Starting on another RCA Portable

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Originally Posted by Eric H

This one's a 17-PD-8096 from 1958, I've had this for at least 15 years, it worked halfway when I got it (first picture), sometime since then
the B+ filter cap went completely open and now
it buzzes and motorboats very badly. <---Video link.

I thought this set was blue and white but it's actually a dark shade of gray, it's hard to tell unless it's in a bright light.
It's a "Deluxe" model but I don't know what's so deluxe about it, it's a series string, hot chassis with Selenium rectifiers. It uses a 17CDP4 CRT which seems to be in good shape, it has an oddball 8.4 volt heater. The Yoke cover is in great shape on this one, they must have changed the formula for the plastic between 1957 and 58.

I've got it apart on the bench, got both cans removed and an order for Caps ready to go at Mouser.

The PC board on these is every bit as difficult as the one in a Predicta, possibly more so since it has a metal shield bolted and soldered over the bottom of it.

The set is considered "Deluxe" because of the cabinet trim, three stage IF and possibly a Cascode tuner. Some models used a penthode tuner.