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I'll try to respond to everyone.
It's good to hear that the funky getter and clear spot in the glass isn't a huge concern. It's clearly deliberate, so I'm going to assume this is a rebuilt CRT I've got here.
I'm aware not to put too much stock in a CRT tester (or any tube tester, really). Nevertheless I feel it's a good way to at least find out if it's shorted and get a general idea of the condition. My tester did arrive today (It's a Sencore CR161) and the CRT is testing as marginal, so I should at least be able to get a picture.
As for the removed portion of exterior dag, I did not do that. Cleaning off the years of funk revealed it. And I would agree that the rebuild job, if indeed that's what I'm dealing with and I think it is, was messy. Maybe this was the cheapest replacement they could get. You know how people are.
I'm going to proceed with restoring the set. I'm only the second owner in it's 70 year life. It's an oddball brand. The cabinet is nice. And it's all there, I mean, it's not even missing any knobs.
I downloaded the SAMS for it and ordered all the capacitors from Mouser today. I'll check resistors against tolerance and replace as needed while changing the caps. Probably hold off on powering it up until I've at least replaced all the eletrolytics.
Thanks for all the replies, guys. I'll keep y'all posted on the restoration. And I'm sure I'll have more questions.
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