MOTOROLA 17" METAL PORTABLE
I SCORED THIS SET FROM THE SAME PERSON WHO GAVE ME MY RCA CTC 9.  IT IS NOT RESTORED.  THIS SET USES A HOT CHASSIS, SO I WILL REWIRE IT TO MAKE IT SAFE.  THE CABINET IS METAL AND THE BACK PLASTIC.  RANDY TOLD ME THE BACKS ON THESE SETS ARE USUALLY BUSTED UP.  THIS ONE IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

26 FEB 2006.  THE CRT IS GOOD.  THE CHASSIS IS ALMOST ENTIRELY PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD.  I WILL GET SOME PICS.  THIS SHOULD BE EASY.  THE ELECTROLYTIC CANS ARE MOUNTED ON THE PCB.  IF THEY ARE BAD (MOST LIKELY), I WILL REMOVE THEM ENTIRELY AND PUT THEIR REPLACEMENTS RIGHT ON THE BOARD.  THIS IS A HOT CHASSIS SET.  I WILL MODIFY IT TO MAKE IT SAFE.
HERE IS A SHOT OF THE CHASSIS.  THE PRINTED CIRCUIT BOARD WILL MAKE FOR AN EASY RESTORATION.  I WILL ELIMINATE THE ELECTROLYTIC CANS AND PUT THE REPLACEMENT CAPS IN THEIR PLACES.  ALL PAPER AND BLACK BEAUTY CAPS WILL BE REPLACED.  THE SELENIUM RECTIFIERS WILL ALSO BE REPLACED WITH SILICON DIODES. 
  I PUT THE SET ON THE VARIAC WITH GOOD RESULTS.  I GOT A PICTURE, BUT THE SET NEEDS RECAPPED AND THE HOT CHASSIS PROBLEM MUST BE SOLVED.  AS OF THIS WRITING, I'M NOT SURE WHICH MODIFICATION I WILL HAVE TO MAKE.  I WILL ALSO NEED TO GET A SCHEMATIC BEFORE I PROCEED.

JULY 2006:  I WILL ONLY NEED TO POLARIZE THE PLUG. 

  HERE IS A SHOT OF THE CHASSIS OUT OF THE CABINET.
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