I am currently in the process of (attempting) to restore a 1949 RCA T-100. When I got the set home, pulled out the chassis, and started testing and marking off weak tubes, I noticed that the black plastic base of the CRT (the part with all the pins) was coming loose. I went to bed, and woke up this morning to find the black base sitting on the chassis and what I presume to be the evacuation tip where the base was late last night. I have an inkling my Dachshund is to blame . . . Anyway, the 5 leads from the tube (Numbers 1, 2, 10, 11, and 12) are still intact. In fact, I have about a solid 1 to 1.5 inches to work with. If I were to rewire the leads to the base, and then reattach the base with RTV silicone or something similar, is there a chance that the tube could be salvaged?
Thanks,
Benny
06-13-2011, 12:39 PM
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