1958 RCA 17" Portable

[Radiotronman]

Id been wanting one of these sleek RCA portables for awhile and finally found one at an auction recently. It wasn't easy to get this apart, but after getting it out I made a parts list and replaced what caps I had on hand. Now begins the process of cleaning and testing tubes. I've already fired this set up when I got it and it gets a nice bright raster with sound. It's had some older repairs, but it deserves a full restoration. The CRT is a 17cdp4 I believe and it tests very strong. It has an 8.4v filament voltage, which I wasn't expecting. Like most 50s portables, there's a lot crammed into this small case. This one has a pcb that'll be just as much fun to work on as the Predictas.