Re: Replacing a B/W vector tube

From: Chuck <chuck_at_localsurfer.com>
Date: Fri Jul 13 2012 - 17:28:07 EDT

Well I am in the US, how cheap and hopefully you are reasonably close to me.

Chuck

On Jul 13, 2012, at 4:00 PM, vectorlist-steve wrote:

> Shame you're not over here in the states. I have a G05-802 and a 19V2000 I'd let you have on the cheap. :-(
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> On 7/12/2012 3:18 PM, Andre Huijts wrote:
>> I am looking into replacing the tubes on the -801 in my Lumar Lander and spare -802 that will probably go in my Asteroids shell.
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>> I know it is supposed to be a lot easier than replacing a color tube but does anybody have hands on experience with it ? What should I look out for ?
>> I am looking to replace them with used tubes from old TVs. (A50-120W, datasheet here: http://tubedata.tubes.se/sheets/124/a/A50-120W.pdf ).
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>> I know they won't be fresh but they don't have any burn in. I already bought one TV with this tube but it still has to come over from Germany, and I'm currently hunting another one her in Holland. This size is pretty hard to find, you see much more very small (portable) or very large BW TS on offer.
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>> I know fresh tunes are available from the US but they are pretty expensive and the shipping and import duties are going to kill the fun....
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>> So I saw this as a good alternative. Is there any step by step guide how to do it ?
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>> Thanks, André
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