Common items you passed up that turned rare when you wanted them

[Richard]

In article <200601311927.LAA29559 at ca2h0430.amd.com>,
    "Dwight Elvey" <dwight.elvey at amd.com>  writes:

> >[...]  I do have one monitor.  I haven't tried
> >to power it up, but written on the case is the word "DIM", presumably
> >identifying a failure in the monitor somewhere.  I've never repaired
> >monitors, so I'm not sure what a dim image is suppose to indicate.
> >Failing HV drive circuitry?
> 
> Hi
>  HV would cause blooming of the image. Dim image is weak cathode
> in the tube or problems in the circuits controlling the cathode
> to gate voltage levels.
> Dwight

So... if its the tube, there's nothing to do but replace the tube?
Egads... I wonder how hard it would be to find a compatible
replacement.
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