Will this tube work on a k7000?

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Hello forum. I found this tv on the side of my street. Do you guys think I can drop it in on a k7000? Thanks.
 

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If your k7000 is still attached to your original monitor, take a meter reading of the h and v and compare it to the replacement tube. If close it should work. I think k7000 needs 1.5 and 10 ish (if memory serves).
 
Other than size, you cannot tell much about a TV tube from the TV's model number. You need to get the actual tube number from the TV tube, and compare it to the tube in the monitor using this tool:

http://tubular.atomized.org/

If the tube size and the three specs listed on the tubular site match, the TV tube should work in your monitor. You will also want to check to make sure that the mounting tabs at the corners of the tube are configured the same... if the monitor's tabs are oriented forward and the TV's tabs are towards the back, the tube may not fit properly in the frame.

The yoke is a different story. Many people try to use the TV's yoke in the monitor, while others prefer to keep the monitor's yoke and put it on the TV tube. If you want to keep the original monitor yoke you have to also make sure that the TV's yoke is removable... some are semi-permanently bonded to the tube which makes swapping yokes very difficult.
 
Other than size, you cannot tell much about a TV tube from the TV's model number. You need to get the actual tube number from the TV tube, and compare it to the tube in the monitor using this tool:

http://tubular.atomized.org/

If the tube size and the three specs listed on the tubular site match, the TV tube should work in your monitor. You will also want to check to make sure that the mounting tabs at the corners of the tube are configured the same... if the monitor's tabs are oriented forward and the TV's tabs are towards the back, the tube may not fit properly in the frame.

The yoke is a different story. Many people try to use the TV's yoke in the monitor, while others prefer to keep the monitor's yoke and put it on the TV tube. If you want to keep the original monitor yoke you have to also make sure that the TV's yoke is removable... some are semi-permanently bonded to the tube which makes swapping yokes very difficult.

I will check the tube number today. Is it better to use the arcade monitor yoke than the TVs?Thank you!
 
I will check the tube number today. Is it better to use the arcade monitor yoke than the TVs?Thank you!

Depends on who you ask. Ultimately, IMO it is best to use the monitor's original yoke with the new tube, because the monitor chassis was designed to be paired with that yoke. This is the method that assures you (or comes closest to assuring, anyway) of a monitor that works the way the original one did, just with a nice new tube. But swapping yokes requires a lot more work, because removing the yoke means removing the convergence rings also, which means you then need re-converge the monitor, which is a process that involves careful positioning of the yoke and then adjustment of the convergence rings. This can be a real pain in the ass and requires a lot of skill, patience, or both. If you haven't done a lot of monitor work, learning to converge a tube can be really frustrating.

On the other hand, if you keep the new tube's yoke and convergence rings, you probably don't need to converge it at all, so things will go a lot quicker and you should have a nice picture right away without hours of fine-tuning the convergence. If the new yoke is similar enough to the original (which is where the readings that redfivexw mentions come into play) there may be no problem... but if the new yoke's specs aren't close enough to the original's, it can result in image issues or premature failure of other chassis components.

TL,DR version: it's better to use the original monitor yoke on the new tube, but it may not be a big enough difference to justify the extra work that would take.
 
Here is the number for the tube:
 

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OK, now you need the tube number off of your monitor so you can compare the specs between the two. A63AFW32x is not in the tubular database, but A63AFW22x and A63AFW42x are in there and it's a safe bet yours will have the same specs as those two.

If you can't find a tube model number on the monitor, chances are that tube will work fine... the two voltages are standard and I'm pretty sure most 25" k7000s use the CR-23 neck socket.
 
OK, now you need the tube number off of your monitor so you can compare the specs between the two. A63AFW32x is not in the tubular database, but A63AFW22x and A63AFW42x are in there and it's a safe bet yours will have the same specs as those two.

If you can't find a tube model number on the monitor, chances are that tube will work fine... the two voltages are standard and I'm pretty sure most 25" k7000s use the CR-23 neck socket.

That's great news! I'll take a picture of the arcade monitor tube today. Thank you!
 
The monitor tube is:
WGEC
088X0407-001
 

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And also this tube could use a swap:
 

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I agree the yoke swap is the absolute best method, however I have had good results with just matching the readings from the current h and v connections. I have installed many k7000 chassis on unknown tubes, tv tubes, etc (which is why I remember the values).
 
Horizontal reads 1.3 ohms
Vertical reads 7.9 ohms

Is this tube compatible with the k7000? can I just drop in plug on the k7000 neckboard and im good to go?
 
The Vertical is a bit low but it will probably still work the k7000 is pretty forgiving, just hook it up and see.

What tube your last post was like idk 6 years ago lol
 
The Vertical is a bit low but it will probably still work the k7000 is pretty forgiving, just hook it up and see.

What tube your last post was like idk 6 years ago lol
same tube (A63AFW32X) just getting around to it now. :)
 
same tube (A63AFW32X) just getting around to it now. :)
As others showed you in this thread you can look it up on Tubular, but if its a tv tube id just try it and see, but im also capable pf just fixing my k7000 if I blow a HOT etc.
 
Horizontal reads 1.3 ohms
Vertical reads 7.9 ohms

Is this tube compatible with the k7000? can I just drop in plug on the k7000 neckboard and im good to go?
I have done vertical tubes in this range; I believe my test tube is about this reading. I can double check when i get home.
 
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