Ctc-9

[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by ChrisW6ATV

Film caps-are those the "maroon drops" or similar ones, that were thought to be mostly OK until the last couple of years? My CTC-7 (a future project) looked like it is full of those.

Mine had nearly all maroon drops (dipped, like orange drops), except for a few oddballs that might have been replacements.

Maybe I was the only dope who assumed they would all be good. Anyhow, in my CTC-7 article is a series of screen shots showing how the picture improved by stages -- from horrible to watchable -- as more and more of them were replaced.

Phil Nelson
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