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Originally Posted by TerrySmith
Also looks like some butcherin' around the HOT socket, I would verify the parts values before powering up.
That is a very interesting set, can't wait to see the video and the finished product! I wonder why the chassis is designed with the tubes inboard?
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Looking closely at the inside of the set, it looks like the two sections of the TV chassis were originally designed to go behind each other, back to back, like the RCA 8 inch portable. My guess is, the chassis and CRT bezel were designed for an 8 inch portable with a metal cabinet, bought as surplus, and later adapted to this use. The rear section of the chassis had to be flipped around in order to move the tuner to the front of the cabinet, and in the process access to tubes got blocked off.
The radio and transformer section looks a bit thrown together, and would not have been part of the original portable TV design.