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Step 5Taking out the Tube
Caution.
This is where you need to be a little more aware of electricity, and implosion hazards. If you have an OLD TV, and would like to insure there won't be an implosion, check out image # 2. If it's not old ( ~30 years), don't worry about it... because sometimes breaking the tube, means it can't be recycled.
Find a friend.
OK, I'm a wuss... even though my husband has kindly explained electricity and hazards to me multiple times... I always find a friend who can watch and dial 911, in case I shock myself. I haven't even gotten a spark yet..but better safe than sorry. Oh yeah, and I put on my gloves, and don't stand in puddles.
Make screw drive tool
So that I can ground the capacitor, I make a tool by connecting a wire (or alligator clips) to 2 screw drivers.
Drag the tool around to try and ground the electricity
I then drag my screw driver tool around, over the circuitry on the one side, and under the rubber hood that connects to another wire on the other. I move around, touching one sides to anything that looks of consequence, and the other to grounds, framing, anything that looks like it could conduct electricity. ( I know real scientific). So far I have not encountered any sparks... but I often have monitors in my attic for ages! This is the step where I would expect to encounter sparks if there were going to be any. (But I always keep my gloves on anyways ;-) )
Separate the tube from the circuit board
Any screws I still see, I unscrew. Wires that connect from the back of the tube to the circuit board get pulled or cut. Wiggle test, until I've found all the screws, connection points, and wires.
Sometimes I find cool things in this step ( springs, colored wires) I save them for other projects.
Separate the the Tube from the front.
unscrew, cut... and jiggle until the tube comes off :-)
This is where you need to be a little more aware of electricity, and implosion hazards. If you have an OLD TV, and would like to insure there won't be an implosion, check out image # 2. If it's not old ( ~30 years), don't worry about it... because sometimes breaking the tube, means it can't be recycled.
Find a friend.
OK, I'm a wuss... even though my husband has kindly explained electricity and hazards to me multiple times... I always find a friend who can watch and dial 911, in case I shock myself. I haven't even gotten a spark yet..but better safe than sorry. Oh yeah, and I put on my gloves, and don't stand in puddles.
Make screw drive tool
So that I can ground the capacitor, I make a tool by connecting a wire (or alligator clips) to 2 screw drivers.
Drag the tool around to try and ground the electricity
I then drag my screw driver tool around, over the circuitry on the one side, and under the rubber hood that connects to another wire on the other. I move around, touching one sides to anything that looks of consequence, and the other to grounds, framing, anything that looks like it could conduct electricity. ( I know real scientific). So far I have not encountered any sparks... but I often have monitors in my attic for ages! This is the step where I would expect to encounter sparks if there were going to be any. (But I always keep my gloves on anyways ;-) )
Separate the tube from the circuit board
Any screws I still see, I unscrew. Wires that connect from the back of the tube to the circuit board get pulled or cut. Wiggle test, until I've found all the screws, connection points, and wires.
Sometimes I find cool things in this step ( springs, colored wires) I save them for other projects.
Separate the the Tube from the front.
unscrew, cut... and jiggle until the tube comes off :-)
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Thanks, My cat wil love it, (I hope XD)