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Originally Posted by freakaftr8
Thanks guys, you know im suprised to find such rich contrast in this crt, it's only a 21fjp22 not an "a" rare earth crt as far as I can tell. And judging by the cataract that built up on it before removal, I think its original, the crt has no paper tags glued to it, the only thing it has is a white label 1/2"high 1.5"long that says 21FJP22 . Looks really good when I play HALO on it from the XBOX... lol.
My B&K 465 got damaged in shipping, the needle got bugered up from the faceplate coming off and bouncing around the box, it's finicky when adjusting g2 out of cut off. and at the 5-8 heater range, cranked the heater voltage up, it wont reach 6.3. Think ill file a claim and get another tester. I need it for my B&W Maggie combo anyway.
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I hope the 465 was insured. I've heard of a lot of buyers paying for insurance but the seller still does not add it and they keep the extra money. When you get another tester; may I recommend something like a B&K 467, 470, 480, or 490. The 470 and 480 have a single meter. The 467 and 490 have three seperate meters. My first tester was a 465; and, they were not bad testers for their day. The main problem I have with them is with the harsh rejuvenate function and the fact that it won't test newer inline tubes without adapter modifications. The newer B&K's have a better rejuventate function and adapters are available for all the older B&W tubes through modern CRT's. I have rejuved several B&W tubes with the 465. Some held and some didn't. I didn't have near the luck with color tubes. I've rejuved many types of tubes with my 480 with mostly good results. Those newer B&K's cost several hundred $$ or more when new; but, can often be found on ebay for a very reasonable price. There's not much demand for CRT testers anymore since everything modern is either "throw away" or uses some other type of display other than a CRT. The shop here in town does not own a CRT tester. He borrows mine when he wants to test one. I think the last time he borrowed it was about 3 years ago.