Looking for some help! RCA 13" AC/DC Mobile TV Model E13345

[dieseljeep]

Carefully carve away the insulation from the cord and connector and try to spice a temporary line cord to see if it works, before you try to locate a replacement cord. It's a rather common cord used on RCA and GE sets for about 5 years, mid to late 90's and early 2000's.
Also, look at the connector and the two top pins are the 120 volt pins.

[C_Donahue]

Thank you for the advice! Despite having the cord cut, the person who set it out to the curb included a piece of painter's tape on the top with 'WORKS FINE' written on it, so I'm hopeful it functions okay. Admittedly I don't even have the know-how to do that little bit of splicing work nor a donor cord to use. Knowing it's actually a common cord used for a few years is encouraging at least, I really do appreciate finding that out. My Google searches thus far have been sort of useless since I don't really know what to look for or how to describe it adequately.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by C_Donahue

Thank you for the advice! Despite having the cord cut, the person who set it out to the curb included a piece of painter's tape on the top with 'WORKS FINE' written on it, so I'm hopeful it functions okay. Admittedly I don't even have the know-how to do that little bit of splicing work nor a donor cord to use. Knowing it's actually a common cord used for a few years is encouraging at least, I really do appreciate finding that out. My Google searches thus far have been sort of useless since I don't really know what to look for or how to describe it adequately.

Stick around here! Some collector probably has one.
Some thrift stores have a cord bin. I got a few from the Habitat for Humanity Restore Shop. They keep the power cord for items that don't work, etc and have them for sale.
I would try to find a cord, as the set has a dual power supply.
State your location! Dave

[C_Donahue]

Originally Posted by dieseljeep

Stick around here! Some collector probably has one.
Some thrift stores have a cord bin. I got a few from the Habitat for Humanity Restore Shop. They keep the power cord for items that don't work, etc and have them for sale.
I would try to find a cord, as the set has a dual power supply.
State your location! Dave

Ahh that's a great idea regarding the thrift stores! Thank you! Honestly I would prefer to give this guy more life rather than see it go back to a landfill, so that's what's keeping me on the hunt. I'm located in Michigan, in the southeast Thumb but soon to move up to the northeast corner of the LP.

[Blast]

Regarding the male end of that plug in the chassis: The AC only goes into two of those four pins. And, 12VDC goes into the other two.

If you don't get those right you might blow part of the circuit by putting 120VAC where it shouldn't go.

That type of plug goes back to at least the AC/DC sets of the mid 80's (CTC115 chassis, particularly). Not sure if they are compatible but the idea is the same.

While I worked on several in the early 2000's I don't have a schematic for the TX808 chassis. You may be able to pull the chassis and trace it out to figure where the AC is supposed to land.

Wish I could be of more help. Good luck with your repair and your project!

[C_Donahue]

Originally Posted by Blast

Regarding the male end of that plug in the chassis: The AC only goes into two of those four pins. And, 12VDC goes into the other two.

If you don't get those right you might blow part of the circuit by putting 120VAC where it shouldn't go.

That type of plug goes back to at least the AC/DC sets of the mid 80's (CTC115 chassis, particularly). Not sure if they are compatible but the idea is the same.

While I worked on several in the early 2000's I don't have a schematic for the TX808 chassis. You may be able to pull the chassis and trace it out to figure where the AC is supposed to land.

Wish I could be of more help. Good luck with your repair and your project!

I appreciate the heads up about the AC/DC split--that was actually the biggest reason I didn't want to haphazardly attempt a splicing given my limited knowledge.

Thank you for that advice nonetheless--this is certainly helpful I think my first goal will be to see if I can find a replacement cord, so that will be the current hope and I'll only consider any sort of splice attempt--or have someone else attempt it--if all hope seems lost for a cord, haha.

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by C_Donahue

I appreciate the heads up about the AC/DC split--that was actually the biggest reason I didn't want to haphazardly attempt a splicing given my limited knowledge.

Thank you for that advice nonetheless--this is certainly helpful I think my first goal will be to see if I can find a replacement cord, so that will be the current hope and I'll only consider any sort of splice attempt--or have someone else attempt it--if all hope seems lost for a cord, haha.

I found out that there's a slight difference between the sets built in 2000 and the ones built in 1995-1998. Pin spacing and pin diameter. I'm still looking in my stash.