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THIS LINE OF RCA PERSONAL PORTABLES CAME IN YOUR CHOICE OF FOUR DIFFERENT COLORS. THIS SET COMES COMPLETE WITH CRAMPED QUARTERS, AN INACCURATE SERVICE PRINT AND CRAMPED QUARTERS (OK, I HAD TO SAY IT TWICE).
THIS SET IS NOT FOR THE BEGINNER. I THINK THIS ONE WILL BE A CHALLENGE SINCE THEY CRAMMED SO MUCH IN SUCH A SMALL PACKAGE. SEE PHIL'S OLD RADIOS FOR HIS RESTORATION OF A MODEL SIMILAR TO THIS.
25 FEB 2005. I OPENED UP THE SET AND SOFT STARTED IT. THE CRT IS NICE AND BRIGHT. THE HORIZONTAL IS OFF FREQUENCY AND "CHRISTMAS TREES" WHEN I ATTEMPT TO GET THE HORIZONTAL HOLD CORRECT. THIS THING IS LOADED WITH THOSE EVIL WAX/PAPER CAPS. EVERY ONE WILL GO TO A FAR AWAY PLACE, NEVER TO BE SEEN AGAIN.
HERE ARE SOME SHOTS OF THE CHASSIS AFTER PARTIAL DISASSEMBLY. |
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I SOFT STARTED THIS ONE. AFTER REACHING FULL LINE VOLTAGE AND RECONNECTING THE TOP CAP ON THE HORIZONTAL OUTPUT TUBE, I WAS REWARDED WITH A PICTURE AND HORIZONTAL HOLD THAT WAS OFF FREQUENCY. I ADJUSTED THE HORIZONTAL FREQUENCY COIL AND THE PICTURE LOCKED IN. EVEN THOUGH I HAVEN'T CLEANED THE TUNER YET, IT IS NICE AND SENSITIVE. THE LOUDSPEAKER IS SMALL, BUT IT PRODUCES DECENT SOUND. I DID NOTICE HUM BARS ON BOTH SIDES OF THE PICTURE. THE FILTERS DID NOT FULLY REFORM, SO THEY WILL BE REPLACED. THE CHASSIS IS TWO PARTS. IT CAN BE FOLDED OUT FOR SERVICE. THE NEXT FEW PICS SHOW THE CHASSIS FOLDED OUT AND A LOOK AT THE PICTURE PRIOR TO RECAP. THE PICTURE TUBE LOOKS GOOD. |
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