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slidertogrid · 17th Jul 2017, 2:29 pm

I nice find, Steve.
I always have a look in skips when passing over the years I have had a few good finds, but nothing this vintage!
It looks saveable if a CRT can be found. I too think it's a good challenge to restore a basket case.
Your set seems to be the other way around to the Basket case A640 that Mick restored recently his was terrible outside but fairly good inside.
I saw the you tube video of the chap rescuing the sets from the abandoned town. There is another of a chap going through a huge stash of sets in an abandoned building.
A lot of American collectors seem to take the attitude that if the CRT is duff the set is not worth bothering with. They (IMHO) jump in test the tube, boost the tube and abandon in a lot of cases.
We Brits... Sterner stuff! we never say die!

Good luck with the restoration I shall follow with interest!

Rich.

17th Jul 2017, 2:29 pm	#27
slidertogrid Octode Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 1,898	Re: Skip find Ultra I nice find, Steve. I always have a look in skips when passing over the years I have had a few good finds, but nothing this vintage! It looks saveable if a CRT can be found. I too think it's a good challenge to restore a basket case. Your set seems to be the other way around to the Basket case A640 that Mick restored recently his was terrible outside but fairly good inside. I saw the you tube video of the chap rescuing the sets from the abandoned town. There is another of a chap going through a huge stash of sets in an abandoned building. A lot of American collectors seem to take the attitude that if the CRT is duff the set is not worth bothering with. They (IMHO) jump in test the tube, boost the tube and abandon in a lot of cases. We Brits... Sterner stuff! we never say die! Good luck with the restoration I shall follow with interest! Rich. __________________ The rotation of the earth really makes my day...