Quote Originally Posted by bakedbeens View Post
I posted this question in my newbie announcement, but this looks like a good thread to ask it again. I'm looking for a rectangular piece of milky white glass an inch or two long that my friend told me is in older TVs. Used for an insulator I think. Any info would be great, thanks.
Yea, those things your looking for (why,I don't know) are porcelain insulators. And that's what they do, insulate and draw heat away from the transistor.