Ahhh yes the good old days , the xfrmer from the TV . a cpl $8 6LQ6's from the
drugstore and few junk box parts and you had an afternoon project
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73 VE3DV , Dave
> Date: Wed, 11 May 2011 18:55:25 -0400
> From: sub1@rogerhalstead.com
> To: amps@contesting.com
> Subject: Re: [Amps] Picture tubes
>
> On 5/11/2011 6:39 PM, David C. Hallam wrote:
> > I wish we had some of the 1960's color TV. They were an excellent
> > source of power transformers.
>
> So did some of the older B&W sets. Those old tube sets were real power
> hogs and many of the power transformers were larger than the one in my HT32.
> I used the whole PS out of one...or in one...and built a 90 watt out cW
> rig right on the chassis. Big and ugly, but it worked.
>
> 73
>
> Roger (K8RI)
>
> > David
> > KW4DH
> >
> > On 5/11/2011 6:29 PM, Glen Zook wrote:
> >> They float! At least all of those that a guy who owned a garage TV shop
> >> down the block from my parents house took down to the river and used for
> >> target practice with a .22 calibre rifle did. Now this was back in the mid
> >> 1950s when no one was concerned about such things.
> >>
> >> Glen, K9STH
> >>
> >> Website: http://k9sth.com
> >>
> >>
> >> --- On Wed, 5/11/11, Rob Stampfli<rob@cboh.org> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a friend who removed a rather large picture tube from a console
> >> once. I think it was around 27" diagonally. He wanted to dispose of the
> >> tube and electronics and re-use the cabinet. The tube was much heavier
> >> than I would have thought. I guess those tubes have to be pretty thick on
> >> their face if they are to be anywhere near flat. (And, the glass there is
> >> probably leaded to cut down on soft x-rays.)
> >>
> >> Anyway, we pondered whether the picture tube would float or not. I said it
> >> would; my friend said, no, too heavy. We were going to fill a large trash
> >> container with water and test it, but never got around to it.
> >>
> >> So, what's the verdict: sink or float?
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