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CTC5 Video Response
I created this new thread to discuss the video quality on a CTC5 I am in the process of restoring.
I have checked the RF/IF alignment and the response looks pretty good. But I am not satisfied with the picture quality. The picture looks soft. The scan focus is good and the CRT is bright without blooming. The problem looks as if it may be the luma amplifier. There is no trace of any subcarrier getting into the luma channel (no characteristic dots)which suggests the frequency response must be rolling off pretty early. I adjusted the 4.5 MHz trap. Perhaps it is the delay line? (No evidence of ringing). Or perhaps the peaking coils? The service notes show the luma response rolling off after 2.5 MHz. I am curious if others see the same on the CTC4, CTC5 or any color sets of that vintage? (I am referring to the post CT-100, 21CT55 sets). Note: I have seen pretty sharp pictures on the CTC10 and CTC11 vintage sets. but not sets from the '50's. Cheers, Terry |
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I have attached the Bandpass Alignment page from the CTC5 Supplemental Notes. Actually the swept video response check on the notes looks flat to about 2.5MHz and the drops to -6dB at 3MHz. The response then appears to dwindle off to a minimum at 3.58 MHz. I suppose the concern is the picture looks too soft to me. I plan to sweep the video response of my CTC5 to see if it matches the notes. I suppose it had crossed my mind that perhaps others had noticed the soft picture and that it may be attributed to a bad delay line or perhaps bad peaking coils. |
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I posted previously the diagram for the CTC5 but not the CTC5N "Deluxe". Please find attached the drawing I planned to refer to in the above posting.
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2.5 MHz would not be a very sharp picture on a 21-inch screen. Even 3 MHz is only 240 lines of horizontal resolution, but that was normal until comb filters became practical in the late 1970s.
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This is ironic because in Europe, early colour sets actually resolved only about this number of lines. One of the, reported, reasons the BBC did not want to go forward with 405 line NTSC colour was that side by side 625 and 405 line colour on the sets of the day would have barely appeared different and would have made a change to 625 line harder to sell to the government and public.
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The BBC moving forward with 625 lines was to fall in line with most of the rest of Europe. 405 line had a Kell factor of 1 whereas 625 had a Kell factor of about 0.7, if I recall correctly. (525 line Kell facor is 0.6 which is why 525 line pictures often appear to have less resolution).
Interestingly, France switched from 819 lines to 625 lines but transmitted positive modulation with AM sound. And then, to top it off, SECAM color modulation. But at least standards conversion for Euro video exchange would be a lot simpler. Back to the CTC5: I am going to perform a video amplifier sweep to get to the bottom of the picture quality issue. I am suspicious of the encapsulated peaking coils and also of the delay line and/or its termination. I would like to know if other CTC5 owners have ever seen a "crisp" picture on these sets? Last edited by Penthode; 12-21-2012 at 08:04 AM. |
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Have fun trying to improve the CTC5 - from working on mine (Super, not Deluxe), I would say it's impossible to improve without completely replacing the detector and video sections. I was surprised there is no explicit 3.58 Mhz trap in this chassis, but the response at subcarrier frequency is nil without one. I tried playing with components around the delay line, and only resulted in producing annoying reflections in the video. So, I now consider the set as suitable for viewing VHS quality pics.
The Deluxe chassis has more peaking coils, starting with the detector circuit, and hopefully better video response, though I have never had the chance to measure one. The CTC5 super chassis can fairly be described as a collection of failed experiments in cost reduction, IMO. Video, sync, chroma, and audio all have minimal performance. |
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I have never measured the video response of my CTC-5 deluxe chassis, but have never been very happy with the apperance. The picture is soft, and the colors seem never to be quite right.
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John, what do you think is the function of Cap on 1st Vid stage of RCAs that couples from cathode to its screen?
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Sorry to muddy the waters with the 405 line discussion ... yes the UK moved to 625 line (part of a very logical Europe wide agreement) but one of the reasons the BBC did not want to broadcast 405 colour was they feared it would reduce the take-up of 625 line receivers when 625 line came online in the early 60s esp since side by side 405 line NTSC and 625 line NTSC or PAL were too close in quality.
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Newvista, not sure, I don't see a cap from screen grit to cathode on my CTC-5 schematic...?
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