11-27-2020, 11:30 PM
Hi TV Man,
You are obviously an expert, but please be very careful with that CRT. Looks like a 70 Degree Tube somewhere between 19-21". I was working on an old DuMont as a kid. I had the safety glass faceplate out and the 21" 55 Degree CRT slipped out of the mount. I was standing at the side of the set when this happened. If I was at the front of the set, I would have had a 45- 50 year career as a disfigured blind person selling pencils. The basement was absolutely covered with shards of glass. I don't think I found a piece bigger than the gun. I thank God every day (really) that I was not blinded by the incident, and wear protective eyewear any time I handle a CRT (not too often nowadays) but after a 40 year career as a Clinical engineer for a major automated clinical laboratory instrument manufacturer, I had different exposure hazards).
A fellow Phorum Member posts the number of times he was electrocuted. Between the CRT accident, shocks, dropping cars on myself, falling with a chainsaw on full tilt, 41 years of marriage and parenthood, a career that required me to visit hospitals through NY City at all hours, 1.2 million miles driving a car around NYC and Long Island NY, COVID and prostate cancer, the fact that I am still alive is proof of the existence of a Loving and Benevolent God!
Be careful and God Bless,
MrFixr55
Best Regards,
MrFixr55
You are obviously an expert, but please be very careful with that CRT. Looks like a 70 Degree Tube somewhere between 19-21". I was working on an old DuMont as a kid. I had the safety glass faceplate out and the 21" 55 Degree CRT slipped out of the mount. I was standing at the side of the set when this happened. If I was at the front of the set, I would have had a 45- 50 year career as a disfigured blind person selling pencils. The basement was absolutely covered with shards of glass. I don't think I found a piece bigger than the gun. I thank God every day (really) that I was not blinded by the incident, and wear protective eyewear any time I handle a CRT (not too often nowadays) but after a 40 year career as a Clinical engineer for a major automated clinical laboratory instrument manufacturer, I had different exposure hazards).
A fellow Phorum Member posts the number of times he was electrocuted. Between the CRT accident, shocks, dropping cars on myself, falling with a chainsaw on full tilt, 41 years of marriage and parenthood, a career that required me to visit hospitals through NY City at all hours, 1.2 million miles driving a car around NYC and Long Island NY, COVID and prostate cancer, the fact that I am still alive is proof of the existence of a Loving and Benevolent God!
Be careful and God Bless,
MrFixr55
Best Regards,
MrFixr55
"Do Justly, love Mercy and walk humbly with your God"- Micah 6:8
Best Regards,
MrFixr55
