'76 25" RCA XL100 CTC78 console

[radiotvnut]

My friend that gave me the '81 Magnavox came through today with this '76 XL100. This uses the CTC78W1 chassis, probably the last upright RCA chassis. I think the CTC68 was the newest upright chassis that I've seen. This set uses those pesky slide controls for tint, color, etc. The CRT was almost toast but responded to the clean & balance feature of my CRT tester. I've got audio and a raster with retrace lines that does not change as the brightness control is turned. Sounds like I need to troubleshoot the video circuit.

I used to see many of this style chassis back in the '90's. This is the first one I've had in several years. They are about to become non-existent, like all the other once common TV's.