Over the years I have acquired a lot of vintage test equipment. I still use most of it, but I have the following, which I think is something I will never use. I only work on Tube gear, or real early transistor stuff without chips. That means I will never work on any flat screen modern HDTV televisions.
There are three devices:
- Flyback tester. I KNOW that is obsolete, modern TVs dont have flybacks, only CRTs use them.
- Sweep generator and marker. This one I am not sure about????
- Bar Generator. (Puts colored bars both horizontal and vertical on the screen). [This one I guess is still useful.]
I also have one of those High Voltage Probes for my Eico VTVM. That I know is obsolete and is only for CRT sets.
Anyhow, I'm thinking of selling some of this stuff. I like collecting and restoring old tube radios, stereos, and audio and guitar amplifiers, but I dont have room for old tube television sets, even though it would be nice having one of those antiques. But I dont really plan to do anymore work on televisions. My own TVs and computer monitors are all flat screen types now, and if they die, I will simply replace them, unless its a simple repair such as a blown fuse, bad power switch or a broken wire.