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Take it easy around that skinny neck if you remove the CRT.
The HV cage looks ugly, but I think that's just corrosion from sitting unused in Seattle for decades. It's completely black on the bottom, where moisture would naturally collect. No sign of fireworks inside the cage or elsewhere. The rest of the chassis only has typical grime. The 5U4GB tested fine, as did all but one of the other tubes.
Jury's still out on the CRT. My tester says zero emission, but the filament has continuity, so I'm leaving it to cook on the tester overnight. I've seen one wake up after a slow cook, and if it's truly dead, there's nothing to lose.
I really shouldn't be spending time on this. Perhaps I'll make a capacitor order list and then put it aside. I need caps for the Westinghouse, too.
Phil Nelson
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