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I have to confess I know next to nothing about tubes in general. In a very broad sense it's probably a bit like working with transistors. But a crt is likely to most complex vacuum tube there is, so much complexity is involved. But in reality how difficult could it be to substitute a "close" picture tube if yours happens to be trashed? I comfort myself oftentimes when attempting what seems to be a complex task by telling myself there are a finite number of parameters, which can be very helpful. We tend to get overwhelmed by a task or tasks. To be clear though I *am not* attempting to do this at the moment, it's just a general question. It pertains to a discussion I've had with a person whose IBM 5175 got trashed in shipping, neck is cracked. I realize that companies used to specialize in repairing things along those lines (1 place in the Philly area used to cut the tube at the neck . . . and frankly I can't remember if they replaced the front of the back!!! But in any event they welded the sucker back together. Not rocket science, but probably not something a typical "hacker" would get right the first time. Maybe with some space age epoxy.
Can anyone recommend a text on something close? I personally don't know of a lot of computer monitor books. I do know of a few tv repair/theory texts. Not something I've delved into much unfortunately (not yet).
Can anyone recommend a text on something close? I personally don't know of a lot of computer monitor books. I do know of a few tv repair/theory texts. Not something I've delved into much unfortunately (not yet).