[Tomcomm]

Now that my 21CT55 picture quality with the FBX transplant its about the same as the original, its time to return to my original 1/13/08 "....Its Alive!" thread. I think it would be good to repeat the first posting of this thread since my objectives remain the same:

I've got this 21in roundie in 1965 from a newspaper want ad, for $50 I think. It didn't work but I got it running with a few tube changes. Picture looked good on the 21AXP22 metal but was was very dim. I exchanged it at the CRT re builder for the brightest rebuilt he had, a 21FBP22 glass for $45. He told me the "FB" meant Full-Bright", what did I know? When I started the conversion from metal to glass, I decided to cut-up the cabinet and mount the chassis vertical so I could get to the under side much easier. This was no big deal since it was never going into the house and would reside in my garage TV repair workshop.This B88002897 proved to be the highest serial and last discovered 21CT55 with CTC2B chassis on a list of only 15 known to still exist! Anyway, I got it working this week after 38 years of storage. I'm using external video since the tuner/video IF isn't passing chroma yet. The 21FBP22 sure is bright, no problem with room lights. The reds are closer to CT-100 then most TV I've seen. I am truly grateful for the interest that John Folson, Pete Deksnis and Ed Reitian took in this reactivation project. I only wish I didn't destroy the cabinet, but that's life. I'm not a restoration person. I hope the restoration members of this forum are tolerant of my efforts to reactivate and possibly improve the performance of this classic color TV. I hope this explains where I'm coming from, thanks.....

So lets see if we can pickup this upbeat "....Its Alive" thread from where we left off the depressing "...Its Dead" thread.

Does anyone have a listing of all the surviving 21CT55s arranged in ascending serial numbers, including present owners? The ETM doesn't seem to have this info........Tom