Boy, if I didn't already own one of these, I'd be pouncing on this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/201819306763

Shipping is high, but if you get it for near the opening bid price ($45), I'd consider that a great deal. With only 2-1/2 hours to go, it has no bids.

I bought one of these several years ago after reading about these on the online forums, but I never got around to trying it out. It just seems it has an amazing variety of abilities to precisely test and rejuvenate early black & white CRTs.

It would be a great piece to display next to a TV collection, even if you never use it, and it is in fantastic condition.

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=193895&stc=1&d=1487691401

There is also another oddball CRT tester on ebay that has been offered many times over recent years, but is now finally in a price range I'd consider very reasonable (249.95 BIN). Again, even if you'd never use it, it would make a great technological display piece. It is a Hickok 590 CRT tester.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/112287956509

http://www.videokarma.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=193894&stc=1&d=1487691401

What a great piece of history it is.

Both of these items would be great museum pieces.

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Seems it would be handy if you had, maybe, a museum of early television stuff, and a CRT rebuilding setup to make the needed repairs...

Chip

That guy's been trying to sell that Hickok 590 for at least 2 years. Think he started out at around a grand or so.

That guy's been trying to sell that Hickok 590 for at least 2 years. Think he started out at around a grand or so.

lol. I've seen it posted on ebay too. Persistent sob, isn't he?