Picked up a beautiful Philco 49-1240!

[earlyfilm]

OK, I'm confused. On 05/24/12 you said:

Originally Posted by Eric H

Hmmph, The CRT tests deader than dead.

Then yesterday, 06/02/12, you said:

Originally Posted by Eric H

After a 45 minute wake up on the Variac I was able to get a picture!

What happened????

Bad socket or tube tester lied or what?

Outside the gray "contrast enhancer" the picture looks brighter than expected for a 62 year old non-recapped set.

James