Removing the green halo
 

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Uh, by the green halo, you mean the safety glass that is in front of your CRT? We called them the Jolly Green Giant contact lens, however, if you really want to remove this, do at your own risk. I used to remove them when replacing a CRT in older sets when the tube went bad, used the same protective glass, because the new CRT was shipped without one. Now, how to remove this thing. Put a moving blanked on the floor, fold twice only. Hold the CRT by the neck. Lift the CRT off the blanket at least 2 1/2 to 3 inches. Drop the CRT squarely down on the blanket. Once, if you are good at it, two times if you are a novice. It will seperate quite nicely. The lens is tough. You could beat on it with a roller skate and not break it. I have seen this done! We had one in the shop and it took several good wacks from a sledge hammer before it broke, so thumping it down on the floor is not a big deal. This is the reccomended way to get it off the CRT. Just don't let anyone bang the front of the CRT with this protective cover removed, could be unpleasantly interesting if children are involved.....the glass was kinda thin before these were intergrated as one unit.

i would be very very scared to thump it down like that

Is this some sort of sick joke? You lift a CRT by grabbing the neck?
It almost sounds possible to bounce the safety glass off but if I find out you are trying to be funny I will be very angry that someone's safety is put at risk.

Somebody who knows needs to comment on this immediately!

For the hard to remove safety glass
 

I suspect the hot wire method is best.

What he said ^

I haven't done the hotwire thing, but the reason that it is used is due to problems with the glass breaking on 'green' tubes when using the heat gun method. Pilotprose- even if that works it would make me extremely nervous.

John

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Uh, I think I would rather watch someone else try that "bounce" trick! What would concern me the most is that it would involve putting a lot of stress on that neck. But then, it could also be lifted by other means (along the sides, or maybe with suction cups, or?) I am eager to hear the response of the seasoned hands.

The other day I was visiting a man who has been in the TV repair business since the fifties. I watched him pick up a 10BP4 by the neck and carry it around like a jug of milk. Well, I sure wouldn't do it, but who am I to tell him how to?

[QUOTE=Bobby Brady]Is this some sort of sick joke? You lift a CRT by grabbing the neck?
It almost sounds possible to bounce the safety glass off but if I find out you are trying to be funny I will be very angry that someone's safety is put at risk.

Somebody who knows needs to comment on this immediately![/QUOTE


I apologize for my quick suspicion of Pilotprose's motives. Please keep in mind that I live right between Miami and Palm Beach and in this area it is hard not to expect one to have sinister motives. We have the best of people and things here but also more of the worst people and things than most of you could probably imagine.
After a little more thought I believe he was not trying to be funny. I do think his method would only work on a safetyglass that would pull off with a little hot air applied to the face. I expect it would not work on one that has the green halo as that type has a stronger bonding material and would best be cut with a hot wire wich is easy to make with the correct piano/guitar wire and a variable power supply to get it hot but not red. I am certain that one should NEVER pick up a CRT by it's neck. It is a completely unecessary risk.
The thought of someone doing that made me worry someone might get hurt on top of losing something valuable.
Also, wouldn't bouncing a CRT on it's face risk disturbing the internal shadowmask and phosphers?

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Why do I get the creepy feeling
 

many of you here would love to hear that the poor fella tried the bounce method resulting in glass flying into his eyes?


Oh yea... because I am the one who is off his rocker!

your not the only one

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Too cool Andy!
 

That is just another example of how much smarter than I you are!

I would have bet you would have broken it!

I am glad I am not a gambl'n man!

Could you show a pic just for me?

As for picking up a picture tube by its neck, its perfectly fine as long as you are lifting straight up without any harsh horizontal movements. I used to replace quite a few tubes in my day and that is exactly how I did them all. Unbolt the corner screws and then lift the tube straight out by pulling on the neck. Worked everytime and never broke any of them. I generally took the tubes to a picture tube remanufacturer and they always carried them around the same way too. It was a standard procedure back in the day.

As for dropping a tube on a blanket, I would not want to take a chance at vibrating the guns or the face mask.

i ruined my favorite computer monitor by letting it sit in the trunk. made a harsh turn, it fell on its face and wouldn't work right from then on..... what a waste

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Me too.

yes, well, now I know ;)