View Full Version : Picked up a 1974 RCA XL-100


mpatoray
01-24-2014, 11:03 PM
The other day i stopped by a local vintage mart, this TV had been there for a at least 6 months, when i first saw it, it has a $65 asking price. This time it was there and they had been doing construction and had boards, males drywall and crap piled on it, the price was down to $15 so i took pity on the set and took it home.

On first power up I found the tuner very stiff, all controls dirty and a very dim picture.

After making adjustments I was able to get a reasonable picture.

Matt

pac.attack76
01-25-2014, 01:47 AM
Good find. I would have done the same.

sampson159
01-25-2014, 09:11 AM
is this a delta gun or inline crt?i have a 19 inch delta gun model that produces the finest picture.these were great sets that are well built slightly under the zenith chromacolors in quality.

TVTim
01-26-2014, 06:58 PM
Excellent find!

I've been looking for an XL100 for about 10 months now. Nice score.

Jon A.
01-26-2014, 08:04 PM
Excellent find!

I've been looking for an XL100 for about 10 months now. Nice score.
I know how ya feel. I've only been in this game since last March.

mpatoray
01-26-2014, 08:29 PM
It's a 15" Inline bonded yoke tube. All the date codes I see are 2nd week 1974.
How does one adjust the convergence on this set?

rca2000
01-26-2014, 11:03 PM
Likely a CTC-62 or 72 Quite a bit alike--BOTH are a hot chassis, with a STRANGE power supply, that uses the "retrace" part of the Horiz. ckt, to power the tube fils and some B+ ckts. This set has a HUGE V-out heatsink and TO-3 outs too. SCR deflection, has Instant-on with PART of the horiz ckt used to power it when off.

zeno
01-27-2014, 07:23 AM
It's a 15" Inline bonded yoke tube. All the date codes I see are 2nd week 1974.
How does one adjust the convergence on this set?
You shouldnt have to. The yoke is glued on & the neck magnets
wont move easily. IIRC there is a locking ring. If it looks like the conv is off it is probably a slightly weak CRT. Unless smeone messed with the magnets........

73 Zeno:smoke:

Kamakiri
01-27-2014, 07:29 AM
Excellent find!

I've been looking for an XL100 for about 10 months now. Nice score.

Come to Buffalo, I'll give you both of mine for free.

sampson159
01-27-2014, 09:46 AM
those yokes can be removed with an exacto knife.had more than a few shorted ones back in the days.

truetone36
01-27-2014, 04:40 PM
I'm looking for a VHF tuner for one of these. The plastic shaft on mine has crumbled to pieces.

dieseljeep
01-27-2014, 05:04 PM
Likely a CTC-62 or 72 Quite a bit alike--BOTH are a hot chassis, with a STRANGE power supply, that uses the "retrace" part of the Horiz. ckt, to power the tube fils and some B+ ckts. This set has a HUGE V-out heatsink and TO-3 outs too. SCR deflection, has Instant-on with PART of the horiz ckt used to power it when off.

Is that the model that degausses when it's shut off, instead of when it's turned on. :scratch2:
It always struck me as strange.

Gunslinger
02-01-2014, 07:35 PM
I'm looking for a VHF tuner for one of these. The plastic shaft on mine has crumbled to pieces.

what tuner number? May have one. Is it a LA199?

truetone36
02-01-2014, 07:58 PM
I'll have to look to be sure. The set's out in my shop with a Zenith on top of it and a G.E and a Philco-Ford in front of it, so I'll have to do some shuffling around out there tomorrow.