Any information on a RCA CTC-39VA

[Phil R]

The TV is still at the repair shop but today I got a spare Flyback transformer for it. I hope it's the correct one for this model!

it looks like this replacement model wasn't coated with wax like the original. RCA copied the improved design from aftermarket manufacturers or they just sourced them? The box says "made in Mexico", see the pictures below.


Here's another ad I found:

The larger version can be viewed in this link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/337230...n/photostream/


1972-CCC991 by PhilR2, on Flickr

https://news.google.com/newspapers?i...g=4614,1799201

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by Phil R

The TV is still at the repair shop but today I got a spare Flyback transformer for it. I hope it's the correct one for this model!

it looks like this replacement model wasn't coated with wax like the original. RCA copied the improved design from aftermarket manufacturers or they just sourced them? The box says "made in Mexico", see the pictures below.

The wax is inside the red silicone outer cover, and coats the outside of the "tire."

Looks like you got one of the last batch - RCA stopped production on the 113382, 113392, and 119834 in 1983 - your date code is 82244, late 1982 production. I worked at Cain Electronics in 83/84 and we offered both the RCA 119834 and the FLY312 for the 38/39 chassis. When RCA dropped the 119834 ( it still appears in my 1985 price guide at 71 dollars dealer net), Thordarson was close behind. Great find - they are rarer these days!

Cheers,

[DaveWM]

you need some better video content, get some old show like robin hood or wizard of oz if you don't have a test pattern to use.

At the end of the video looks like agc issue.

[Phil R]

I got the flyback on eBay for $18, which I think is a decent price for a part with a high failure rate like these!

Dave, you are right about the video content. I don't have many DVDs and I didn't have an antenna connection where the TV was located. My rabbit ears with a decoder didn't get a single channel!

The image wasn't stable for more than 1-2 minutes after playing with the AGC screw and the colors never got right. There were some noises I didn't like coming from the back of the TV near the HV cage.

Having no test equipment or experience with TV sets and very limited knowledge about electronics. I brought the set to a local TV repairman who still wants to touch these sets!
I don't think he did much to it since he got it but he seemed confident about fixing it with minimal parts and labor...
Back in the 1980s, my parents did buy a few things to him including their first sound system with a CD player (and I remember very well the day he delivered, installed and demonstrated it 28 years ago!). I remember I was amazed to see a flat panel TV on the wall of his store back in 1987. If I remember well, that wasn't sold here but was for the Japanese market. Now, he operates his business at home and I think he still does antenna installations.