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Beltron 8080-a picture tube restorer
Picked this thing up today for $15. Is it any good as a restorer? Worth hanging onto? I know it can test picture tubes as well but I already have a tester floating around for that. If the restorer function has any merit I'll probably hang onto it.
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The Beltron is considered by many to be the best CRT restorer around! I would have to agree based on my experiences with it.
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This one went for $12, just sayin'.
http://www.shopgoodwill.com/auctions...-13035705.html I too have heard good things about Beltrons, though I will stick to my CR-70.
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I know the Beltron has a good reputation but there just doesn't appear to be much inside of them. I think the restorer circuit is the capacitor discharge type.
http://www.radiomuseum.org/images/ra..._e_1447869.jpg. Last edited by bandersen; 08-12-2014 at 05:23 PM. |
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When I began selling used sets in Dallas in the early 70's, several veteran servicing dealers said Beltron was by far the only unit to consider.
I had a 20 yr run selling thousands of sets. I used the Beltron to check/and or rejuvenate most of those. Still use it. |
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Can't say much about the Goodwill one, if it had no tube connectors it is virtually useless unless you already had them you could make them but it's a pain, they aren't cheap to buy when they turn up. I don't generally get rid of tube testing gear so value is less of a concern than usefulness anyway. I'll see if I can grab an old set at a thrift store to test it on.
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