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Originally Posted by Eric H
In the 70's there were rebuilders removing the bonded face and putting a metal band around the outer edge of the tube, this supposedly would prevent the glass from going everywhere in the event of breakage.
I never tested this theory.
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So how was that supposed to work? If the face became shattered, then the band would then pull in on the weak outer 'side' of the tube and sort of collapse it in too, instead of just the tube's face going in by itself and bouncing right off the back and into one's face? More of a complete implosion than just the front screen. Sounds logical I guess but boy can you imagine having one of these sets and you see your 3-year-old rapping on the screen with one of his toy hammers?! Yikes!
I could believe it working more if the circumference was also wrapped in plastic taping or something so it would hold together like the cemented faceplates did. Otherwise it's still just glass shards everywhere, just more of them.