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Old 07-25-2023, 11:33 AM
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Originally Posted by dieseljeep View Post
Admiral had a big presence there!
In my mom's basement is the remains of our first color TV - 1959 Admiral with the RCA built CTC11 (definitely not a clone). Unfortunately, the chassis was used elsewhere and the tube is strangely missing (it went soft which is why we replaced it with a '77 XL-100) - maybe dad needed a suitable dud/core for credit on a broken neck replacement.

I wonder if there were enough vacuum tubes left there to keep any running as long as the jugs held out.

John
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