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Old 07-24-2015, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by Jon A. View Post
And/or in spite of all the accidents they have, they didn't want to risk an implosion. It's my understanding that those CRTs blow more violently than later color units.

"I need a longer arm or a shorter wall. Shorter wall". Mwaha
I had a 7" electrostatic CRT implode on me in an Admiral set for no apparent reason. It was the sound of putting a hot glass pot under cold water followed by a hissing blast of air. I had no idea what it was at first, then I saw the nasty crack across the screen!
BTW - Moe - "How are we going to explain to Bill all the holes you made in the wall?" Larry - "termites"
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