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Originally Posted by reeferman
Have any of you ever experienced a catastrophic implosion of a picture tube in the shop? When I first started working around them in the 60's I was scared-to-death that one might implode if I looked at it cross eyed. Over the years we had several break from various causes, but fortunately never had an instance where the shop was sprayed with glass or anyone was injured.
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I've posted this before, but here it is again:
My only "serious" experience occurred the summer when I was 17. I was helping my Dad swap CRTs (25AXP22's) between two sets at his TV shop. I pulled the bad CRT out of the set and set it on the dump pile outside, then busted the "tit" to let it go to air, no problem. Dad, meanwhile, left to go get a new blue lateral assembly at the parts place a mile away. I was alone and with the vigor of youth, decided to pull the "good" tube to have it ready when Dad got back. I unbolted it just fine, and I lifted it from the set (by the neck) and set it on the edge of the cabinet to reposition it. I then hoisted it up by the sides (face down), only to have the 2nd anode button come in contact with my abdomen and now-sweaty t-shirt. WHAM!! - I got the residual charge. I reacted by pushing it away from me, into the corner of a workbench, imploding the CRT about 6-8" from me. I was shaking, and alone, and uninjured. My only scare was what was I going to tell Dad when he returned. Thankfully, he laughed it off after ensuring I wasn't hurt. Glass shards were everywhere, and we even found some 6 months later when we moved some equipment around in the shop.
Cheers,