RCA 8-T-244 Table Top TV

[maynardb]

I,m new to this forum, so please bare with me. My friend just gave me a 1947? Rca 8-T -244 tv. It has two doors that slide into the cabinet and an 8 inch screen. Whern I tried to power it up, it blew the 5u4ga rectifier tube next to the transformer. I tested all of the other tubes, three are weak ,and I hope to pick up all three plus the 5u4ga tomorrow. Does anybody have info, such as schematics , etc. for this model?
I'm a beginner and I'm flying in the dark on this one. I'd love to get this operational, if possible. Could the caps be causing the rectifier tube to blow? Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks,

Bruce