tube question

[Randy Bassham]

I think the 17BP4 is a pretty rugged tube. When I was a kid we used an Emerson table model set for well over 10 years and the 17BP4 was still bright and had good contrast when the flyback burned up one night. There were 4 of us kids and that Emerson was basically on from sign on till sign off. I still remember watching the new years day parades 1960 on it.

I've just finished restoring a 1951 Zenith table model set that has the original Rauland 17BP4 in it. The fellow I got it from said it was their first TV and they used it up until 1968 when something burned out, I later found out it was the flyback. Set's restored now and the CRT checks very good and it shows a good picture.