1968 Remote Control RCA CTC-31 tube type color TV

[dylanjauquet]

i had a tv made in the 70s or 80s and it sometimes had a hard time adjusting to the right colors

[19FD89]

My old Monitor had the same thing. I went out of my room for dinner and when I came back, the room smelled like burnt wires and resistors. The monitor was off then, but the computer was still running. It seemed that the Monitor sent the HV through the input cable directly into the GPU, which prevented further damage to the computer.

The smell was present for almost 3 days.

[lrd9999]

@19FD89 Most US spec video equipment made after the late '70s is pretty well fire proofed. It makes a horrible stench, but can't really sustain a fire. My GE had a shorted cap near the flyback which caused the main dropping resistor to self-destruct; lots of smoke but no flame. New EU spec equipment, however, can be quite flammable; they prohibit most of flame-retardant used in US sets. Wax from '60s sets is scary; they only used it around HV parts; the cage must have been a half-assed firestop.

[chrisstv1979]

Did u get this puppy fixed yet? I would like to see it working. I have had to replace 6GH8s in many RCA TVs because they do fail quite commonly.

[MO3MINI]

for an old tv its lucky to still be receiving signal some older tv no longer receive signal in the UK

[retrochad]

I actually have it hooked up to a digital TV receiver here so it is compatible with the new digital system here.

[MO3MINI]

How did you do that?

[jefferyb304]

I think Grandma told me that a transformer went out on her RCA set several years before the power switch broke. I'm assuming the flyback went out. I think it put on a pretty good show when it went.

[kirbykallen]

A great set, Chad. RCA made some really fine products back in the 60's!

[hdyudu]

one of our televisions also had a fire in it

this one becose of a bad case eletrical storm the all wireing in the set was melted go thing

we wer on out at the time. we are now wise to

to unplug any eletronics if we are going to be gone for some such time.

[storrs19]

I have this exact tv only it is non-remote control. It was my mother's tv and she gave it to me about 10 years ago and it still works fine. I have never looked in the back of mine though. Nice job here.

[KT88seamp]

Are flybacks on these old TV's replacable?

[hdyudu]

some kind of metal particuit in the rubber is what i am geusting overheating of that metal particuit in the rubber may have cause the fire.