Philco Predicta Blond Pedestal

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Originally Posted by Chip Chester

Total noob at CRT testing here. I have a tester, but have not used it yet.

I seem to recall a thing with Predicta tubes that using a tester in what looks like the right way can actually blow the tube. Voltage difference or something.

Hopefully wiser folk will chime in, or dismiss my ramblings with extreme prejudice...

I think you're referring to the fact that the heater operates at 2.7v instead of 6.3v. Weird setup and understandably easy to glance over the voltage settings. I've heard of a lot of picture tubes being swapped to a 6.3v once the original tube goes. We'll have to see what's in there, but if it's bad, I doubt I'll get it.