27 Dec
2006
27 Dec
'06
4:18 p.m.
On 27 Dec 2006 at 15:23, Chris M wrote:
There was this outfit near Philadelphia who would
take your tube, cut the neck off, then presum-ably
"weld" a new front on. I can't remember their name (or
if they're even still around) but my guess was it
couldn't have been cheap. I'd like to try it, but I
doubt my Rigid shop vac could pull enough inches of
mercury :(
In the "good old days", that's how TV CRT's would be recycled. Just
a new gun assembly and you're off and running. Of course, nowadays
we just toss 'em into a toxic landfill.
Cheers,
Chuck