Tom Del Rosso wrote:
This is a mundane question, but it's an important safety issue, and I
expect that not everyone would have the same answer. I'm surprised it
doesn't seem to be in the FAQ.

When you open a chassis like the CTC177, where the back and bottom are
molded as one piece, how do you physically support the tube and board while
you're working so it doesn't tilt backward?

For any TV chassis I've ever opened that was made in the last 25 years,
they have boards mounted on the back with short wires connecting to the
main board. When you remove the back, what's your strategy for dealing
with the dangling boards?


Not much help for your problem...I usually disconnect anything not
essential and prop the remains with a cardboard box.

On a related note, I suppose we've all noticed that TV cabinets are
getting flimsier and flimsier. I replaced a set for a friend the other
day, and because I didn't set it down 'just right' the front lip of the
cabinet just BROKE OFF! I had set it down carefully, slowly; but the
front of the cabinet--since I didn't set it down 'squarely' just failed,
with about a foot-long chunk falling off.

Luckily, that was the old one....

jak