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Charlie · #46 11-06-2004, 11:11 AM

RCA emblem by the speaker...

Charlie · #47 11-07-2004, 07:43 PM

Finally got all of the body work completed this evening! Now that all of the refinishing is done, I feel a lot better! (I was changing the rear brakes on the car in between varnish coatings) If other duties don't keep me from it, I'll start putting it all back together tomorrow. I almost started to tonight, but figure it needs to dry overnight.

Charlie · #48 11-08-2004, 05:10 PM

After several long days, this CTC15 is now in one piece! And what's ever better... it works! Hell, it's time for a beer!

It kinda took me a while to get the purity good. It's still off just a hair on the left side, but overall it will pass. Ya'll are gonna love this... I don't have a degaussing coil, so, I use my soldering gun to degauss the screen. It actually works better than I thought it would!

I was really impressed with the convergence. It came out far better than my Curtis Mathes.

As of now, it still has the original lytics in it, and they seem to be performing quite well. For now, I think I will leave them in there. No use in fixing it if it ain't broke. Also, the only tubes I have changed are the HV tubes.

So far, my only dillema is trying to figure out where i'm gonna put it. In order for it to come in the house, something has to go!

Charlie · #49 11-08-2004, 05:11 PM

convergence...

Charlie · #50 11-08-2004, 05:13 PM

screen shots...

Charlie · #51 11-08-2004, 05:15 PM

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Charlie · #52 11-08-2004, 05:16 PM

I still have a few minor adjustments to go thru, but for now it looks okay

captainmoody · #53 11-08-2004, 06:28 PM

Wow! Looks like new old stock, Great job Charlie!

jstout66 · #54 11-08-2004, 06:53 PM

Fantastic set Charlie!!! Glad Moyers worked out for you on the flyback. Did you put a rebuilt picture tube in, or was this an old one you had? The picture is outstanding!

roundscreen · #55 11-08-2004, 07:08 PM

The picture on your set looks better than the one my aunt and uncle had.
and it was new. vary nice work.

Charlie · #56 11-08-2004, 08:07 PM

Thanks guys... I am very happy with the way it turned out.

The 21FBP was one I had pulled from another set and had it rebuilt about 6 months ago. The CRT that came in the wood cabinet was very weak, and also had several dime-sized chips on the screen. I just chunked it... figured it would be a safety issue trying to rebuilt a chipped tube.

It does have one minor flaw in it that gets annoying... horz retrace lines towards the top. They aren't always there... it seems to depend on which channel i'm watching and also what's on the screen at that moment. On one channel, the retrace lines stretch all the way to the middle of the screen. Sometimes there are just one or two lines, and other times there are none at all. Any suggestions on that?

This set is advertised (or was) featuring Golden Throat sound. Wow that sounds like hi-end shit! Only difference between this set and a plain metal box set is the speaker. Metal box sets use a round 4" speaker, and the Beauchamp uses an oval 6 x 4 speaker. Probably cost RCA an extra 75 cents for the 6 x 4!

I like this cabinet because it's just a little on the fancy side without being the size of a Dodge 1-ton pick-up!

Carmine · #57 11-08-2004, 08:24 PM

Beautiful Job Charlie.

For so many years, I though I was the only guy who "restored" TVs, down to those small details. I agree with you about the cabinet, I like that style too.... Those and Danich-Modern are my favs.

Chad Hauris · #58 11-09-2004, 06:30 AM

Is this set branded as "RCA" or "RCA Victor"...don't see the Nipper logo on here that is usually present on RCA consumer products of the 60s. I know that the industrial/institutional products were usually branded as just "RCA".

Charlie · #59 11-09-2004, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Chad Hauris

Is this set branded as "RCA" or "RCA Victor"...don't see the Nipper logo on here that is usually present on RCA consumer products of the 60s. I know that the industrial/institutional products were usually branded as just "RCA".

The RCA Victor Color badge is below the toob on the left side of the mask... there was a pic of it on the bottom of page 3 where I repainted the lettering.

The Nipper logo and New Vista lettering was on a plate where the channel indicator is now. The front mask that you see in the photo was a donor from the metal set. It did not use the fancier tuner with the channel number drum. When I changed all the parts around, I had to remove the little plate from the mask in order to see the channel numbers. The reason I didn't use the mask from the wooden set was because there was lots of corrosion on it and didn't look as nice.

You're quite observant, Chad. i would have never noticed the little dog was missing.

Bobby Brady · #60 11-21-2006, 04:16 PM

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Originally Posted by polaraman

My parents 1972 Duster Twister was a dealer ordered car. It was supposed to attract attention to the dealership. It was lemon twist yellow, Black vinyl top, black side stripe, houndstooth interior with black trim. All other interior components were black. 318 with a 3 speed on the floor with a bench seat. I have only seen one like it. It was a 1971 with all the same options except it was a 225 slant 6. I was tempted to buy it but it was hammered on the left quarter. It would have needed a whole new body. All the parts were there to duplicate my parents car. I am going to Big Daddy Don Garlits Mopar show tomorrow. It at his Drag Racing Museum in Ocala Florida. Yee hawwww!

I wonder if you got your Duster yet?
Did you try finding the serial # to the one your parents had? You should be able to find it in old paperwork or state records. Being in the Army should make it easy to do a trace on where the car is today. Being a special model would help it to have survived. People in the Army could easily do a free serial # search for you.