RCA 621ts Restoration

[vts1134]

After disassembling the set I think that some of the cabinet problems are due to sun fading. You can see in the picture below that the wood that was blocked from sun is much darker than the rest of the front.

Some other observations of the the cabinet were that some the screws holding in the safety glass seem to be non-original.
One original?

Both non-orignal?

Also the safety glass itself is going to need to be replaced as it's flawed in between the two panes.

[vts1134]

The chassis was the usual dusty but in very good condition. No signs of rust any where to be seen.
Before.


After.

[Eric H]

The Phillips screws are the correct ones for the retainers.

Something you might want to consider doing on this set is restuffing the old capacitors to keep it looking original.

Here are a couple pictures of mine, before recapping and after, hard to tell the difference!
I even replaced a green Solar brand cap from a later repair with one that matched the others.