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Old 05-25-2013, 05:00 PM
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I agree the thing needs to get built before even talking about pricing but... it was $300 for a normal B&W from Hawkeye.

I expect it is going to be much more expensive if it's done on a smaller scale for vintage tubes only, this is just something we'll have to live with if we want tubes for our old sets.

I doubt if it matters much if a CRT is 3 inches or 21 inches, the work and materials are the same, and honestly a 3KP4 is generally a much more desired tube than a 21" B&W (except a Predicta of course) so price being commensurate with size is not likely, like any business the retail price will ultimately depend on what the process costs to operate.

If Guns have to be hand rebuilt then I can imagine it being way more expensive.
It might turn out that the only practical application for a rebuilding station will be for Pre-war tubes and early color where price is no object.
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