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Old 03-15-2011, 12:06 PM
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I agree with Steve K... His experience on the early color sets is about as strong as you can get in 2011. Further, I agree that Sams is probably NOT what I'd use. I have (same as Steve) the RCA factory manuals and supplements. I doubt that your TV has any non-factory authorized changes in it; especially if it's been in your hands since '70x. If it had passed through the hands of other TV collectors, maybe I'd worry there had been switchy-changey of things. I had a 21CT55 that had been heavily modified to accept composite input, and was changed to a glass tube, and had been retrofitted with a solid-state B+ regulator. Needless to say, that became a "parts set".

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Old 03-15-2011, 12:46 PM
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You lucky Dawg...That is a VERY desirable set ! Can't wait to see "Working" pics of it & its "Glorious Lollipop Color"...(grin)
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Old 03-15-2011, 05:58 PM
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Calvert or St Mary's? I'd love to see a 21CT55 live, in operation!

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Old 03-15-2011, 06:09 PM
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When I did my 4 & 5N, I used Sams, RCA service publications, and also noted every step of the way just what each circuit looked like as wired, and had no problems at all other than what one would expect in a restoration. Low hours set, the 4, with all factory mods. One thing I did do in the 4 was put the chroma amp circuit back to original. I believe it was wired to bypass the automatic color control circuit to allow more gain. I like it the way the engineers designed it, but to each his own.
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Old 03-15-2011, 07:45 PM
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Steve McVoy, PM sent.

Phil, I have no illusions that I can solve such a challenging problem, but its sure fun to investigate. Back in the 70's I used my old Knight Kit emissions tester, EICO low frequency O-scope, and EICO VTVM to fix all my neighbors B&W tvs and did manage to get the 21CT55 working. Everyone that saw it found the picture quality amazing compared to the 70's vintage picture quality. I never was able to get very good convergence at the edges of the screen. I think I recall that the HOT coupling capacitor was leaky, which may have caused the first flyback to give out? I did have to replace the 30KV HV cap, as it was shorted. The 21AXP22A had been replaced with the 21AXP22A. A 21AXP22/21AXP22A data sheet PDF says "The 21AXP22A features an internal neck coating having high resistance which eliminates the need for an external resistor between the anode power supply and the tube to proctect against damage by a momentary arc." But the CTC2B Ultor lead includes a resistor between the CRT and the HV section. Is it possible that the internal CRT resistor reduced the current draw and allowed the HV to exceed the 30KV cap rating? I did have problems with arcs from the exposed HV part. I now doubt the accuracy of my old VTVM and HV probe back then.
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Old 03-15-2011, 08:00 PM
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KX250, my set had a replacement 21AXP22A CRT and flyback in it when I got it, but it had not been in operation after the flyback went in. Plus it needed some electrolytics before I got it working again, way back then. Steve is sending me the RCA info for the set, so I'm going to use that for reference (especially in the flyback/convergence/HV section) while the rest I will keep wired as is, but with new parts where needed.

Sandy, I agree as witnessed by a, then, college kid spending $75 in the 70's to buy an old broken TV.


Findm, I'm way down south in St. Mary's county. I will post picturess when I have something "photogenic".

Stromberg, I'll keep an eye out in that area of mine then, thanks.
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Old 03-15-2011, 09:00 PM
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Is it possible that the internal CRT resistor reduced the current draw and allowed the HV to exceed the 30KV cap rating?
I don't think so, since the current load from the CRT normally goes to zero on a black screen, and the regulator takes it all.

A shunt regulator works by measuring the current at the bottom of the flyback and keeping the total constant. Total current is divided between the CRT and the regulator, depending on how much the CRT demands. If the regulator fails, you could get an overvoltage, but not if it's working normally.
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I can send a copy the RCA color tv field service guide should you want it.
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Old 03-15-2011, 09:54 PM
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That's right, Wayne. IMO if the HV cap failed, it was probably due to internal breakdown and arcing all on it's own, but that's also likely what took out the flyback. Looking at the schematics, it appears RCA might have realized their mistake. On the CTC-4, the HV tower incorporates it's own set of resistors between the output of the HV rectifier and the shunt reg/CRT. This way even if the shunt or CRT shorts, the resistors end up sinking all the current so presumably the flyback could live. Same principle as the resistor used on sets that used the 21CYP22 CRT- shorting protection. It's probably possible to mod the 21CT55 to include this type of protection; it would not be original so purists might object, but it's cheap insurance against a failure that would destroy an irreplaceable flyback transformer. Just my 2 cents.
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Old 03-16-2011, 08:21 PM
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Yeah, I see what you mean in the CTC4 HV schematics. I will add moving that resistor before the regulator to my todo list. Thanks.
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Old 03-18-2011, 11:06 PM
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The 21CT55 RCA information that Steve K sent arrived today. Its much more detailed than the Sams And my convergence chassis wiring matches the RCA schematic, which the Sams did not. Thanks again Steve K for the information!!! Now to start recapping and checking all resistance values, cleaning contacts, cleaning 50+ years of dust, etc.... And then theres the cabinet, which I guess I will save for after the electronics are finished.
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