RCA Portable 14PD lives, untouched so told.

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

KCS120 chassis. I see it has the full power transformer and 5U4GB, which is a novelty in a set that size, rather impressive!
I have one of those sets, on the to-do pile.
I see it has the tube saver thermo-switch. It's rather involved for restoring with that side mounted circuit board.
A heavy little beast!

Tube saver? Since you said thermo-switch I take that to mean some failsafe for overheating of the kinescope?

[Notimetolooz]

I think you mean the multi-section metal can electrolytic is held in a clip rather than mounted to the chassis. That isn't very unusual in a portable where things are squeezed wherever they can fit them. One thing though, the chassis would have a much better appearance if you actually re-stuffed the metal can. You can't disconnect the can and hide the replacement caps under the chassis, everything is visible. A bit more work. I recently re-capped a RCA "portable" 19 inch that had a similar arrangement.

Originally Posted by Notimetolooz

I think you mean the multi-section metal can electrolytic is held in a clip rather than mounted to the chassis. That isn't very unusual in a portable where things are squeezed wherever they can fit them. One thing though, the chassis would have a much better appearance if you actually re-stuffed the metal can. You can't disconnect the can and hide the replacement caps under the chassis, everything is visible. A bit more work. I recently re-capped a RCA "portable" 19 inch that had a similar arrangement.

Oh no, that was confusing wasn't it? There are little dark grey, cylindrical looking caps, I think I associate that look with oil caps? I thought, how clever, to simply build little standing lytic caps, but then after the fact saw the one large can.

Keep in mind I am new! Trying to learn

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by BandDirector

Tube saver? Since you said thermo-switch I take that to mean some failsafe for overheating of the kinescope?

I mean, the little rectangular metal box mounted on the right side of the wiring side of the set. Third picture!

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

I mean, the little rectangular metal box mounted on the right side of the wiring side of the set. Third picture!

And what does it do?