= About removing cataracts =

[Tubejunke]

I know that no matter if the set be black and white or color; safety glass or no that television repair training used address x ray radiation. It used to be taught that a tech should never reach over a working set having the face of the c.r.t. close to his chest. This was considered dangerous, so there must be a significant amount of radiation coming out of most all c.r.t. sets. Now the mention of the eventual use of lead may change that some; I don't know, but I always think about that when working on any set.

Also, I know that the whole radiation scare for the viewer more or less came along with color TV for whatever reason(s). As a kid I remember moms always making us back up from the color TV which had some strange attraction that made us want to get as close as possible. They talked of harmful radiation and danger to our eyes.