Recently Acquired 1969 Motorola Color Tube Tv

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by Lain94

What would my options be as far as replacing the picture tube go? I am not concerned about whether the replacement picture to would be original for the time period of the tv so as long as it physically fits and is electrically compatible.

The picture tube has a minor cataract and is very high hour so I may end up having it replaced eventually if not now.

NOS is fairly rare but the first places I would check are the early television museum earlytelevision.org, and one of our videokarma members (ohohhodafarted) websites. Besides that the only source is another delta gun color TV the same screen size (also somewhat rare).

CRTs we're meant to be rebuilt not replaced but it's a process that takes highly specialized equipment and skills that died with the CRT TV era.



If you were closer I'd be tempted to trade my working but musty smelling 23" moto for your 21".

[Lain94]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

NOS is fairly rare but the first places I would check are the early television museum earlytelevision.org, and one of our videokarma members (ohohhodafarted) websites. Besides that the only source is another delta gun color TV the same screen size (also somewhat rare).

CRTs we're meant to be rebuilt not replaced but it's a process that takes highly specialized equipment and skills that died with the CRT TV era.



If you were closer I'd be tempted to trade my working but musty smelling 23" moto for your 21".

I was worried that replacements would be rare. I did find an ebay listing for a picture tube that I thought was compatible. It is a 21GFP22. I am a bit skeptical though that it actually works and has no issues as the tube has a sticker on it saying "intermittent short". The seller insisted it works but I am not going to buy it when I have no way of testing it for quite some time.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/35355898043...YAAOSwTyhg4B50