Well, thanks to David Roper, I've got a good start!

I'm actually the guy that built the "Millennium Merrill" from the old "tidbits" site on the CT-100. It took me six years to assemble out of parts throughout the country.

http://www.earlytelevision.org/Deksnis/TIMCT-100.html

Unfortunately, I was forced to sell that one due to a divorce, after it took me six years to assemble. It really broke my heart to give up something I'd worked so hard to put together. Hell, I think that hurt worse than the marriage ending....lol.

So here we are in 2014, and I'm ready to take on the challenge once again to assemble a CT-100 out of parts. Anyone got some parts to spare? :)

Congrats dude! Yeah, a prized antique TV would be harder to replace than a dud wife, ha.

From the original Gone in 60 Seconds: "Stanley, what's your new girlfriend's name?" "Jill. Why?" "I'm gonna name this car after her 'cause she's a wreck too".

The remake of "Gone In 60 Seconds" was an INSULT to the memory of Toby Halicki...Tim, if there's ANYBODY in the country who could pull off an assemblage of a CT-100 from parts, it would be YOU..

Hi All;
I would love to get an old Tube type of Color TV..
Only, I would start with the parts and chassis, then the Cabinette, So, we are on opposite ends of things..
But, seeing that I haven't been able to get either of my Black and White sets going.. There is no use in even thinking of a color set..
But, I Wish You All of the Best to get a totally working unit..
THANK YOU Marty

Oh, I have absolutely no intentions of getting it working. Doing so (for me at least) would be tantamount to drinking Lake Superior dry with a straw or flying a hot air balloon to Mars. Cosmetically complete is just fine by me :)

Or I could put a fish tank in it and get blackballed from the vintage TV communities for life :para: :lmao:

Congrats dude! Yeah, a prized antique TV would be harder to replace than a dud wife, ha.

Well, in the end, it did prove to be....the dud wife was replaced a couple years ago :D

So here we are in 2014, and I'm ready to take on the challenge once again to assemble a CT-100 out of parts. Anyone got some parts to spare? :)

Well you've got more than most of us do! Ya know, I think I might still have some knobs... the volume and contrast knobs... still on the cards.

I will take a look when I get home next month. On the ship right now... in Alaska... headed to Hawaii next! :D

There are usually bits and pieces of CT-100's at the Early TV Convention in Ohio each year -- and the 2014 conference is fast approaching!

Yep! And I'm planning to be there. Reminds me I have to register....

Congratulations! A CT100 is on my "bucket" list as well. A buddy of mine in California had one about 15 years ago, but sold it. Wish I could go back in time and pick it up.

Oh, I have absolutely no intentions of getting it working. Doing so (for me at least) would be tantamount to drinking Lake Superior dry with a straw or flying a hot air balloon to Mars. Cosmetically complete is just fine by me :)
You're serious about that?

Sure. I mean after all, not everyone has a firing Civil War cannon. Some do, granted, but that's only a fraction of the ones in existence. Kinda like the CT-100.

I bet you could get a working one together if you get lucky enough to get a good 15G and a chassis with a good flyback (those are the most unobtainium parts on it).

If you ignore the unobtainium, historical signifficance, etc. it's just another tube color set with another oddball color demodulator, high tube count, and a DARN good/complex tuner/IF system...

Might this help?

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=261359

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:thmbsp: Best of luck to Tim on this new venture . Let's now all pray that a good 15GP22 somehow finds it's way to Tim's workshop :D

Sure. I mean after all, not everyone has a firing Civil War cannon. Some do, granted, but that's only a fraction of the ones in existence. Kinda like the CT-100.

There used to be a place, Dixie Gun Works, where you could ORDER virtually ANY/ALL kinds of Civil War/Black Powder ordnance... They had a HUGE catalog chock FULL of Neat Stuff.. Like, f'r instance, a Black Powder Mousetrap... They had detailed instructions on how to fire Black Powder stuff.. One of their cannons was set up to fire Vienna Sausage cans filled w/Plaster of Paris...It had a range of "About a mile". Most of them, however, were likely only fired w/Black Powder loads & no projectile, just as noisemakers.

Oh, I have absolutely no intentions of getting it working. Doing so (for me at least) would be tantamount to drinking Lake Superior dry with a straw or flying a hot air balloon to Mars.
Nah, that's more like trying to get a decent salary out of the higher-ups in charge of the store chain I'm doing a work placement in, or getting any respect out of them. Finding a good 15GP22 and flyback would be a lot easier. ;) It's more like drinking Kearney Lake dry with a straw.

ETF has a beat up chassis, ask Steve if he'll let it go. It doesn't have a flyback or a lot of other parts, but for the sake of appearances...

Kamakiri-

Its nice to see the set taking shape--even if you are just having it for cosmetic reasons!

Had to ask--Why in your signature, are you using a British Bush TV62 picture rather than some of the more exotic and interesting US made sets!

It caught my eye, as Ive just about finished restoring one and modifying it to accept 625 line, instead of its original 405 line. Nice neat sets with good performance, these old Bush 62's
(I'm in fear of being blackballed from UK based TV forums--Because I stuck an HDMI to AV box and socket in it, works with original chassis using it!)

Why? Well, because Wardsweb created my sig line for me about, oh, a decade ago. I've just never changed it. Kinda like Captain Picard, it's just how people know me :D

Yup, just like Sandy with his Lincoln avatar, and me with the Green Hornet's Imperial. It's a badass car for sure and I really like it, but it's not my all-time favorite.

Nah--It wasnt the Avatar....
--Everyone knows Capt. Picard,--It was this--
http://i44.photobucket.com/albums/f9/hondacuraworld/kamakiri2.jpg

As I say, Just finished renovating one of these sets, thats why it caught my eye...:thmbsp:

This isnt mine, but the same model--
http://www.thevalvepage.com/tv/bush/tv62/front.jpg

My cabinet has a serial number of 928. Wonder if it's been documented?

It was documented as a complete set. I would guess the cabinet information isn't published either because of redundancy (with only three digits) or there's been so much mix 'n' match between chassis and cabinets already.