TV tube compatibility search???

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is there a thread or site that has what brand/model/style of tv has compatible tubes in them? heard the older console style(wooden) were the best match, before the late 80s and 90s but maybe i heard wrong.

i know this has been covered before a thousand times but is there someone compiling a list of tvs/tubes and/or what they are compatible too?

i am seaching local CL for tvs but would like to know how/what to search as there are tons of tvs but wasting time/gas to decifer good or bad!

thanks for any help!
 
I have found the newer tv's are an excellent for a tube swap. made to 2007!

really? i have just heard that you need the older style. of course, most of the newer tube tvs were either flat screened and/or a lot bigger than a 19", which is what im looking for!!

i know someone here has started a compiled list or something, i just can't seem to find it!
 
really? i have just heard that you need the older style. of course, most of the newer tube tvs were either flat screened and/or a lot bigger than a 19", which is what im looking for!!

i know someone here has started a compiled list or something, i just can't seem to find it!

acually, they made the curved 19 inch tv's all the way to the end and I have put several in my collection and they look great!
 
acually, they made the curved 19 inch tv's all the way to the end and I have put several in my collection and they look great!

The biggest risk you run into with tubes in the newer tv's is that they used bonded yokes much more often in the newer tv's than they did in the older ones. Other than that, you pretty much have just as much chance as most in finding a tube that might work.

There are really only 3 things you can do on a visual inspection of a tube before you drag the TV home to try to swap it into your monitor.

Make sure of these 3 things:

1. Neck has the same number of pins and is same size.
2. Yoke is not bonded
3. Ears oriented the correct direction. Ears should be on the neck side of the implosion strap, not the tube-face side.

As long as those are met, then you have a likely candidate. You'll only know if the tube will work 100% correctly by trying it. Not all tubes that appear correct will work. Different CRT guns are present inside different tubes, and get matched to the yoke that was originally on the TV. If your yoke is compatible with the chassis that you're trying to hook up, then bonus. If not (and it will likely NOT be) you'll need to do a yoke swap, and that can mean degaussing, edge convergence, and gun incompatibility.

As to the lists that have been posted online, there have times that I have taken TV's that have the exact same model number and production date as those listed, and the tubes inside aren't the same as those found on the site. I don't think the TV manufacturers had specific tubes for specific TV's any more than car manufacturers have specific tires for their cars. I think they just have spec designs that need to be met to fit the case, but the tube/yoke combo was up to the subcontracted manufacturer to provide.
 
there is a company named "funai" that made tubes for several differnt tv companies. I have found them to be perfect for the K-7000, no yoke swap and they have a small neck. I go yard sailing every week and look for those specific brands. smalltownguy2 is right about swapping yokes, often you can run into problems that just cant be resolved and end up with a crappy picture, but hey I still try from time to time and get a decent pic from yoke swapping.
 
Lots out there at places like Goodwill, other thrift stores, etc. I recently picked up 3 Sharp TVs with good tubes for k7000 chasis. $9.99 ea. at Goodwill. It is a little harder to find tubes that'll work with the Electrohome G07, but not impossible. With the references above, you should be off to a good start.

Be sure and submit your findings to those that run the sites so that we may all benefit in the future!
 
You don't have to worry about bonded yokes if you plan on using the yoke on the tube. That is what I did when I swapped the tube in my 19" K7000.

Opened up TVs at the local junk shop
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Measured the resistance (impedance)

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Checked the # of pins on the neck:
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Checked it when I got it home:
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Dischared the tube:
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Attached the yoke wires to the new yoke on the new tube (the new yokes wires had the wrong connector)
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Looks great!
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I ended up capping and replacing the flyback on the chassis too, then I rotated the yoke a little as the image was slightly skewed clockwise and converged the monitor.
 
Ok thanks guys for all your input...I guess I'll just pick up every 19 I can find and cross fingers!

Thanks again, much appreciated
 
Ok thanks guys for all your input...I guess I'll just pick up every 19 I can find and cross fingers!

Thanks again, much appreciated

I was at the transfer station today they always have a pile like this:
 

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I am bumping this because I have a real interest in this opportunity to salvage monitors from tvs.

There are so many 13" TVs just laying around up here @ work it's ridiculous.

I checked out the junknet.net link and it's awesome, but there are no 13"-ers listed!

Can I find this elsewhere? I have model #s for the TVs but they dont match anything on the ionpool link (and to be frank all that info on there means nothing to me).

Is there a list for 13" TVs?

There are 8 in my hallway alone.
 
I am also looking for a 19" Donor T.V. 10 pin for my super hang on.. Had a nice one before but I fried it and the image just collapsed and shrunk to 1/4 it's size in the middle of screen. But, unlike everybody that seems to say they are available everywhere. In my case that is not true, can't find any anywhere around my area.
 
But, unlike everybody that seems to say they are available everywhere. In my case that is not true, can't find any anywhere around my area.

Really? I find them on northern NJ Craigslist all the time for like $5-$10. I've also had success posting a "wanted" ad on CL. What chassis are you going to use? I can check the couple of TVs I have on hand for you.

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Really? I find them on northern NJ Craigslist all the time for like $5-$10. I've also had success posting a "wanted" ad on CL. What chassis are you going to use? I can check the couple of TVs I have on hand for you.

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It's a K7000 P447 converted to a 10pin neck board.

I actually just found a 19" here at work a Daewoo Tube A48JJL40X(P) from a friend, but it's an 8 pin...
 
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The 13" tubes are mostly 8 Pin, CR31 type (6/10), so are the same neck pinout as most late model 20" and some earlier 19" tubes (1/10). These will work fine on universal chassis in arcade cabs.
Measure your yoke readings, if they are in the same range as their 19" & 20" Counterparts, they should work (Guys can come in and say otherwise if applic.)

Some guys have reported finding 12 pin, CR23, 13" tubes, but these are rarer

There is a 3rd type (3/10) Not sure what it's CR number is, but it's only got a small spline ridge on the neck plastic


I am bumping this because I have a real interest in this opportunity to salvage monitors from tvs.

There are so many 13" TVs just laying around up here @ work it's ridiculous.

I checked out the junknet.net link and it's awesome, but there are no 13"-ers listed!

Can I find this elsewhere? I have model #s for the TVs but they dont match anything on the ionpool link (and to be frank all that info on there means nothing to me).

Is there a list for 13" TVs?

There are 8 in my hallway alone.
 
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