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Old 07-01-2024, 05:42 PM
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Originally Posted by nasadowsk View Post
Also note, it is exceptionally dangerous to remove a rim band on sets designed with them, because it is part of what holds the CRT together. It keeps the glass under tension. This applies to modern sets, I don’t think many sets made before 1970 used them
You mean under compression, but yes.
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