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Old 08-29-2022, 07:06 PM
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Originally Posted by pdr-fml View Post
I bought this television without knowing the condition of the tube which is pretty dumb but today I checked for heater action with 4AAs and got a good glow. I couldn't really see the getter to check it out. One of these days I'm going to get a CRT tester. I read something about rigging up a little circuit to test if you didn't have a normal tester so I might try that.
I don't think it was a bad decision buying with CRT unknown. It looks clean and complete and the CRT is a replacement.

That said, CRT testers abound these days. I have three (one bought and two given to me) and I keep one in the trunk of the car in case of emergencies (if you know what I mean).
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