1993 & 1987 GoldStar CRT swap?

[dieseljeep]

Originally Posted by radiotvnut

The one in the '87 was probably that color when new. I've found that these 13" tubes are usually reliable and as long as it makes a bright, sharp picture with good greyscale, I'd leave it alone.

However, if you wish to swap the tube, the one in the newer set will probably work if the sockets are the same, the neck is the same size, and if they both mount the same. If you change CRT's, you may have to do a full purity, convergence, and greyscale set-up in order for the other tube to look right. If it were my set, I'd leave it alone (unless the old tube is going south).

If the socket, yoke and mounting is the same, I would leave the neck components alone. To me, it's a major PITA to get one of those to really look good, after disturbing the original setup.