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Old 12-02-2013, 08:53 PM
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Originally Posted by old_coot88 View Post
In the case of a gross leak, if full heater voltage were applied, the entire base of the CRT will get abnormally hot very quickly due to heat conduction of the air inside.
Not for long, however as the heaters are likely to "burn out" fairly quickly due to the higher than normal current flowing through them... been there, seen that.

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