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None of these little metal portables are exactly easy to work on in my experience, I am familiar with the metal shields on the RCA and they are a beech to remove and replace.
This Philco is actually not too bad, I've pretty much replaced all the tubular Caps, all Black Beauties or Bumblebees and only two paper type.
The quality of the PC boards however is awful, there is just no way to remove a part without the foil coming unbonded from the board, I've been careful and not torn any but it makes the part somewhat wobbly after it's installed.
I squirted some insulating Epoxy Paint over my work to try and strengthen the foil a bit.
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