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Originally Posted by oldradio99
From the pictures this tube almost looks brand new.
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Apart from the getter, the outward appearance of a tube is not very meaningful. I have seen cruddy, scratched-up tubes that perform like brand new, and shiny-looking tubes that were dead ducks. Looking at the getter gives you one clue, but that is not very scientific, either. A better test is whether it gives strong emission on all three of its guns, something you need a CRT tester to check. Even CRT testers don't tell the whole story. I have seen tubes that don't look so hot on a tester, but which make very acceptable pictures when installed in a working TV -- which is the ultimate tester.
Phil Nelson