25 Oct
2011
25 Oct
'11
12:47 p.m.
Given that there are devices for easily breaking glass
that are
essentially sharp points, would a jab from a soldering iron be able to
implode a CRT? I've done this by accident several times. Before anyone
Possibly. The soldering iron is hot which could set up thermal stresses i
nthe glass too. I do know that soldering to a socket contact while the
socket is plugged onto a CRT or valve can damage the glass-to-metal seal
around the pin, for esample, and is thus a bad idea. Thist doesn't
normally cause an implosion, but...
-tony