What is this little RCA tube tv?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by zeno

The wood sets were part of the regular line. IIRC
there were 2 models of them.
Etch on these is a bit sketchy so go easy on it if you
do any soldering. The sets get as good a pix as any
"better" set.
BTW what part always breaks ?? I cant picure it.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

It might be the card-edge connector for the small P/C module. That is the part that always breaks.

[Sealtest]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

It might be the card-edge connector for the small P/C module. That is the part that always breaks.

Yep that's it. I hang out at a local scrap yard and every single older RCA that comes in has those connectors and they are always broken. Always.

[zeno]

There was a 15" that would burn up the vert board with
those connectors. Other than that I remember a few other
cracked ones but they still made good contact. If you have a
trouble maker maybe pull it & epoxy it. You could also build up the
solder on the connections but that may spread it out more.
Best cure is good NOS if you can find some.

73 Zeno
LFOD !

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by Sealtest

Yep that's it. I hang out at a local scrap yard and every single older RCA that comes in has those connectors and they are always broken. Always.

Possibly 30 years since I worked on the last one. I wonder if you could take a scrap XL100 chassis that had the same setup for the modules and use the connectors.
I only had to replace one of those connectors that cracked away in a CTC48 or similar.

[Sealtest]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Possibly 30 years since I worked on the last one. I wonder if you could take a scrap XL100 chassis that had the same setup for the modules and use the connectors.
I only had to replace one of those connectors that cracked away in a CTC48 or similar.

That's the plan as of right now, but suddenly the local supplies of old TVs went dry. I used to pick up sets every couple days but now nothing.