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So you had 100,000 hours on the original CRT, and 200,000 on the replacement for 300,000+ total hours? 300000 divided by 24 hours in a day divided by 365 days in a year would come to more than 34 years if the set was never turned off. They didn't make 32-inch TVs back in 1984, did they? What year was your TV built, and how many hours a day was it used? . |
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When I was at the TV station...
We got between 4 and 5 years out of a tube. And that was in 24/7 operation. Since there are 8760 hours in a year, I figure that about 35,000 hours or so.
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Sounds like the Zenith jug got changed. Zenith always used Zenith
tubes ( EIA 343 ) or Rauland tubes (EIA 1101). Zenith owned Rauland since the early 50's. IIRC the only exception was the first 14" color that used an RCA ( EIA 274 ). In later years B&W tubes were mostly Clintons. Small colors ( 9") also used an outside tube. The NAP sounds like an RCA tube ( EIA 274). If its a NAP / Sylvania EIA is 312. TV life is based on the CRT. It was said a good set & jug should go 8 yrs. Average life must have gone to 20 yrs from the mid 70's on with RCA , Zenith and some Sylvania tubes. Last thing is the "bad" early 90's Zenith tubes. Zenith did extend the normal 2 yr warranty on them. Up to 5 yrs on high end sets. The tube would be free or at reduced price depending on age & price of the set new. The dealer was also asked to pitch in with reduced labor. No big deal, by then a CRT could be changed & set up in 15 mn. The ones that got screwed were Sears customers. They bought most electronics & self insured them. If your jug went in 2 yrs & 1 day you got NOTHING from Sears or Zenith. 73 Zeno LFOD ! |
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I know it was changed. I said in my post I replaced it with an Admiral I obtained. I just dont know what EIN it is.
Edit: Nope. I failed to mention that until a few posts down. Whoops. Last edited by mbates14; 07-17-2018 at 06:44 PM. |
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It's good to have a baseline. I know that projection CRTs last far less time, I have had to retube an RPTV once. Edit: My grandmother had one of the last RCA floor models, CTC203 I think it was. it never had any electrical faults, but back in 2013 or so the CRT got weak, as the picture is fuzzy with bad color bleed especially on reds and greens, the sun looks like its got flames on the right side. Last edited by mbates14; 07-17-2018 at 06:34 PM. |
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How about those 16x9 color HD CRT's? I've got three of those sets.
Seems to me they might not last as long as a 3x4 regular CRT.
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Considering that and the worst cabinet build quality I've ever seen, Mexican chassis assembly and an unobtanium 35 meg focus control, I eventually wrote mine off as a hopeless pile of junk. The only thing I liked about it is that it was a remote set with a motorized varactor tuner; fortunately I have plans for that and the attached remote system chassis.
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My oldest sets (1982 and 1986) seem to be just fine, and I used the 1986 set all the time as a kid (the 1982 set wasn't originally mine). I wouldn't be surprised if they eventually had cap issues though.
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Wow, I have in the basement a Magnavox 25" and a 19" Admiral in bedroom. Probably the Magnavox from 1993 and Admiral from late 90's. Still working well.
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