Picture Tubes

RCA CRT Training Manual

(courtesy of Steven Kneizys)

These documents were given to RCA employees (probably in the 70s) who were involved in manufacturing CRTs at their Lancaster, PA plant

History and Development of the Color Picture Tube

Chapter 1-4

Chapter 5-10

Glossary

Panels

Aging

Exhaust

Getters

Typical Filming

Screening

Etching

Filming

Modulation Transfer Function

Preship Testing and Packing

Equipment Design and Development Personnel

Matrix

Phosphors

Machine Rates

Salvage Schedule

Implosion Protection