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Len;

Do you always break down the tube assys from scrap sets ? I don't
think it's the greatest policy for a couple of reasons. Screen burn
being the most important.

Did you say $60 ? I think that is real reasonable actually. I would
pay it.

Believe it or not we recently sold a VS5055. Tubes are strong, but if
one quits I might be looking for one of those shorties. This thing was
something,. I thought it needed a DCM because it wouldn't converge,
and yes I checked things. Turns out the mirror was broken. Tripped me
out.

Remember that lens ? That thing got me a bonus.

I'll be in touch.

Golf, if he says the tube is good it is good, but it will be a pain in
the ass to mount. You look at it and it really isn't all that hard,
but you need things in place correctly before screwing it together.
You can't slide it around, if that gasket leaks it wrecks the set. It
could also cause a fire on the deflection or power board.

Alot of us install a gutter, and this is not a jury rig, manufacturers
have done it too. NEC and Mitsubishi come to mind. I have seen it.
Well the people are our customers now I guess and charred corpses are
not very good at paying. I would say frequently the money is burnt up
as well.

Note that installing an aftermarket gutter will void any remaining
warranty on anything, partly because they can get out of it and partly
because everything will run hotter in there if you interfere with the
air flow. But then if the circuit board catches fire it will be ALOT
hotter than that anyway, so.............

Do as thou wilt.

JURB

No, I do not normally break down the CRTs from scrappers. In this case it
had a coolant leak and was messy, so it was a matter of either breaking it
down or pitching it. I don't see what screen burn has to do with it anyway.

Leonard