Ouch!
rpm1200 said:
"I can verify the KV-9000 has an instant-on circuit with no vacation switch."
Yes! The KV-9000 uses indirectly heated cathodes in the CRT,
but if the set is plugged in the "instant on" circuit produces a quick turn-on of the CRT (several seconds) similar to that of the KV-4000 And KV-5000 series sets.
I just performed the "dead cold start" test on a 9000 that had been unplugged for a while and the CRT took 15 to 20 seconds to come up to a reasonable brightness. If the set is plugged in and turned off a faint glow can be seen from the heaters in the CRT.
jr