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paulsherwin · 18th May 2020, 10:35 pm

You have to try to work out why the set went out of use. It may be that the tube went soft, but it's also possible that it developed a completely unrelated fault, or even that it was simply put aside in the 70s as UHF 625 lines became almost universal. If you don't have any info on the history, then all you can do is test it.

As you've probably worked out, the only way to meaningfully test it is to put a fair bit of work in.

18th May 2020, 10:35 pm	#4
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,966	Re: Safe to apply mains? You have to try to work out why the set went out of use. It may be that the tube went soft, but it's also possible that it developed a completely unrelated fault, or even that it was simply put aside in the 70s as UHF 625 lines became almost universal. If you don't have any info on the history, then all you can do is test it. As you've probably worked out, the only way to meaningfully test it is to put a fair bit of work in.