"Bob" wrote in message
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On 1/19/2011 12:36, Robert Green wrote:

It's been a long time since I've opened up a CRT for anything but don't
you
need a cheater cord to bypass the line cord safety interlock? Not even
sure
where you'd find one locally, now that RatShack morphed into a phone
store.
YMMV, but I wouldn't send a novice into the back of an open big CRT unit
with a metal freon can. That's asking for a zapping. Just opening it
up
might not change the thermodynamics enough to spot a bad component.

I hope that the "CRT" you're referring to is the whole TV set and not
the picture tube. Opening it can be fatal -- for both you and the tube.

Yes, I should have specified "devices with CRTs" - no one wants a head full
of glass splinters.

I can't recall seeing a TV with a back cover interlock in over 30 years!
I find that somewhat bizarre considering all the safety features
included in modern TVs. They must figure that if you're going to remove
all the screws to get the back cover off, any interlock won't stop a
qualified person (or fool) from powering the set. There are more
warning labels than ever before, however.

Like I said, it's been a long time I've been into anything with a CRT.
Considering all the other nanny-state garbage there is to put up with, it
certainly seems unusual that they did away with the need for cheater cords.
Some of my earliest memories are of my dad turning the huge DuMont TV around
to undo the perforated masonite back to look for dark tubes and other
gremlins and the look of horror on my mom's face.

--
Bobby G.

Robert Green wrote:
wrote in message
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On 1/19/2011 12:36, Robert Green wrote:

It's been a long time since I've opened up a CRT for anything but don't
you
need a cheater cord to bypass the line cord safety interlock? Not even
sure
where you'd find one locally, now that RatShack morphed into a phone
store.
YMMV, but I wouldn't send a novice into the back of an open big CRT unit
with a metal freon can. That's asking for a zapping. Just opening it
up
might not change the thermodynamics enough to spot a bad component.

I hope that the "CRT" you're referring to is the whole TV set and not
the picture tube. Opening it can be fatal -- for both you and the tube.

Yes, I should have specified "devices with CRTs" - no one wants a head full
of glass splinters.

I can't recall seeing a TV with a back cover interlock in over 30 years!
I find that somewhat bizarre considering all the safety features
included in modern TVs. They must figure that if you're going to remove
all the screws to get the back cover off, any interlock won't stop a
qualified person (or fool) from powering the set. There are more
warning labels than ever before, however.

Like I said, it's been a long time I've been into anything with a CRT.
Considering all the other nanny-state garbage there is to put up with, it
certainly seems unusual that they did away with the need for cheater cords.
Some of my earliest memories are of my dad turning the huge DuMont TV around
to undo the perforated masonite back to look for dark tubes and other
gremlins and the look of horror on my mom's face.

--
Bobby G.

Hi,
Cheater cord? Just remove the clip which holds the cord to the back
panel. Then you can plug back in the cord w/o panel and turn on the set.

On 1/20/2011 3:54 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:


Robert Green wrote:
wrote in message
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On 1/19/2011 12:36, Robert Green wrote:

It's been a long time since I've opened up a CRT for anything but don't
you
need a cheater cord to bypass the line cord safety interlock? Not even
sure
where you'd find one locally, now that RatShack morphed into a phone
store.
YMMV, but I wouldn't send a novice into the back of an open big CRT
unit
with a metal freon can. That's asking for a zapping. Just opening it
up
might not change the thermodynamics enough to spot a bad component.

I hope that the "CRT" you're referring to is the whole TV set and not
the picture tube. Opening it can be fatal -- for both you and the tube.

Yes, I should have specified "devices with CRTs" - no one wants a head
full
of glass splinters.

I can't recall seeing a TV with a back cover interlock in over 30 years!
I find that somewhat bizarre considering all the safety features
included in modern TVs. They must figure that if you're going to remove
all the screws to get the back cover off, any interlock won't stop a
qualified person (or fool) from powering the set. There are more
warning labels than ever before, however.

Like I said, it's been a long time I've been into anything with a CRT.
Considering all the other nanny-state garbage there is to put up with, it
certainly seems unusual that they did away with the need for cheater
cords.
Some of my earliest memories are of my dad turning the huge DuMont TV
around
to undo the perforated masonite back to look for dark tubes and other
gremlins and the look of horror on my mom's face.

--
Bobby G.

Hi,
Cheater cord? Just remove the clip which holds the cord to the back
panel. Then you can plug back in the cord w/o panel and turn on the set.


That was funny to read. I haven't heard "cheater cord" in so long, I
could just hear my Dad saying it 40 years ago (not that he stopped
saying it then, that's just were my memory took me).