ADMIRAL 10" PORTABLE
THIS WAS A SCORE FROM THE ETF CONVENTION IN 2006.  I HAD ONE OF THESE MANY YEARS AGO, BUT AS A DUMB KID, I TRASHED IT.  THE ONLY DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THIS AND THE ONE I HAD BEFORE WAS UHF.  THIS ONE DOESN'T HAVE IT.  THE CABINET NEEDS REPAINTED (NO BIGGIE).  HOPEFULLY, THE CRT WILL BE GOOD.

  THIS IS A HOT CHASSIS SET, IN FACT IT'S THE WORST OF THE HOT CHASSIS SETS (SWITCH TO GROUND).  I WILL RECAP IT AND MODIFY THE WIRING SO THE SET IS SAFE TO TOUCH.  THE ONE I HAD PREVIOUSLY HAD AN INSULATION PROBLEM.  THE CABINET COULD SHOCK NO MATTER WHICH WAY IT WAS PLUGGED IN.  I WILL GET TO THIS EVENTUALLY.

  THE CRT IS GOOD.  IT CAME RIGHT UP IN A MATTER OF ABOUT A MINUTE. 
THE NEXT THREE SHOTS ARE THE CHASSIS BEFORE RECAPPING.  I SOFT STARTED THIS AND GOT NOTHING.  I HAPPENED TO HAVE A FEW ELECTROLYTICS, SO I WAS ABLE TO REDO THE VOLTAGE DOUBLER.  THERE WAS AN ELECTROLYTIC CAN THAT GOT HOT.  I WILL REPLACE IT WITH NEW CAPS.  I ALSO FIXED THE HOT CHASSIS PROBLEM.  THIS IS A MUST WITH METAL CABINETS.  THIS SHOT IS THE FRONT WITH THE CRT REMOVED.
THE BOTTOM BEFORE RECAPPING.  THE SELENIUM DIODE AT THE BOTTOM WAS DISCONNECTED.  I'LL LEAVE IT THERE FOR THE SHIT OF IT.
THE IF BOARD.  THERE WERE A FEW CAPS THAT NEEDED CHANGED.
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