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Originally Posted by Electronic M
I scored what amounts to a $20 Predicta Debutante with an original Philco 17DAP4 CRT that has an open heater.
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I have about $25 in an Admiral I have in working order which has a 17DSP4 CRT that I believe would fit the Predicta.
   
This Admiral ain't exactly rare (I've seen at least 2-3 others), or valuable.
Do I kill it to get the Predicta to live?
I also have a potential source of a good used and or NOS CRTs for it, but odds are it is going to cost me ~$60-200 (need to talk with the seller more) for one. Should I pursue that instead?
There also is potion C: pop the admiral CRT in the philco, make the philco work (if it can), then (if successful) get a new jug for the philco and return the admiral CRT to it's original set.
What say you? |
Hang loose for a little while. I'll see, if the 17" CRT I have in an RCA portable is good. It has the odd-ball 8.4 volt, 450ma heater, but that could be worked around.
BTW, the pin-out is different on the Philco CRT, vs the Admiral tube.
