[miniman82]

I have very sad news to report: the proto CRT is dead. I don't know why this happened, it was in operation a few days ago. I came back from Beloit this afternoon and turned it on, only to be greeted with crackling sounds and no picture. Sliding back the neck stuff revealed white getters, and a crack nearly all the way around near the base. This means there's no more proto CRT's left working in the world, and it will be a long time, perhaps never, that one will be seen in operation again.