21FJP22 Rebuilding

[fredh]

Three weeks ago I delivered 6 FJP duds to Magna-View in Dallas. I am very happy to report the experiment was a complete success. I now have 5 good tubes and will deliver the 6th one to a collector in Austin where I picked it up. One of my bottles had some air in it (with failed filaments). The leak was found by one of the pins and not the frit so they attempted to rebuild it and were successful. Magna-View has agreed to rebuild these tubes for collectors and fix the cataract for $165 each. If you have a tube that needs help call Phil Frierson at 800-323-9278. His only concern is shipping and they will not honor any warranty if a tube is damaged in shipping. I suggest you discuss this issue with Phil. This is only for glass tubes. They do not want to attempt any metal tubes. I'll try a bit more begging on this issue when I go to Dallas to pick up the tubes.