CTC-10 remote update

[frenchy]

Since it was suggested I make a new thread for this...

I constructed a replacement for the 4.2V remote control battery. Actually I noticed the paper peeling off the old one and found out it was actually just 3 smaller cells stacked on top of each other. So when I got to the store, bingo, found a 1.5 cells that looked exactly like those (except, like watch batteries, the + is on the 'base' side of the battery). Just stacked 3 up and wrapped in tape and made my own battery, works great plus .3 volts to spare.
Remote unit is SORT of working. One minute the tint down doesn't work, next the color up doesn't, then they do, etc. But still have some filter caps to replace so see what improves after that. Its a pain to test cuz the microphone thingee in the set can't be pulled out of the set unless I take the damn pic tube out, no room... so have to lug chassis to back of set for every test. Oh well, it's progressing better than I thought.
Got some 3.58 crystals and a few tubes so will try thos out this week too.