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Old 11-25-2013, 05:55 PM
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I just noticed on the RA113 on my workbench that when it's in FM radio mode the CRT screen is blank but the filament is still lit. So the CRT is slowly wearing out while just listening to the radio I've seen in other combo sets they cut the filament juice to the TV circuits when not in use.
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