Thread: 4 Tube RCA 9" Hybrid from 1969
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Old 10-19-2013, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by compucat View Post
What is the purpose of the neon bulb on the crt socket? I have seen this on several sets and never understood what it was for. Nice set by the way. I have always loved the small screen sets.
IIRC, they were used as a spark gap.
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