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Safety glass -- how necessary?
I understand the reasoning behind putting a safety glass in old TVs.
I'm wondering whether anyone has seen or heard of a case in which a CRT imploded during normal operation.
Trying to think of a scenario in which this occurs. Maybe a Bad Thing happens while you're watching Bonanza, causing a chassis fire, and then the CRT pops . . . ? Or would the CRT just pooch out backward, leaving the front intact?
Was the glass there to protect against a significant danger? Or merely an extra precaution against the occasional ape who bashed the TV while trundling it around the house?
Phil "just curious" Nelson
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