Re: Are my 6100 tubes really bad?

Ok. I know the first HV unit was fine, because I borrowed it from a
monitor that worked perfectly. The only variable being the tube in question...

With that said, who does this tube rebuilding you mentioned? One of these
was in a Space Duel, which seems to get a very low amount of burn-in (at
least, compared to Tempest.)

Thanks

At 12:18 PM 9/25/00 -0500, you wrote:
>If the high voltage isn't too high you probably have gassy tubes. No fix for
>that (that you can do, anyway), but if screens are in good shape they could be
>rebuilt for less cost than a new tube. But if the screen is burnt go with new
>tubes.
>
>
>someotherguy wrote:
>
> > I've now got a pair of WG 6100 tubes that exhibit the same symptom. When
> > HV is applied to them, they make a sizzling sort of sound, glow
> > purplish/blue in the neck, and don't display a picture.
> >
> > The first one was tested with a known-good HV unit and deflection
> > board. The second one I acquired recently and don't have 100% certainty
> > that these other pieces are good, though I think they are.
> >
> > Is this a sign of lack of vacuum in the tube, or is it a short in the
> > neck? If it's a short, what does everyone think the chances of dislodging
> > it/burning it out with a rejuvenator are?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> > Richard
> > www.arcadeobsession.com/sog
> >
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