How would you answer this E-mail

Ha I remeber working on those sets as recent as a few years ago....there are still some going that the jugs were replaced under warranty,when they came in the shop theyusually were dead because of bleeding low voltage electrolytics,that is what collectors in the future will have to face....eaten away traces on the pcb's from the leaking caps,any peice of electronic equipment from 1988 and up that uses black nichicon capacitors will have have this problem,however their other series with the blue cases are unaffected by this problem....still dont understand why,probabaly a different electrolyte formula that didn't eat the rubber.

EDIT:I forgot to mention that usually the caps start leaking after about 12 years of service on average

[Old1625]

In replying to such email I would simply say that they are asking the wrong guy, and that they need to consult an interior decorator.

Old consoles don't cut it for such applications for at least three reasons:

1) The top surface is nowhere near the right height for serving as a bar--IMHO

B) It would take an inordinate amount of work to prepare the front to accommodate a 16:9 large screen of any decent size.

III) Liquids and Electronics do not always favorably mix.

To turn an old console TV into an aquarium stand in my way of thinking robs each of their own individual dignity.