Can the GE Portacolor chassis run a largr screen?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Rod Beauvex

Or would it not provide enough power and/or require some other major fundamental change? How does the same TV chassis work with different sizes, anyway?

Just something I've been wondering.

AFAIK, the Porta-Color chassis, seemed to be designed around the CRT size. The 10" CRT is a 70 degree and doesn't require a large horizontal output stage and they didn't need a real high 2nd anode voltage.
Ge built larger screen portable sets that used similar circuitry, but they were designed for a larger CRT, with different sweep and HV circuitry.

[zeno]

Just making everything bigger wouldnt work, it would
get too damn deep. The other GE portables of that era (16" & 19" +-)
used most of the same tubes etc. The 16" was kinda rare & the biggest
dog of the bunch. Never saw one that ran good. They also
had a Rube Goldburg channel indicator that broke up within a
year, we were instructed NOT to fix them.

73 Zeno