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Originally Posted by Electronic M
...Though I guess if there arose some compelling reason to do so...
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Guess what!....
I powered up the set, waited patiently for a raster and, after far too long, went behind the set to see what the deal was.
I was greeted with this....
It would seem the Zenith tube is gassy...So much so that it was loading down the HV to less than 1/5 of what it should be...I tried to get better photos of it, but some LOUD ominous popping noises had me scrambling for the power switch....
I'm very pissed that I went to the effort of installing a POS in my set and that it was not obvious when I tested the tube earlier. It is almost as bad as when I tested the 21AXP in my CTC-4 and found it in the same state. I guess this means I no longer have a spare roundy CRT(or should I say I never had one from the start?).
I guess I should count my blessings that I never bought a roundy with a dead tube thinking I could drop this in. It also tells me what will happen if I get stupid enough to put the 21AXP back in to my CTC-4....
I already ripped the turkey back out and cut the safety glass I siliconed to it(years ago) off...Should I go to the effort to caulk the safety glass from the dud Zenith CRT onto the Silver-Glo?
UGH, what a lousy day!