Old CRT booster just lost it's job today!

[mr_fixer]

Originally Posted by TUD1

I had an RCA round color tube test VERY poorly, it was the one from my Zenith remote set I got last fall, the red was totally dead, barely moved the needle. I used my Sencore CR70, no results. I tried my B&K 467, still no results. Just for the heck of it, I tried my Beltron when I first got it, and BOOM. The tube tests like new again. Beltron FTW.

The amount of wear and tear on my beltron cases leads me to think they were the ones most often used, but i like the charts provided with the cr70. I'll keep the cr70 and one of the beltrons and whatever isn't fixed by the sencore, will get the Beltron treatment.

[wkand]

Originally Posted by mr_fixer

The amount of wear and tear on my beltron cases leads me to think they were the ones most often used, but i like the charts provided with the cr70. I'll keep the cr70 and one of the beltrons and whatever isn't fixed by the sencore, will get the Beltron treatment.

I've heard stories form others about the rejuvenation capabilities of the Beltron device. I suspect the others were trying to avoid cathode stripping in the rejuvenation process by being kindler and gentler.

I have a B+K 467 that is not working at present. Many years ago I used a Sencore tester (don't recall which model) to rejuvenate a 21FJP22 roundie. That produced a great picture for several years of hard use, believe it or not. The set is still in our family, and the picture is not great but still watchable after letting the set warm up. It hardly ever gets used now, however.