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Originally Posted by kx250rider
Only word of caution will be to set the G2 voltage AT OR BELOW what it was set at in the KV-27TS32. If you set it higher, the tube will die fast! However, you can't see what the donor TV was set at. Therefore, just be very careful to set the G2 well-below where you see any retrace lines.
Charles
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I've heard this before, but can you explain why the G2 setting affects CRT life? I would have expected the cathode life to only depend on the cathode current, regardless of which combination of cathode and G2 voltages result in that current. Why would a more positive cathode not last as long?