It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

On 27/03/2011 15:29, MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Stick it on freecycle. CRT's still go, especially Sony.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 16:00:45 +0100, nicknoxx
wrote:

On 27/03/2011 15:29, MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Stick it on freecycle. CRT's still go, especially Sony.

Not any more. I tried to get shot of it already. Anyway, it's since
broken. Picture collapsed (pin cushion?), then sound went. Now the red
LED in the on/off switch just blinks.

MM

"MM" wrote in message
...

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

The volume of glass used .. look at overall width & height of tube ... plus
the depth, and the glass is thick to withstand partial vacuum.


Not sure about Sony, but ones I have messed around with had field coils not
magnets.

Take out tube, and the mains pack and it will be light enough to carry.

MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's the
tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.


--
zaax

zaax wrote:
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the
tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's
the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?
--
Adam

In article ,
says...
Tube I should think. Got to be thick so it doesn't implode. I'm guessing
the glass may contain lead to reduce x-ray levels but I don't really
know.


In the rear glass. The front also, years ago, but latterly barium glass
was used.

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:05:38 +0100, zaax wrote:

MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's the
tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Yeah, that is the conclusion I'm coming to after reading a few other
forums. The council will charge £15 for up to three items. It's a
round trip of some 26 miles from here to the tip, so the petrol would
only be a fraction of that (for me). But if the telly is too heavy to
lift into the boot, I'm stuffed.

So, much as it pains me, I expect I shall just fork out the £15 and
get shot of it.

MM

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:53 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

zaax wrote:
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the
tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's
the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?

Ah, I see I have a reputation for being frugal!

(Annual spend, 20/Mar/10 - 21/Mar/11: £6,877.81)

MM

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:29:08 +0100, MM wrote:

. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it?

You don't want the tube breaking except under control. Take the case
off and cover the tube with an old blanket. Wear goggles (just in
case) and give the neck end of the tube a hard whack with a large
hammer. This will break the neck off without too much fuss. You can
then break the tube up into smaller pieces to go in the bin.

All the other bits will also break up into bin sized lumps (especially
if a wheely bin).

MM wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:05:38 +0100, zaax wrote:

MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware
of before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks,
so any capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it
to the tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's
the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Yeah, that is the conclusion I'm coming to after reading a few other
forums. The council will charge £15 for up to three items. It's a
round trip of some 26 miles from here to the tip, so the petrol would
only be a fraction of that (for me). But if the telly is too heavy to
lift into the boot, I'm stuffed.

Do you not have neighbours or friends that could help you lift it into the
boot?

--
Adam

Tim Streater wrote:

In article ,
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

Tube I should think. Got to be thick so it doesn't implode. I'm guessing
the glass may contain lead to reduce x-ray levels but I don't really
know.


Probably. In teh old days, there would be big transformers, but in more
modern CRTs those have become smaller due to use of switch mode regulation
etc.

If the OP wanted to be safe with the tube, it would be worth de-vacuuming it
prior to taking to bits. That way, if it is dropped, he ends up with a big
pile of glass rather than a "bang" and shards flying everywhere.

The safest way I know of (having done a few dozen) is to don goggles, take a
large long flat blade screwdriver, insert into back of telly through grill,
position the tip on the tube neck (the thinnest part), then give the
screwdriver a sharp blow with a hammer. When it goes "pop", job is done

--
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On Mar 27, 3:29*pm, MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

The main danger is CRT explosion. Remove the vacuum to prevent this.
Place set on ground with back off, put metal bar on the nipple on the
back end of the tube (accessible after removing the CRT base
connector) and whack the bar downward.

The 2nd risk is shock, which can be fairly severe with a CRT set, and
result in secondary injuries too. Newbies often make the mistake of
assuming that after a week or whatever there will be no charge left in
it. Wrong. The main shock sources are psu reservoir caps & CRT anode,
one of which can be conducted all sorts of places over the PCB. Short
the reservoir caps.

All at your own risk etc. I don't promise this has covered every
eventuality, it probably doesn't, its just normal practice.


NT

Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:39:44 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

Do you not have neighbours or friends that could help you lift it
into the boot?

