12 Nov
2006
12 Nov
'06
7:15 p.m.
I found what I thought would make a nice spare Trinitron monitor, but
there is a tiny pinhole chunk of the glass chipped out on the surface,
about maybe 1.5 mm deep with a diameter of 4mm. Against better
judgement, I switched it on (from a safe distance) and it appears to
function properly.
My question is, how stable is it? Other than the visual defect, is it
safe to operate the monitor, or should I be worried that it will swiftly
implode at any moment?
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14 Nov
14 Nov
1:44 p.m.
Jim Leonard wrote:
I found what I thought would make a nice spare
Trinitron monitor, but
there is a tiny pinhole chunk of the glass chipped out on the surface,
about maybe 1.5 mm deep with a diameter of 4mm. Against better
judgement, I switched it on (from a safe distance) and it appears to
function properly.
My question is, how stable is it? Other than the visual defect, is it
safe to operate the monitor, or should I be worried that it will swiftly
implode at any moment?
I can only assume from the overwhelming lack of response that either 1.
there is nothing to worry about, or 2. it is so dangerous that I am a
complete moron for even asking the question in the first place.
I'm open to either answer :-) if someone would just confirm one of them...
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Jim Leonard (trixter at oldskool.org) http://www.oldskool.org/
Help our electronic games project: http://www.mobygames.com/
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1:56 p.m.
On Tuesday 14 November 2006 16:44, Jim Leonard wrote:
Jim Leonard wrote:
Realistically, it's probably not something I'd worry about too much..
that's a fairly small defect in the glass (which on the front of a CRT
is quite thick). I'd be more worried if there was a crack or a deep
hole.
I'm not going to guarantee it won't implode, just say that it's not very
likely. I wouldn't go deep-sea diving with it, however. :)
Pat
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I found what I thought would make a nice spare
Trinitron monitor,
but there is a tiny pinhole chunk of the glass chipped out on the
surface, about maybe 1.5 mm deep with a diameter of 4mm. Against
better judgement, I switched it on (from a safe distance) and it
appears to function properly.
My question is, how stable is it? Other than the visual defect, is
it safe to operate the monitor, or should I be worried that it will
swiftly implode at any moment?
I can only assume from the overwhelming lack of response that either
1. there is nothing to worry about, or 2. it is so dangerous that I am
a complete moron for even asking the question in the first place. 
2:12 p.m.
On 14 Nov 2006 at 16:56, Patrick Finnegan wrote:
Realistically, it's probably not something I'd
worry about too much..
that's a fairly small defect in the glass (which on the front of a CRT
is quite thick). I'd be more worried if there was a crack or a deep
hole.
What Patrick said. Years ago, I used a 20" monitor that had a
visible crack in the funnel. It worked fine and didn't implode until
about 7 years later when the recycling folks did what they do to
all CRTs--bust 'em up.
The glass in the faceplate's a lot thicker than that in the funnel.
Cheers,
Chuck
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