Tubeswap time!
Finding a proper 68 cm tube in Norway is next to impossible, so I was intrigued when this badboy popped up on Norwegian Craigslist a couple of months ago.
A Radionette RN29H30T.
Radionette is a Norwegian/ Swedish brand known for making radios in the 50’s/60’s, but they also made some OK TV’s in the middle of the 90’s. I actually had the same model when I was a teenager, so thought that was fun.
I took a chance on this due to the 29 in the model number and was pleasantly surprised that it actually had a 68cm tube inside. Not the best tube…. But still better than a soon to be dead Tosh-tube.
Now it was time to do some major surgery.
I had a backup Tosh tube in the basement with crazy burn in from 3rd strike, Dungeons and Dragons + lots of other games I couldn’t identify, but it had the proper cage and most importantly… A MS9 yoke.
I have never done a complete tubeswap before, but after just 4 screws, the cage was loose.
Dismantling the Radionette TV was also easy. Tubes are fucking heavy, but all in all smooth sailing.
Lots of nice spare parts to salvage from the chassis and some pretty nice shielded speakers that will most likely be used in my cocktail table (Best kitchen table ever
)
LG tube from Radionette TV installed in Tosh-cage. Was a perfect fit!
Finding a proper 68 cm tube in Norway is next to impossible, so I was intrigued when this badboy popped up on Norwegian Craigslist a couple of months ago.
A Radionette RN29H30T.
Radionette is a Norwegian/ Swedish brand known for making radios in the 50’s/60’s, but they also made some OK TV’s in the middle of the 90’s. I actually had the same model when I was a teenager, so thought that was fun.
I took a chance on this due to the 29 in the model number and was pleasantly surprised that it actually had a 68cm tube inside. Not the best tube…. But still better than a soon to be dead Tosh-tube.
Now it was time to do some major surgery.
I had a backup Tosh tube in the basement with crazy burn in from 3rd strike, Dungeons and Dragons + lots of other games I couldn’t identify, but it had the proper cage and most importantly… A MS9 yoke.
I have never done a complete tubeswap before, but after just 4 screws, the cage was loose.
Dismantling the Radionette TV was also easy. Tubes are fucking heavy, but all in all smooth sailing.
Lots of nice spare parts to salvage from the chassis and some pretty nice shielded speakers that will most likely be used in my cocktail table (Best kitchen table ever
)LG tube from Radionette TV installed in Tosh-cage. Was a perfect fit!
