100 Degree TV tubes

D_Harris

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I've been thinking about all the vector chassis' out there that have no tubes and was wondering why no one has started a TV Brand/model number list for Televisions that have these tubes.

I know 100 degree tubes are not common, and since I've not read about anyone getting one of these to work, is looking for one a lost cause?

Daren Harris
Staten island, New York.
 
I've opened a lot of TVs, and have never seen a 100º tube. I have seen a couple 110s, but I broke the only one I kept.
 
I found a tv with a 100 deg tube. It doesn't have the right neck pinout for a drop in 6100 replacement but eventually I might try making an adapter for it. Of course whether the gun geometry will allow decent convergence with a 6100 yoke is another question. My motivation to try it has been low though since my tempest's smoked glass hides the space duel burn pretty well.

It's an old tv though - I want to say 1980 - and I'm pretty sure it's the oldest one I've ever found.
 
It's an old tv though - I want to say 1980 - and I'm pretty sure it's the oldest one I've ever found.

Well that narrows it down. I wish people would record what model TV they find suitable donor tubes in. Can we get a TV model list going here somehow that lists known TV models that are good or decent tube donors?
 
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Over the last year I've cracked open almost 50 tvs. Found a few color tvs from the late 1970s all the way up to 1998.. Not one 100 degree tube as of yet.. It's like finding a needle in a haystack :(

Someday.. Heh
 
The thing is that everyone who has found one so far has conveniently forgotten to note the TV make/model info.

(This sounds like a conspiracy).

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Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
The 100 degree tube I found in a TV was probably 8 years ago (back when nobody cared about "tracking" such things). I remember it being a Toshiba brand....looking of mid-to-late 80's era. That's all I remember.

Edward
 
Well that narrows it down. I wish people would record what model TV they find suitable donor tubes in. Can we get a TV model list going here somehow that lists known TV models that are good or decent tube donors?

The thing is that everyone who has found one so far has conveniently forgotten to note the TV make/model info.

(This sounds like a conspiracy).

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Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

The bigger problem is that I've found many TVs that all look the same from the front, all made by the same manufacturer, all with the same tube inside - and yet they all have a different model number. I have yet to find a TV at Goodwill that had a model number that matched any of the donor lists floating around, but they had the same manufacturer/tube as the one on the list...
 
I found a tv with a 100 deg tube. It doesn't have the right neck pinout for a drop in 6100 replacement but eventually I might try making an adapter for it. Of course whether the gun geometry will allow decent convergence with a 6100 yoke is another question. My motivation to try it has been low though since my tempest's smoked glass hides the space duel burn pretty well.

It's an old tv though - I want to say 1980 - and I'm pretty sure it's the oldest one I've ever found.

I found a CR24/6100 socket on a regular 90º tube once (forget the make/model, but I think it was early 80s). I robbed the tube part for a 6100 tube I had that was missing it, and installed a spare regular cap on the original tube. And now I have a neckboard socket to make a rejuv adapter for 6100s.


Did you use a hammer to break it?

No, it was hanging around on my garage floor and I hit it the neck with my knee. Died instantly.
 
The bigger problem is that I've found many TVs that all look the same from the front, all made by the same manufacturer, all with the same tube inside - and yet they all have a different model number.
That's because the same tube can be used by a lot of different models. (I'm assuming you are talking about TV model numbers).
I have yet to find a TV at Goodwill that had a model number that matched any of the donor lists floating around, but they had the same manufacturer/tube as the one on the list...

That's when you send the TV model numbers to the list so they can be recorded.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
My point was that I bought two TV's at the same time, made by the same manufacturer, with build dates within 2 months of each other - and they had different model numbers. The TVs looked exactly the same on the outside, had the same features, same remote, etc. Every time I go and pick up a TV I've bought before, it has a different model number.

It may be more important to compile a picture database of the TVs, rather than a model number database...
 
My point was that I bought two TV's at the same time, made by the same manufacturer, with build dates within 2 months of each other - and they had different model numbers. The TVs looked exactly the same on the outside, had the same features, same remote, etc. Every time I go and pick up a TV I've bought before, it has a different model number.
Just because they look exactly the same on the outside doesn't mean that all the components are the same on the inside.
It may be more important to compile a picture database of the TVs, rather than a model number database...

But you've just conveyed that what a TV looks like is not a good indicator. So a picture database definitely would not work.

Junknet has the best idea. TV brand/model number, along with the tube number and yoke info. Using the info on that list I got three consecutive hits that were spot on within about a week.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.
 
Just because they look exactly the same on the outside doesn't mean that all the components are the same on the inside.


But you've just conveyed that what a TV looks like is not a good indicator. So a picture database definitely would not work.

Junknet has the best idea. TV brand/model number, along with the tube number and yoke info. Using the info on that list I got three consecutive hits that were spot on within about a week.

Darren Harris
Staten Island, New York.

No, I said they looked the same on the outside and had the same tubes on the inside, but had different model numbers - probably because of some change on the chassis or software. What do I care if it has a sleep timer on one but not on another? I just want the tube. No sense passing just because the model number doesn't match exactly.

but - I do have some pics of tv's, and I took pics of the model numbers, and someday I'll submit it for the list...
 
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