I'm getting a Sencore CR70

[Jon A.]

Lookin' good. How many feet are missing?

Originally Posted by Electronic M

IMHO service gear is better to have in beat up, but working shape. I take my CRT tester to most swap meets and places where I anticipate finding vintage TVs...It gets beat to heck riding in the car and being dragged everywhere, and I'm glad it did not come to me prefect as I don't ever feel bad adding wear.

Perfect gear is like finding a good LP still in the shrink wrap...You end up torn on whether to enjoy it as it was meant to be or keep it perfect.

Amen to that. Better to use the heck out of them than turn them into shelf queens. As long as mine isn't rusty and doesn't have massive case damage it's fine by my standards. When mine got to me, the foam rubber holding the socket adapters had disintegrated completely and made a huge sticky mess. Once cleaned up it was fine.