How much to offer for RCA w/doors?

[Tubejunke]

Gosh, I keep hearing about Dumont RA-109s lately! I sure wish that I didn't give mine away now! Just too big! Does yours have a good 19AP4? If so, you really did good on that purchase! Great set! I don't care much for Predicta's really, but even though problematic from the get go, they remain high demand for whatever reason. I guess the oddball design makes them popular.

[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.

[radiotvnut]

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.

[ggregg]

B&K CRT model 400. I didn't research it or anything so I don't know if it's any good or not. Just bid the opening bid on a whim and got it for about $15.00 including shipping. It has shipped so we will see what I have when it gets here.