Was the CTC136 a true RCA design?

[radiotvnut]

Oh, and I hated those TX series 13" sets. I remember one transistor, TP15, that was a common failure. Otherwise, they were usually a PITA. And, you'd better remember to discharge the main filter cap on those b/c they will hold the full raw B+ charge for a very, very long time and they will knock the crap out of you. I had one a while back that would blow HOT's after a few minutes of use. I finally tossed it because let's face it, it's not worth spending much time or money on a 13" BPC set these days.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by radiotvnut

Oh, and I hated those TX series 13" sets. I remember one transistor, TP15, that was a common failure. Otherwise, they were usually a PITA. And, you'd better remember to discharge the main filter cap on those b/c they will hold the full raw B+ charge for a very, very long time and they will knock the crap out of you. I had one a while back that would blow HOT's after a few minutes of use. I finally tossed it because let's face it, it's not worth spending much time or money on a 13" BPC set these days.

Been there, done that .... you captured it quite succinctly!

Cheers,