4 Oct
2005
4 Oct
'05
11:17 p.m.
On04 Oct 2005 20:39:39 -0400 Bill Pechter <pechter at gmail.com> wrote:
[...]
An uncontrolled failure could be different. I've seen one old 1960
vintage tv blow up and the glass was retained by a plastic or glass
sheet across the black and white tube.
Never saw anything like a real accident, though.
Bill
In the mid 50s they used to show on TV a tape of a ball on a string
launched into the face of an unprotected CRT. The neck proceeded
through the faceplate and embedded in a 1/2" piece of plywood.
Definitely made one careful when playing with the old sets.
CRC