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I remember those also... and what the youngster don't understand TV & Radios of that era had a warm glow inside from all the Vacuum Tubes.. and those tubes could be replaced.. Just stop at you Rexall Drug Store or Western Auto - and use their FREE Tube tester.. this widget that had 30-40 sockets.. place a tube in the socket flip a switch and the indictor dial would tell you the condition of the tube. The tubes about the size of a quarter around and 2--4 inches long.. below the test rack was new tubes.. just pick the correct tube. $0.85 cent to several dollars.. take home and plug it back in.. fixed !
Most testers looked like this.. BRAND Name.. RCA - Zenith - Motorola all wanting your business also machines for Radio's
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The cabinet yes.. the tube maybe 15 inch's... across .. think fish bowl.. BUT that cabinet was real wood no pressboard..
and you weren't supposed to put them up against the wall. The heat would burn out the tubes faster. As I recall, 2 inches from the wall minimum, 3 was preferable.
and you weren't supposed to put them up against the wall. The heat would burn out the tubes faster. As I recall, 2 inches from the wall minimum, 3 was preferable.
Yes correct..
In a cold drafty house... extra heat in the winter.. as a Kid you had the " ZONE" 5 feet because of the " Atomic Radiation the TV produced.. it would burn your eyes and melt your brain if you sat to close.. Quotes from my Dad & Grandfather..
Tangee lipstick. Never did like that. Didn't like either the smell or the color of it. You can still get it through Vermont Country Store. It used to cost less than $1.
I remember those also... and what the youngster don't understand TV & Radios of that era had a warm glow inside from all the Vacuum Tubes.. and those tubes could be replaced.. Just stop at you Rexall Drug Store or Western Auto - and use their FREE Tube tester.. this widget that had 30-40 sockets.. place a tube in the socket flip a switch and the indictor dial would tell you the condition of the tube. The tubes about the size of a quarter around and 2--4 inches long.. below the test rack was new tubes.. just pick the correct tube. $0.85 cent to several dollars.. take home and plug it back in.. fixed !
Most testers looked like this.. BRAND Name.. RCA - Zenith - Motorola all wanting your business also machines for Radio's
Before we started using those, we relied on the TV repairman to show up with his case full of tubes, until there was an article perhaps in Reader's Digest.
It stated that some would take out tubes that were still fully functional and replace it with one from their box.
A new one if you were lucky, a used one if not.
The tubes that were still good, were placed back in the box of the new or used tube they will charge you for, but upside down, so they would remember for the next succa that it wasn't a new one!
The bad ones, either sideways with or w/o the box, or given to the customer to trash themselves.
All they then had to do was wait 'till someone's burned out tube could be replaced with the used one, only at brand new prices.
When we caught someone doing that to us, we started testing and replacing them ourselves!
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