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Old 04-08-2012, 11:15 AM
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Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
They sure did. Case in point was the gated-beam high level demodulator tube (6LE8?) that drove the CRT grids directly, eliminating the three driver stages. It sure put out knock-your-socks-off reds and oranges, seemingly at exaggerated levels. The CRT was rare earth, IIRC.
Admiral and a few others also used that type of color circuit, or variations of it. If you compare GE's models, they used the porta-color type circuit in even their larger chassis.
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