Rebuilt 15GP22's?

[andy]

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[G.B.]

Kaye Halbert, I Pmed You A 2 Personal & Reg. Email But No Response...did You Lose My Address ? G.b. Can You Still Get Picture Tubes Rebuilt In S. Calif. ?

[Tom_Ryan]

Originally Posted by Kaye-Halbert TV

What's all the hub-bub? Just go down to Dunbar like I did, and get your 15GP22 rebuilt for $29.50! See the photo?............................................ .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. .................................................. ............ April Fool in December!

Actually, this Polaroid photo was of the job that Dunbar did for Gary and me on re-evacuating. I mentioned this earlier in the thread, I think (or in another). The result was that the vacuum stayed for about a month, then the neck started getting the dreaded purple glow. Circa 1982.


Charles

Oh, and BTW: The photo is free to be saved & posted elsewhere by anyone....

Hey Charles, that's a cool pic. Makes me very nervous just looking at it. Not exactly clean room conditions. About that purple glow, did Dunbar apply VacSeal to all joints - including the evac nipple on the stem? A real shame that the tube lost it's vacuum. Say, I'd be interested in knowing how they pumped the tube - if you can remember the details.

[G.B.]

They had two in the midwest in Oklahoma city in the 80's now I think they are gone.

[Steve D.]

I received ths e-mail reply today re:15GP22 rebuild:


Steve:
I will have to get back to you early in 2006,we have just changed Electron Gun supplier and at present I negotiating prices etc. with them so please be patient,at present I have twenty of these 15GP22 CRT,s to rebuild,and as soon as negotiating is completed I will let you know.
Regards
Brian holder Technical Director
Western Micronics CDN.International
RECYCLE! for a cleaner Environment
http://www.wmicronics.com
A caribe company
110 - 112 East North First Street
Seneca SC 29678
1-864-985-1556


Very strange stuff indeed.
-Steve D.

[Sandy G]

20 of th' bleedin' things ?!? Okay....-a slightly skeptical Sandy G.

[Charlie]

If anyone was located in the Carolinas, it'd be interesting to stop by the address they list and see what kind of operation they have going... and also to SEE twenty 15G's all at one time!

Maybe by changing gun suppliers, they'll be able to get a better price on 15G guns!

Ya know... wouldn't it be funny if it turned out that these people can actually do what they claim they can?

[Tom_Ryan]

Steve, I just received the same reply. Interesting that there are 20 15GP22's to rebuild. Wow, where does he get that number? Charles could be right...may be the ghost of Dunbar will rebuild for $29.95; or he could be negotiating with Dr. Who to borrow the TARDIS and visit the old plant in Bloomington (I wish!)

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From: Ian Charles [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Sunday, December 18, 2005 1:52 PM
To: Tom Ryan
Subject: Rebuilding Antique Tubes

Tom:
I will have to get back to you early in 2006,we have just changed
Electron Gun supplier and at present I negotiating prices etc. with them so
please be patient,at present I have twenty of these 15GP22 CRT,s to
rebuild,and as soon as negotiating is completed I will let you know.


Regards
Brian holder Technical Director
Western Micronics CDN.International
RECYCLE! for a cleaner Environment
http://www.wmicronics.com
A caribe company
110 - 112 East North First Street
Seneca SC 29678
1-864-985-1556

[Steve McVoy]

Twenty to rebuild. Wow. It is amazing that nobody involved with CT-100s has heard about this. There must be a whole other universe of CT-100 collectors we haven't met yet.

[Steve D.]

Steve McVoy's CT-100 parallel universe theme gives a surreal quality to this whole thread. And Charlie's idea to have someone local check it out seems pretty good. Seneca, S.C. located in the darkest corner of the Twilight Zone. Or, for us Earthlings, west of Greenville near the Georgia border.

Western Micronics, Seneca, South Carolina : Amazon.com Yellow Pages
Address:http://www.amazon.com/gp/yp/B0004G1F...qid=1134950731


-Steve D.

[David Roper]

Anybody else see irony in the fact that this place is at the intersection of Fairplay & First?

[vintagecollect]

How about gold plating ALL parts to the NOS gun assemblies of 15gp22 to refurbish these rare items. Gold is chemically inert, IS a noble metal(won't oxidize or corrode over time being exposed to air), and a great conductor. I remember seeing old computer parts with gold connectors from the 70s/ early 80s surplus before trend of recycling them for gold.

Wouldn't these high quality 15gp22 gun versions have an indefinte shelf life? Research on good plating shop. here's a thought for herculean task- Has anyone thought of finding a custom glass shop to attempt to make these gun assemblies new using correct glass composition if known(ie. Pyrex, etc.) Between a custom machine shop / and glass shop with expertise maybe something made?

At the least,these TVs are worth cost of goldplating guns if sound suitable???

[vintagecollect]

They have 15gp22 posted on their website!!!

[Keefla]

Originally Posted by vintagecollect

They have 15gp22 posted on their website!!!

Under black and white tubes to boot

[bgadow]

Imaginary conversation:
"Hey, I don't suppose you could rebuild a 15GP22, could ya?"
"What was that number again?"
"15GP22, an early RCA color tube
"Yeah, sure, a 15" color shouldn't be any problem. But are you sure its worth fooling with an older model?"
"Heck, yeah. If you can rebuild this one I bet I could get you 20 more to rebuild!"
"Bring them on! I'll place the order for those guns..."
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"Hey, Charlie, just talked to a fella who thinks he can get us a whole bunch of rebuilds on some old 15" color tubes. I think they must be for the CTC-22, remember those?"