Banding a tube, possible?

[Electronic M]

Why is the tension band important to you? Do you care about the implosion protection or is it just that you want the band to hold the mounting ears?

Adding a band to a tube that lacks it won't act as implosion protection, and may actually cause implosion if over-tightened.

The mounting ears that the band holds on the tube are not part of the band. You do not need an original style band to hold the ears on (they are available*) a few large hose clamps would suffice.

*In the shipping department of my employer I've seen massive crane control cabinets strapped to pallets using the same style steel bands as what I've seen on CRTs so the parts are out there. I doubt you can find the mounting ears though.

Also the size difference may be a non-starter for that swap.

[ieure]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Why is the tension band important to you? Do you care about the implosion protection or is it just that you want the band to hold the mounting ears?

I need the mounting ears to install the TV tube in the monitor frame.

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Adding a band to a tube that lacks it won't act as implosion protection, and may actually cause implosion if over-tightened.

I was afraid of that.

Originally Posted by Electronic M

The mounting ears that the band holds on the tube are not part of the band. You do not need an original style band to hold the ears on (they are available*) a few large hose clamps would suffice.

*In the shipping department of my employer I've seen massive crane control cabinets strapped to pallets using the same style steel bands as what I've seen on CRTs so the parts are out there. I doubt you can find the mounting ears though.

Yeah; I've seen bands with ears welded to them, and also the type where they're between the band and the faceplate.

How poor a life decision would it be to take an angle grinder to one of those bands to get the ears out?

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Also the size difference may be a non-starter for that swap.

Yeah, realizing that I may be better off trading the tube for another...