A sad CRT article

[Electronic M]

Originally Posted by stusnyder

The goverment tried several years ago to ban ammonia household refrigerators by offering $15.00 per appliance to anyone that would turn one in to collection.

Weren't the GE monitor tops the last ones to use ammonia? If so whoever decided to offer that incentive has no concept of what would be needed in real life to get someone to destroy such a prized antique.

[Jon A.]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Weren't the GE monitor tops the last ones to use ammonia? If so whoever decided to offer that incentive has no concept of what would be needed in real life to get someone to destroy such a prized antique.

Seems to me that the general public places no value on any antique with a cord hanging off it.

[Kamakiri]

Originally Posted by Electronic M

Weren't the GE monitor tops the last ones to use ammonia? If so whoever decided to offer that incentive has no concept of what would be needed in real life to get someone to destroy such a prized antique.

Nope, GE at least used ammonia up till at least 1940. My 1938 GE uses ammonia. It's cool to listen to it bubbling in the lines...bloop...bloop....

[andy]

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