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Originally Posted by dieseljeep
I didn't bother to restore it, the CRT is too wasted! I don't think it can be rejuvenated.
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Did you ever try to variac it? I did yesterday and the thing came right up with synced picture and sound! Granted I had to turn the brightness up to max with lots of retrace lines to get picture, but its somehow still going on all original parts.
My tester showed 10-20% emissions (near dead) at rated 4.7V heater, but bottom of good readings at 5.7V...
I'm debating whether to rejuvenate it or unwire the heater wires for the socket from the chassis and add the transformer from a brightener that I stole the base/socket from (once I figure out where I put that transformer) into the heater circuit. I definitely can't directly plug a brightener in given the 5.5KV HV connection in the base!
I think one of those methods could make it usable. Then I gotta debate whether I recap it or not... It's such a clean original I'm tempted to just stick it on a shelf and leave it as is.