RCA CTC-16XH Smearing Issue

[Yamamaya42]

Originally Posted by damen

Check the two resistors that make up the voltage divider feeding the grid of the 6GM6 second IF tube. Should be 150K or 180K. This was a very common problem of no snow/hiss off channel. This diagram shows them as R306A and B.

correct, R48/R50 they were bad on mine when I started, and got just blank raster.

[Jon1967us]

Originally Posted by Yamamaya42

correct, R48/R50 they were bad on mine when I started, and got just blank raster.

What was the difference in picture quality, once these were replaced?

[Yamamaya42]

Originally Posted by Jon1967us

What was the difference in picture quality, once these were replaced?

i was unable to tune in anything before they were replaced the IF was DEAD