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After a lot of consideration I have drawn a conclusion. My tube is a 10BP4A. It is marked that way on the socket. It has not been rebuilt with an alumanized screen and a straight gun. It does need an ion trap, namely a double ion trap and thank God some nice person is going to send me one. Maybe after a year of delay and worry I can move on with this RCA 8T-243. I did try the tube with no trap at all and got a raster of sorts but I still didnt feel right about running the tube more than a few minutes and I think I did the best thing. Once I get the trap I will have to read up on how to set it up. I already know that one magnet is stronger than the other and it matters which faces foreward. I think I have a little more info in one of my older repair books.
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