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Old 01-18-2014, 09:19 PM
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Sure, a CRT with no vacuum can hold a charge. It;s the conductive surfaces and glass that form a capacitor that holds a charge. No, the base pins don't hold a charge. The flyback doesn't hold a charge, but there's often a "doorknob" HV capacitor connected to the HV rectifier output that can.
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