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post #1 of 49
1/17/12 at 6:24am
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There is one in my neighborhood.

Waiting for the owner to reply with details.

Thanks

P.S. the CRT forum has become like a desert
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post #2 of 49
1/17/12 at 7:12am
At this point, it's a buyer's market. It will all depend on tube condition. If there's wear, I wouldn't go over $200. Tubes are $700 each.
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post #3 of 49
1/17/12 at 7:32am
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Thanks Curt

Going to see it at 5pm.
Owner said it is only been used 5 times and then stored for many year.
We'll find out soon enough.
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post #4 of 49
1/17/12 at 9:35am
Yeah it is pretty dead.

If that is the one on CL, then I wouldn't pay $1k. You can use mine as an example. I am willing to sell my G70 with good tubes and a full spare set of boards from another G70 for $500. That should get him moving.
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post #5 of 49
1/17/12 at 9:52am
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Originally Posted by Bachiano View Post

Thanks Curt


Owner said it is only been used 5 times and then stored for many year.
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Right, but each of the 5 times was for 1000 hours continuous.

Do you know how many times I've heard that line? It's worse than buying a used car from a little old lady that only drove to church on Sundays.

If the tubes are mint, esp. the green, then maybe $500, but keep in mind that the set is 15 years old at this point, and parts do age even when just sitting there.

If the guy is under the impression that it's worth $1000s because it was about $25K new 15 years ago, walk away slowly.
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post #6 of 49
1/17/12 at 11:29am
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Thanks for he advice guys
I have my BS antennae ready
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post #7 of 49
1/17/12 at 11:33am
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To get to see the hours:
Is this correct?

menu -
enter - enter - up - down - enter
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post #8 of 49
1/17/12 at 3:00pm
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Originally Posted by Bachiano View Post

To get to see the hours:
Is this correct?

menu -
enter - enter - up - down - enter

Yup! That gets you to the service menu. Hours are near the bottom of the menu items.
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post #9 of 49
1/17/12 at 4:56pm
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looked at the PJ this evening.
It is really clean but the owner can't find the remote.
I told him I would not buy it without it.
He is going to look for it tomorrow and get back to me.

However, if anyone here has and extra remote they can part with I would greatly appreciate it.

With people parting these pjs I'm sure there must be a few floating around.
I don't mind paying for one at a reasonable price.

Thanks
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post #10 of 49
1/17/12 at 5:28pm
There almost always popping up on fleabay.
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post #11 of 49
1/17/12 at 5:30pm
Also it may help to take an led flash light and look in the lenses and check the tubes for wear. I know with Ehomes this can be done to somewhat success, however I don't know about Sony. Worth a shot though.
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post #12 of 49
1/17/12 at 5:32pm
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I looked in with the flash light.
It put a big grin on my face but I did not let it show
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post #13 of 49
1/17/12 at 5:45pm
Did you compare to curts wear chart on the website? Also the tubes could be in "low emission" stage as well. I bought two Ehomes that way and didn't even realize till I was home speaking with Dragnm that they had gone in to low emission. If there at 5k in hours. You will possibly need to retube them. G70 are tube burners.
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post #14 of 49
1/17/12 at 5:56pm
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how do I tell if they are in "low emission stage" ?
And what does that mean?
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post #15 of 49
1/17/12 at 6:01pm
The tubes will produce only a faint light. You'll know. Trust me.
When you look down a tube the light should be fairly bright and may even hurt to look down them. When their on. Obviously.
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post #16 of 49
1/17/12 at 6:14pm
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Ok - thanks.
The tubes were full on.
I had to turn the contrast and brightness down to look in and they still looked great.
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post #17 of 49
1/17/12 at 6:25pm
That's awesome. hopefully he can find his remote and you can get a deal!
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post #18 of 49
1/17/12 at 6:26pm
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Quote:
Originally Posted by neonsky View Post

Did you compare to curts wear chart on the website?.

Yes I know Curt's wear chart well.
There is no wear.
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post #19 of 49
1/18/12 at 9:21am
Lucky bastard! :P Good score, you'll love the set. BTW, the G70 can be set up completely with the internal keypad, so don't delay, but knock the seller down in price.
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post #20 of 49
1/18/12 at 11:06am
I believe spanky ham is helping him out on your forum.
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post #21 of 49
1/19/12 at 10:25am
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Hi Guys

The G70 is in the house.
Mint condition.
176 hours.
Pristine phosphor.
300 bucks.


Thanks for all the help.

Now for the hard part.
Mounting on the ceiling
LL
LL
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post #22 of 49
1/19/12 at 12:03pm
That's not all that hard...heavy...honestly leave it on the ground and get used to it. Trust me.
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post #23 of 49
1/19/12 at 12:04pm
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Can't leave it on the ground on account of the WAF.
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post #24 of 49
1/19/12 at 12:07pm
"the guy online said I need to learn and appreciate it on the floor" is what I would say
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post #25 of 49
1/19/12 at 12:09pm
Congrats to before I forget and welcome to our club. I bought two stinkers for 200 from a warehouse I had to part them out, however I have made some friends in the process.
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post #26 of 49
1/19/12 at 12:23pm
Get it off the floor. The beast occupies the best seat in the house. If I can get a 240lb G90 mounted up high the G70 will be a walk in the park. An electric winch mounted above the ceiling (if space permits) is a great investment.
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post #27 of 49
1/19/12 at 1:06pm
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I already have a xg75 on the ceiling with a Chief electric winch.
But I still have to figure out how to mount the G70 to the winch.
The xg came with the ceiling mounting hardware.

Is there ceiling mounting hardware for the G70 or will I have to improvise?

Thanks
And thanks for the welcome.

Apart from the Picture thread this is the most excitement the CRT forum has had in a long time
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post #28 of 49
1/19/12 at 1:12pm
Don't worry it won't last long. CP's site is where its at, at least for CRT, as you already know.

The OEM mount is the PSS-70. Maybe difficult to find one though. Search the Bay, CL and CRT resellers. Unistrut is the way a lot of people go if all else fails.
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post #29 of 49
1/19/12 at 1:26pm
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Thanks Lewis
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post #30 of 49
1/19/12 at 1:33pm
Oh well then your gonna be my goto guy with the chief wench. Just bought one from curt.
Also rewelcome then
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