RCA CTC19D mini console

[DavGoodlin]

I was watching a CL ad for 2 months, waiting for it to disappear. Newer versions once existed but here was an original 2.5 hours north. Nothing nearby that I needed to do until yesterday. Way out in the country and still an hour out of my way, but after talking with the seller, I decided to make the trip.

The CRT is a 19EYP22 that tests good, considering the set was not run for 45 years. He let me test it, so I handed him the asking price once I saw it wasnt toast. The owner's parents lived in Northern NJ suburbs, then moved but never plugged in at the "new" place. It was still on channel 13, WNET. At the new place, just UHF was available locally and no cable.

Back cover missing its crt cup and cord, but tag intact showing model as GH560W. The legs are stubs, as they were cut short for some reason. Most veteran RCA techs knew of this smaller chassis as the basis of the CTC20 last roundie, CTC24 - CTC31 sets using 23V" CRT and the CTC27 using 19" also. It also led to BOTL CTC38 and CTC39 consoles.

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