It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.
Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?
MM
Stick it on freecycle. CRT's still go, especially Sony.
Not any more. I tried to get shot of it already. Anyway, it's since broken. Picture collapsed (pin cushion?), then sound went. Now the red LED in the on/off switch just blinks.
MM
Tube I should think. Got to be thick so it doesn't implode. I'm guessing the glass may contain lead to reduce x-ray levels but I don't really know.
The volume of glass used .. look at overall width & height of tube ... plus the depth, and the glass is thick to withstand partial vacuum.
Not sure about Sony, but ones I have messed around with had field coils not magnets.
Take out tube, and the mains pack and it will be light enough to carry.
Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's the tube thats the problem. Pay your local council to take it way.
Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?
In the rear glass. The front also, years ago, but latterly barium glass was used.
Yeah, that is the conclusion I'm coming to after reading a few other forums. The council will charge £15 for up to three items. It's a round trip of some 26 miles from here to the tip, so the petrol would only be a fraction of that (for me). But if the telly is too heavy to lift into the boot, I'm stuffed.
So, much as it pains me, I expect I shall just fork out the £15 and get shot of it.
MM
Ah, I see I have a reputation for being frugal!
(Annual spend, 20/Mar/10 - 21/Mar/11: £6,877.81)
MM
You don't want the tube breaking except under control. Take the case off and cover the tube with an old blanket. Wear goggles (just in case) and give the neck end of the tube a hard whack with a large hammer. This will break the neck off without too much fuss. You can then break the tube up into smaller pieces to go in the bin.
All the other bits will also break up into bin sized lumps (especially if a wheely bin).
Do you not have neighbours or friends that could help you lift it into the boot?
Probably. In teh old days, there would be big transformers, but in more modern CRTs those have become smaller due to use of switch mode regulation etc.
If the OP wanted to be safe with the tube, it would be worth de-vacuuming it prior to taking to bits. That way, if it is dropped, he ends up with a big pile of glass rather than a "bang" and shards flying everywhere.
The safest way I know of (having done a few dozen) is to don goggles, take a large long flat blade screwdriver, insert into back of telly through grill, position the tip on the tube neck (the thinnest part), then give the screwdriver a sharp blow with a hammer. When it goes "pop", job is done :)
The main danger is CRT explosion. Remove the vacuum to prevent this. Place set on ground with back off, put metal bar on the nipple on the back end of the tube (accessible after removing the CRT base connector) and whack the bar downward.
The 2nd risk is shock, which can be fairly severe with a CRT set, and result in secondary injuries too. Newbies often make the mistake of assuming that after a week or whatever there will be no charge left in it. Wrong. The main shock sources are psu reservoir caps & CRT anode, one of which can be conducted all sorts of places over the PCB. Short the reservoir caps.
All at your own risk etc. I don't promise this has covered every eventuality, it probably doesn't, its just normal practice.
NT
Well MM must have moved then. The last time he mentioned a trip to the tip it was a 28 mile round trip. And the TV can be stored until you are going near to the tip.
In article , MM scribeth thus
Leave it intact as it is. There are high voltages in there and the CRT final anode can still store a charge after some time, but the biggest risk is the high vacuum in the tube. I have seen this go off in workshops sometimes when someone was being careless .
You can remove that Vacuum but it needs a very carefully placed wallop on the tube neck but in all leave it in its case its much safer all round there...
If you can't lift it then pay for someone to take it away..
Ain't you got a nearby teenage neighbour who's like to show off his muscles?
Leave it outside by the gate with a for sale £50 sign on it. In most areas it should be nicked within the hour.
How does he then get it back out at the tip? The tip operatives may not be allowed to lift anything over 10kg... (only half in jest). B-)
I see it's bust so freecycle is no longer an option. The 50 odd mile round trip to the dump is going to costa tenner in fuel alone, (=A31.30/l is =A35.90/gallon).
In message , MM writes
Bloody hell, my wife did more than that in the past four months on her credit card
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