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Old 08-08-2013, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wa2ise View Post
As for the broken tube socket on the CRT, if it were mine, I'd just use some hot melt glue or such to stabilize the socket (maybe wrap some good quality tape around it), and exercise a bit more care when plugging in the mate. VS trying to remove that old socket and risking breaking a wire lead off at the glass seal.
I like that plan. Once the set is restored, it's not like you're not going to be unplugging the CRT every day. And you'd feel pretty awful if you broke a lead or did something else that made the tube unusable.

Phil "can't rebuild 'em nowadays" Nelson
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