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Heatercathodeshort · 30th Sep 2019, 8:16 am

Great little portable and as Frank has mentioned, very similar to most Ekco chassis of the 50's. The FM radio also gives a good account of itself.

As with all Ekco models there are a few common faults such as decoupling capacitors and capacitors that look like resistors. Rather than go through the repeats it might be worth searching for EKCO T330/331 on this site's archive. Most of the faults mentioned are listed and apply to the TP308. The CME1402 Mazda picture tube is usually OK. It is a 90 degree type. John. [PS I think this needs to be in the TV section].

30th Sep 2019, 8:16 am	#3
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 9,147	Re: EKCO TP-308 restoration Great little portable and as Frank has mentioned, very similar to most Ekco chassis of the 50's. The FM radio also gives a good account of itself. As with all Ekco models there are a few common faults such as decoupling capacitors and capacitors that look like resistors. Rather than go through the repeats it might be worth searching for EKCO T330/331 on this site's archive. Most of the faults mentioned are listed and apply to the TP308. The CME1402 Mazda picture tube is usually OK. It is a 90 degree type. John. [PS I think this needs to be in the TV section]. Last edited by AC/HL; 30th Sep 2019 at 4:23 pm. Reason: Thanks John, moved.