On Aug 9, 9:13*pm, rpgs rock dvds wrote:
10 y.o. CRT, switch it on in the morning, it flickers a lot, then settles down 5 mins later. *During the day, a couple of times I see an amber coloured "thin line flash" and hear a crack/pop noise. *Tube is probably going.

Is this dangerous? *Got kids around ATM. *Don't want the telly exploding. *Also, can it be fixed, or shall I get a flat screen TV? *Don't want to spend much, any bargain recommendations please?

Thanks a lot.

The problem is arcing somewhere. Sometimes it can be fixed with
nothing more than taking the back off and blowing the dust out. I'd
recmmend doing that outside though.


NT