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Old 10-23-2011, 08:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Eric H View Post
That would be an ideal candidate, since the phosphor screen is flat it would be easy to make a fake surround, or use one from a busted 15G and mount a flat CRT behind it. The only obvious difference would be the modern tube would be slotted mask and the original is dotted.
If the shell of the 15G is shattered there's nothing to loose, but if the tube is still intact and just has a dead cathode or a tiny leak then it should be preserved and squirreled away untill the 15GP22 rebuilding efforts get the last few hitches in sealing all leaks sorted out.

If I understand properly tubes that don't leak have been rebuilt, and can be rebuilt presently, but tubes that do leak (which is the majority) don't have a tested procedure for rebuilding yet.
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