Designs we love to hate!

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by wa2ise

Like this one:
I didn't even try to get underneath the boards when I did a recap. I just clipped the leads at the body of the old wax cap, and then did a J hook connection to the replacement cap leads and the now pigtails to the circuit board. Not the prettiest method, but it worked fine and it's hidden, facing the back of the CRT.

My father hated Emerson radio sets, they used to bury some parts under other parts, and you'd have to remove the top layer to replace something underneath.

I used to recap the vertical circuit in those RCA's, even when they were newer. There wasn't that many leads that had to be disconnected to gain access to the foil side. There was several caps, that had to be replaced.
The cap across the horizontal sine wave coil, .01 mfd @ 600v could be replaced, by reaching through the chassis holes.
The set pictured, is it a KCS108???. Don't let the chassis slip off the bottom rail, there goes the neck.