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Old 08-27-2019, 01:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Zsuttle View Post
I think you're referring to the fact that the heater operates at 2.7v instead of 6.3v. Weird setup and understandably easy to glance over the voltage settings. I've heard of a lot of picture tubes being swapped to a 6.3v once the original tube goes. We'll have to see what's in there, but if it's bad, I doubt I'll get it.
OTH, I have a 21" predicta whose tube tests as pretty much non-existent on everything, but it still works. It gets dim after a while. I haven't had a chance to look at the set any further - could be an after-market tube, could be someone installed a brightener. I will find out eventually and I have another set I might swap the tube with anyhow.

In other words, and this depends on the price, if the heater glows I would take a chance.
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