Sirius
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Ok, so I've been reading up on tube swaps. I'm going to replace the 20EZ I got with one that's for sale in my area, it needs a flyback, so no biggie. That leaves me with the original monitor and chassis that has a broken neck. I've read that in order to swap tubes it needs to be from a TV manufactured in the 80's to early 90's. I was a a yard sale and the women had a flat screen TV sitting in the junk pile nearby. I asked her if it was free and she said help yourself. The only thing that was wrong was the power button was stuck. I loaded it in the truck and took it home. I tore the back off it and was surprised to discover it was a Sanyo tube (same as Nintendo 20EZ tube) with the same size neck and the correct pins (10). The only thing is, it was manufactured in 2005. I realize that I would probably have to swap the yokes. Is this a doable thing, will it just not work or am I going to blow up the house and piss off the wife? Is resolution problem in this swap. I think a flat screen monitor would sure look sweet in a vid game.
