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03-19-2010, 08:01 AM
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Question, out of my sheer ignorance: with the demise of Scotty's outfit, doesn't Video Display Corp. rebuild old tubes? Or do they only do color tubes? What about their longevity with the general disappearance of CRT's?
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03-21-2010, 08:00 PM
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Sounds like Scotty's last months in the business could turn out to be extremely busy!
Video Display was doing some roundie rebuilds, but stopped about 4 or 5 years ago when they closed the Dallas facility.
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05-12-2010, 07:41 AM
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There's a young man at ARF who has just volunteered to be an apprentice for Scotty at rebuilding. Let me get you the link.....
http://antiqueradios.com/forums/view...105344#1105344 Here's the link. He sounds sincere about it, and, it wouldn't hurt to contact him. It may very well work out. I'll post there a link here. Bill Cahill
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05-12-2010, 08:30 AM
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Here is an update on the project of moving Scotty's equipment to the museum:
www.earlytelevision.org/crt_project.html
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05-12-2010, 11:37 AM
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The guns would be my main concern. How long will the cathodes be available or how many are left. Getting involved in a business where your supply parts are finite seems kinda weird.
Would be great to see the museum get this though.
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05-12-2010, 11:40 AM
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The guns are one of many problems, but the main ones are 1) do we have someone who can run the project? and 2) is it possible to rebuild tubes at a cost that allows the operation to break even and is low enough that collectors will pay to have their tubes rebuilt.
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05-12-2010, 01:13 PM
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Hey thanks Bill for posting here for me, I left out the "T" out of my name when registering over at ARF. I also did not see the post here so thank you for pointing it out. I wrote Bob so if he needs someone he knows how to get a hold of me now.
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05-12-2010, 05:58 PM
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05-12-2010, 07:07 PM
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Taking TWO 21axp22's to Scotty for rebuild in Early June. I will also be willing to help on the project to remove and reinstall Scottys equipment when the dates for the move are finally set.
I encourage all parties interested in helping to anounce your willingness to lend a hand by making a post here on this thread, so that Bob Dobush knows who he can count on for helping to do the work. Bob Galanter
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05-13-2010, 02:41 AM
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05-14-2010, 10:08 AM
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My son Adam and I are on Bob Dobush's contact list for training and lending a hand.
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05-14-2010, 12:00 PM
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I have a couple of weak 10BP4s lying around, but no urgent need to rebuild those or any others. If you're the nervous type, I guess you'd rush them off to Scotty before he closes his doors. An alternative is to hold onto them to give ETF some business when their operation starts up. Being a lazy type, I'm tempted to choose Door Number Two. It wouldn't matter to me if it took two or three years before ETF could accept orders. If lightning strikes and they never get off the ground, I haven't really lost anything -- and my weak 10BP4s just increased in value, since even a weak tube is better than a dud
 Phil
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