Need a 17VBDP22 CRT for a Zenith

[radiotvnut]

Originally Posted by zenith2134

Wish I could help. Maybe this tube is the exception to the Chromacolor lifespan rule since its an unusual one. Bet that set has a tn of hours on it though for the crt to be gone

I'm sure this set has a good bit of hours on it. It looks to have come from a fairly clean home; so, I can't tell by the amount of dirt inside. When I got it, I had to replace the chroma module and the 10uf, 350V cap in the B+ supply to the video circuit. I was a little shocked to see that it still has the original tripler. Those are usually the first thing to go in this part of the country.

I played the set for hours last night after the third rejuv and the picture didn't get worse. Actaully, I think it might have improved after playing the set for several hours. I turned it on again this morning and it still looked OK. Hopefully, the rejuv will last long enough for me to find a good CRT. I'll probably check with VDC to see if they have one. It may be a little expensive; but, I'd rather spend "x" amount of $ on a quality set than on some chinese garbage from walmart.