Designs we love to hate!

[wa2ise]

Originally Posted by old_coot88

Hands down, the WORST had to be those original b&w vertical chassis RCA with pc boards. There was simply no way to access the underside of the boards without cutting and peeling away the chassis sheet metal.
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Like this one:
I didn't even try to get underneath the boards when I did a recap. I just clipped the leads at the body of the old wax cap, and then did a J hook connection to the replacement cap leads and the now pigtails to the circuit board. Not the prettiest method, but it worked fine and it's hidden, facing the back of the CRT.

My father hated Emerson radio sets, they used to bury some parts under other parts, and you'd have to remove the top layer to replace something underneath.