15GP22 Latest News!!!!!

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I just got word that Scotty has John Folsom's 15GP22 in process in the evacuation oven as I write this post.

John's tube was originally under vacuum. This one is NOT a leaker and is a standard rebuild.

I will update as soon as I hear anything from Scotty!



UPDATE 1: I just spoke to Scotty. The tube will be in process until about 4PM which is when "pinch off" will occur. The oven will not be cool enough to open until several hours later. Being a Friday, Scott doesn't plan to be at the plant over the weekend, so we will not know the results until probably Monday. Scott has my cell phone number, and in the outside chance he does go down to the plant over the weekend and has anything to report to me, I will update again.

Scott said that the new stems we had made are working GREAT! We seem to have resolved the cracking glass problem that plagued us for almost 2 full years.

On another note: Scott got a call from Erv at the crt rebuilding division of Video Display Corp. Scott went out there to see if there was anything that he could use. Scott bought some glass for re-necking tubes, but ther rest of the plant was geared to high volume production and was not suited to Scott's rebuilding business. VDC is no longer rebuilding any tubes.




Bob