Boston-Radio-Interest Digest, Vol 15, Issue 331

[Ted Larsen]

Wow, does this bring back memories. When I was a kid my best friend and I 
were "geeks of the time" and we repaired TV's for his dad's appliance store.

I can't remember how many 1 B3GT's we replaced (High voltage rectifier, so 
no picture) and 12 AX 7's (Audio preamp tube, so no sound).

When a panicked customers called we'd wink at each other and say "Yup, that 
the problem." We always carried many of them in out tool kit.

I remember one very pissed customer who tried to replace the HVR  himself 
and got the famous second anode jolt. "Why didn't you tell me about it?," he 
screamed.

"Sorry I thought you wanted us to do the work. Wasn't that why you called?"

Those were the days.


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