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I'm certainly an advocate of doing some testing ahead of time like testing the CRT, however many times people take on their first TV without a CRT tester.
Let's suppose his experience was a bit different. What if he got nothing when he turned it on, completely dead, was he likely to give up and get rid of the TV? I don't think so. He sounds too enthusiastic about it. So what would turning it on accomplish at this point do? He already is committed to restoring the TV. Even if the CRT was a dud, he would go through with it and start hunting for a new CRT.
What it comes down to is he wanted to play with his new toy, even if it meant damaging something.
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