RCA CTC-11 Restoration

[wcarroll]

I've made a bit of progress on the CTC11 chassis. Almost done replacing all of the electrolytic caps and also changed out two black beauty paper caps. One was across the AC input as rcaman suggested to change. For the multi-section cans, I decided to replace these with individual caps and some terminal strips. It is a very tight space to mount these between the chassis top and the IF assembly! But, with some careful planning it looks like they will all go in OK. The original cans definately needed changing as there were signs of leaking electrolyte. Plus, one of the 160uf caps had already been swapped along the way... the replacement cap had a 1969 date code.

I would like to bench test the chassis to be sure the power supply voltages are good before returning it to the cabinet. Will removing the horizontal output tube completely disable the high voltage section for testing purposes?

All of the controls will be cleaned with deoxit. Should I attempt to clean the tuner or leave it alone?

Thanks,
Wes