22 Apr
2009
22 Apr
'09
8:16 p.m.
I haven't followed this thread, but at least at one time (circa 1995)
there was an outfit near or in Philly that would cut the neck off of yer
crt and presumably meld a new face (?) to it. Sounds like fun. You work
Normally it was the other way round. You kept the
screen/phosphors/shaddowmask, etc and replaced the electron gun (either
the whole thing, or just the heater/cathode part, depending on the CRT
type). It was a way of getting CRTs that had lost emission (i.e. worn-out
cathode) going again.
It was common in the UK too, and I wish such places were still around.
Getting replacement (as in new) CRTs is non-trivial in my experience, and
I haev an awful lot of them in use here).
the buzzsaw and I'll be in the other room checking
on your medical
coverage.
There are, not suprisingly, many ways to let the air in slowly. Which you
need to do anyway, sine a sudden rush of air will damage the phosphors.
-tony