Which one is the picture tube

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A tv repair man told me the picture tube is shot in my tv and said it
will cost me $250 to $300 for a new one. That is too much money for a
47 year old tv set. Heck, I have replaced tubes in this set all my
life and never paid over $24 for any one of them. The set is still in
excellent shape. In fact I just oiled the cabinet last week, and
about 10 years ago I bought new knobs for it. I bought this tv brand
new in 1956, and it should be good for many more years. I figgure I
can just replace this tube myself, but I am not sure which one it is.
All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of
them has any pictures on them. I wish the repair man would have told
me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

Marty

 

[George S]

Why don't you just remove all the old junk from inside this beautiful piece
of furniture, and buy a $150.00 TV that will fit inside. Or better yet make
it into an Aquarium.

 

[John Del]

Subject: Which one is the picture tube

From: [email protected]
Date: 12/6/03 11:06 PM Pacific Standard Time
Message-id: <[email protected]>

A tv repair man told me the picture tube is shot in my tv and said it
will cost me $250 to $300 for a new one. That is too much money for a
47 year old tv set. Heck, I have replaced tubes in this set all my
life and never paid over $24 for any one of them. The set is still in
excellent shape. In fact I just oiled the cabinet last week, and
about 10 years ago I bought new knobs for it. I bought this tv brand
new in 1956, and it should be good for many more years. I figgure I
can just replace this tube myself, but I am not sure which one it is.
All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of
them has any pictures on them. I wish the repair man would have told
me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

Get a BB gun and shoot all the glass you see inside the TV. The ones that
break will NOT be the picture tube. The one that the BBs just bounce off will
be the picture tube. Easy.

John Del
Wolcott, CT

"I'm just trying to get into heaven, I'm not running for Jesus!"
Homer Simpson

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[DaveC]

me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

Marty,
It's the one you *look* at. The "screen". That's the picture tube.

Maybe if you tell us the make and model number (on the back of the TV) we can
help you with your picture tube problem.

Enjoy,

 

[Henry Kolesnik]

I was TV repairman back then and I wonder what kind of set and size. The
picture tube number is on the neck and could be under the yoke clamp or ion
trap. It usuallay starts with the sise, so if it's a 21 inch it'll be a
21CBP4A or something similar. Go to rec.antiques.radio+phono and I'll bet
the guys there will direct you to a good used or rebuilt one for a hell of a
lot less. If it were me I'd go to Walmart and buy a new asian 21 inch for a
$100.00 or so and put the new set in place of the old picture tube and
chassis and sell it to some collector. You're going to have more problems as
times goes on. I'm very surprised to see a set last this long, what make
and model is it and how often do you use it?
73
hank wd5jfr

 

[Steve Reinis]

Doesn't anyone smell satire?

"I bought this tv brand new in 1956, and it should be good for many more
years"

"All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of them
has any pictures on them"

"How can I find out which one is the one that takes the pictures"

I can't imagine ANYONE could be that dense.

 

[Alain Beguin]

"[email protected]" avait écrit le 7/12/2003 :

A tv repair man told me the picture tube is shot in my tv and said it
will cost me $250 to $300 for a new one. That is too much money for a
47 year old tv set. Heck, I have replaced tubes in this set all my
life and never paid over $24 for any one of them. The set is still in
excellent shape. In fact I just oiled the cabinet last week, and
about 10 years ago I bought new knobs for it. I bought this tv brand
new in 1956, and it should be good for many more years. I figgure I
can just replace this tube myself, but I am not sure which one it is.
All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of
them has any pictures on them. I wish the repair man would have told
me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

Marty

Think this is a "nice" joke...

Al

 

[john]

Go away .

 

[James Sweet]

A tv repair man told me the picture tube is shot in my tv and said it
will cost me $250 to $300 for a new one. That is too much money for a
47 year old tv set. Heck, I have replaced tubes in this set all my
life and never paid over $24 for any one of them. The set is still in
excellent shape. In fact I just oiled the cabinet last week, and
about 10 years ago I bought new knobs for it. I bought this tv brand
new in 1956, and it should be good for many more years. I figgure I
can just replace this tube myself, but I am not sure which one it is.
All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of
them has any pictures on them. I wish the repair man would have told
me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

Marty

You're joking right?

If you're serious then not to sound rude, but you have no business poking
around inside a TV set. $300 sounds very reasonable for a picture tube,
particularly in a vintage set, and I would be absolutely amazed if the
original tube lasted even half this long with regular use.

 

[Jim Adney]

A tv repair man told me the picture tube is shot in my tv and said it
will cost me $250 to $300 for a new one. That is too much money for a
47 year old tv set. Heck, I have replaced tubes in this set all my
life and never paid over $24 for any one of them. The set is still in
excellent shape. In fact I just oiled the cabinet last week, and
about 10 years ago I bought new knobs for it. I bought this tv brand
new in 1956, and it should be good for many more years. I figgure I
can just replace this tube myself, but I am not sure which one it is.
All the tubes have letters and numbers on them, like 5U4, not one of
them has any pictures on them. I wish the repair man would have told
me the tube number. How can I find out which one is the one that
takes the pictures?

This is a troll, right?

The Picture tube is the one you watch when you're using the TV. The
BIG expensive one with the big screen on it where the picture appears.
It will be hard to find a replacement, but why not mention the make
and model of the set you've got?

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