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Replies: 4 - Pages: 1 - Last Post: Jul 9, 2010 7:08 AM Last Post By: The Dr Bob

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s_har

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Comments for: "Life, attachments and smashing a CRT"
Posted: May 14, 2010 4:37 PM

Read the article here: Life, attachments and smashing a CRT

s_har

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Re: Comments for: "Life, attachments and smashing a CRT"
Posted: May 14, 2010 4:37 PM

in response to: s_har

wow what a story. I can relate to your thoughts. Yes with advancements in technology where will the CRTs lie? May be you can call 1888 junk and give them or may be donate it someone in need

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Re: Comments for: "Life, attachments and smashing a CRT"
Posted: Jun 15, 2010 3:29 PM

in response to: s_har

It is not the electronics I get attached to but the memories they bring back. I happen to have a 4.5" B&W crt tv with analog tuning ... no not just an NTSC reciever an analog dial no fancy dancy mechanical stops for the channels. I bought it new 17 years ago as well... at the time it was the only tv we had. Nowdays I buy most of our electronics at the thrift store, I can get a 27" tv, vcr, and dvd player all for less $ than a paid for the small B&W tv I saved my lawn mowing money to buy. It keeps the working electronics out of the land fill and gives money to a good cause. If you are going to smash a CRT pick up a broken one from a repair shop or the electronics bin at the local dump.

Infostud

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Registered: 07/04/10

Re: Comments for: "Life, attachments and smashing a CRT"
Posted: Jul 4, 2010 9:51 PM

in response to: s_har

Make sure you don't dispose of the waste in landfill. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_waste Read the bit about the problems of CRTs. If you intend to smash the CRT there is a hole with a thin section of glass at the end. Put the screwdriver down the hole and break the glass to let the pressure equalise. And if you really want to get that smashing urge out volunteer as a IT-waste recycler for a few weeks like I did a while ago during a sabatical. You get to "disassemble, dead" lots of IT stuff.

The Dr Bob

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Registered: 07/09/10

Re: Comments for: "Life, attachments and smashing a CRT"
Posted: Jul 9, 2010 7:08 AM

in response to: s_har

Don't do it. It will outlive that super-duper all singing and dancing LCD and possibly outlive you. When pixels go down on the lcd yuo'll regret killing your friend.

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