one of those "who'd a thunk it" things...

[Jeffhs]

Originally Posted by jr_tech

I suspect that if you don't use the set, the tube is not going to wear out very fast.
But seriously, how many hours do you estimate the CRT has been operated?

jr

Well, I used the TV every night (how many hours I put on the tube, I don't know) for four years, then when I moved I bought a new RCA CTC185 and put the Zenith in storage. The most the latter TV has been used in the last 13 years, not counting short tests every once in a while, was two weeks, when my RCA was in for repairs. Since then, the Zenith has only been on for a few minutes every month or so for testing.