5AXP4 and 8XP4 as replacements?

Originally Posted by bandersen

The documentation states they should not be used for extended periods of time. Not sure why though.

Ion burn maybe? I recently picked up a Channel Master rebuilt 8XP4. For some reason it seems odd to me that they'd go to the trouble to rebuild a test CRT, but they did. Apparently something wore out on them.

The 5AXP4's seem hard to find for me.