tube, or a simple adjustment?
Love the simple cabinet style on this one. I'd like to get it, but with the price of gas now, St Louis would break the bank

drh4683 · #5 06-05-2008, 12:10 PM

Seems like he knows what he's doing. Seller has the proper test equipment but for some reason didnt fix the set. I bet if he replaced the 6JU8 the color would lock in. Sometimes, just a slight touch up of the reactance coil will lock the color in perfectly with out the aid of additional equipment.

sean · #6 06-05-2008, 04:04 PM

I know the seller. He collects TVs but sends most of them out to have them restored. I don't think he knows how to work on a set himself.

jpdylon · #7 06-09-2008, 10:34 AM

Its back with a BIN of $75 bucks!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-RCA-Roun...QQcmdZViewItem

someone rescue it.

JB5pro · #8 06-15-2008, 08:28 AM

That seems like a great deal. I'm sure somebody will get it.
I noticed the color of the CRT didn't match the frame, so, I knew it was not the original type of CRT. I wonder if RCA ever had a set that came with that color CRT originally? Seems like every RCA roundie I see from like '63 up has the greenish CRT frame indicating it came with a matching CRT.

Ronce67 · #9 06-19-2008, 07:42 PM

Hello, and thanks to everyone on this forum, I have finally registered and am the owner of this ctc-16. Finally, got a roundie! Heading from Cincinnati this Saturday to pick it up. It is going hold a place of honor in my home. It actually is going to be the first color set that I have had in seven years. My friend cdmarion who restored his Admiral Tele-bar has just finished restoring my 1948 Admiral triple thrill. This set has been my daily tv for the past seven years, and this RCA is exactly what I have been looking for years.

sampson159 · #10 06-19-2008, 08:05 PM

nice looking set! i got a ctc16 with a 25axp22 in my garage. that crt in your set looked very strong. i wanted it,just too far for me to go.congrats again!!!!