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Motorola 17K3A
Long time listener, first time caller.
I usually lurk over in the audio threads, but I would love some help from you vintage TV gurus. Twenty or so years ago I bought a Motorola 17k3A at an estate sale for the cabinet, which I hoped to convert to ...don't remember what!! A friend with a van helped me get it home, and insisted we plug it in and try it out. I told him I only bought it for the cabinet, but he insisted. Luckily, I am something of a packrat, and actually found an AC cord that was a perfect match. As you probably guessed, it worked. The back had sort of a "joystick" that let you aim the gun at the front of the tube. ( A new one on me.)
For several years, we hooked a vcr to it to make it "cable ready" and would watch the Red Wings game every New Years Eve. It was kind of a hokey tradition, but a novelty for the guys while the wives stayed upstairs.
One year, there was a flash in the back and the picture went haywire. A neighbor who used to work on old electronics said it was a "blah blah blah" tube. I never did anything about it and he moved away. Now I don't even know where there is a tube tester. I remember when I was a kid, every corner drug store had one.
If his diagnosis was right, all I need is a tube. The cabinet is scratched up (on top especially). What info do any of you have on this? Google returned no results. I would like to sell it, probably on Craigslist, but have no idea how much to ask?
Sorry for being so verbose, and thanks in advance for any help.
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