[mikethedruid]

Well, I pulled the chassis and what do you know......
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and THAT, my friends, is why you NEVER just plug in a radio you just bought to try it out ! You could end up burning your house down.

Look at the wires inside that area where the rodents chewed off the insulation...

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and YES, that IS the line cord going to the on - off switch !

Other than that, the underside does not look too bad. I really like these old RCA radios, lots of room to work; a whole lot easier than their later ones, and, sorry to say this here, but easier than the Philcos of the period.

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The topside of the chassis looks a lot better, a little dusty and dirty, but better...
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And that is as far as I have gotten this evening. Things actually look pretty good, very restorable. The chassis is now on my bench. First thing I must attend to is those chewed up wires.