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Old 09-14-2013, 11:11 PM
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Originally Posted by miniman82 View Post
Trouble with necked tubes is you don't know if it was under vacuum when it happened, if it was the air rushing in can literally blow the phosphor off the face of the tube and ruin it.
As of seeing this post I finally know why an old TV I trash-picked in my youth had that nice little black spot in the middle of the screen.
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