Found a '74 RCA XL-100 in the garbage

[zenith2134]

I was of course referring to the weight for its screen size. New sets with a comparable screen size CRT are much lighter. Sure there are gargantuan 36" CRT sets today, as well as heavy 25inchers where all of the weight is the tube. A ctc-72 is a much heavier chassis than anything found in a modern tv.

Radiotvnut, my Sony Wega 27" flat screen was heavy, but man was the cabinet cheap! I felt like the sides and bottom bezel wuld snap in half when handling it. Cheap as could be.

[radiotvnut]

I think I have the exact same WEGA. Heavy as lead and a cheap cabinet. We'll see how many pieces mine breaks into when I throw it in a dumpster.

If you really wan't to see a heavy duty RCA chassis, find a CTC74 or a CTC81 (IIRC). Those were the first ColorTrak chassis from the mid '70's and they were designed to fold down for service. Huge power transformer and all metal construction except for the modules. I think those sets were heavier than a Zenith!

[zenith2134]

Seems like RCA used a ton of metal in the manufacture of their chassis up until maybe the CTC117 came around. I have an '83 colortrak somewhere with a 117 and it's a great set. However, my ctc130c used hardly any substantial metal IIRC, and that was a much more advanced chassis, with stereo sound/tone controls, more remote functions, av inputs, and better OSD.

[Findm-Keepm]

Originally Posted by radiotvnut

I think the worst quality cabinet I've seen in recent years was that of a Sharp set. Those cabinets seem to be very brittle and will break very easily.

I Concur - I have one with a back that is a glued together jigsaw-puzzle from being set down roughly. Went to move it recently and the flared apron on the front broke - couldn't be more than a 16th of an inch of plastic. Sharp, but THIN...

Cheers

[zenithfan1]

90s Trinitrons had some of the worst cabinets I've seen, you could crack the front under the CRT just by pushing on it with your fingers or if you set the thing down too hard. I had a 32" that was breaking because the CRT was too heavy for the plastic to support it.

[andy]

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