How much to offer for RCA w/doors?

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Originally Posted by ggregg

It works but is quite weak. I have a tester/rejuvenator on the way. We will see if it's past the point of no return or not. The Predicta has a bright CRT and a good fly so I bought it for that. But eventually I will have to get into the board. Not really looking forward to it after all I've heard, but I always wanted one and now I do.

What kind of Rejuvenator did you get? Most models from the mid '70's on were decent at rejuvenating a CRT. The older rejuvenators did a good job of cleaning the crud, as well as any emitting material, from the cathode.

Before you rejuvenate the CRT, you might try letting it sit for a few hours with around 8 volts on the filament. Old tubes will often become weak from sitting unused for decades and the elevated filament voltage will often bring them back up.