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IMHO, Zenith deserves the award for best tube, and the worst. You can't hardly kill the delta gun tubes Zenith produced.
Then, in the early 90's, Zenith started producing tubes that would hardly make it past the warranty period. I remember replacing these tubes (especially 25" and 27") under warranty, and having them come back a year or so afterwards (after the warranty expired) with bad tubes again. Whether a rebuilt tube from the factory or aftermarket, these tubes just wouldn't hold up.
I also remember working on a lot of the old Motorola "Works in the Drawer" consoles and never did note a bad picture tube in those sets.
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