How does he then get it back out at the tip? The tip operatives may
not be allowed to lift anything over 10kg... (only half in jest).
B-)

I see it's bust so freecycle is no longer an option. The 50 odd mile
round trip to the dump is going to costa tenner in fuel alone,
(£1.30/l is £5.90/gallon).

Well MM must have moved then. The last time he mentioned a trip to the tip
it was a 28 mile round trip. And the TV can be stored until you are going
near to the tip.

--
Adam

In article , MM
scribeth thus
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Leave it intact as it is. There are high voltages in there and the CRT
final anode can still store a charge after some time, but the biggest
risk is the high vacuum in the tube. I have seen this go off in
workshops sometimes when someone was being careless .

You can remove that Vacuum but it needs a very carefully placed wallop
on the tube neck but in all leave it in its case its much safer all
round there...

If you can't lift it then pay for someone to take it away..
--
Tony Sayer

In article ,
says...
But if the telly is too heavy to
lift into the boot, I'm stuffed.



Ain't you got a nearby teenage neighbour who's like to show off his
muscles?

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On 27/03/2011 17:17, MM wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:05:38 +0100, wrote:

MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's the
tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Yeah, that is the conclusion I'm coming to after reading a few other
forums. The council will charge £15 for up to three items. It's a
round trip of some 26 miles from here to the tip, so the petrol would
only be a fraction of that (for me). But if the telly is too heavy to
lift into the boot, I'm stuffed.

So, much as it pains me, I expect I shall just fork out the £15 and
get shot of it.

MM

Leave it outside by the gate with a for sale £50 sign on it. In most
areas it should be nicked within the hour.

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On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:39:44 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:

Do you not have neighbours or friends that could help you lift it into
the boot?

How does he then get it back out at the tip? The tip operatives may
not be allowed to lift anything over 10kg... (only half in jest).
B-)

I see it's bust so freecycle is no longer an option. The 50 odd mile
round trip to the dump is going to costa tenner in fuel alone,
(£1.30/l is £5.90/gallon).

--
Cheers
Dave.

In message , MM
writes
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:53 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

zaax wrote:
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the
tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's
the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?

Ah, I see I have a reputation for being frugal!

(Annual spend, 20/Mar/10 - 21/Mar/11: £6,877.81)

Bloody hell, my wife did more than that in the past four months on her
credit card

28" isn't that big - go and buy a bull worker and build up some muscles


--
geoff

"MM" wrote in message
...
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Smash it to bits using A Hammer or A Blunt Instrument and slowly but surely
dispose of it in your dustbin.
Easy ...

In article , Peter Parry
writes

Wear goggles (just in
case) and give the neck end of the tube a hard whack with a large
hammer. This will break the neck off without too much fuss. You can
then break the tube up into smaller pieces to go in the bin.

Bad idea. The phosphor coating on the tube face is highly toxic.

Just take the set to the tip where it will be sent for disposal by
contractors with the proper equipment.

--
(\__/)
(='.'=)
(")_(")

geoff wrote:
In message , MM
writes
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:53 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

zaax wrote:
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to
go down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be
aware of before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two
weeks, so any capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to
take it to the tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What
is the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics,
it's the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?

Ah, I see I have a reputation for being frugal!

(Annual spend, 20/Mar/10 - 21/Mar/11: £6,877.81)

Bloody hell, my wife did more than that in the past four months on her
credit card

28" isn't that big - go and buy a bull worker and build up some
muscles

If your wife thinks 28" is not big then.......

--
Adam

In message , Tim Watts
writes


In teh old days, there would be big transformers, but in more
modern CRTs those have become smaller due to use of switch mode regulation
etc.

TV sets haven't used big (mains) transformers since around 1950 (at the
latest). Anything later simply won't have one (certainly not a 28"
Sony).

Personally, I would not dismantle the set. Just get a load of mates
around (one with a small van), and promise them large quantities of beer
in return for using their muscle to move the set. Easier still, pay that
£15, and leave it to the council.
--
Ian

Ian Jackson wrote:
In message , Tim Watts
writes


In teh old days, there would be big transformers, but in more
modern CRTs those have become smaller due to use of switch mode
regulation etc.

TV sets haven't used big (mains) transformers since around 1950 (at
the latest). Anything later simply won't have one (certainly not a 28"
Sony).

Personally, I would not dismantle the set. Just get a load of mates
around (one with a small van), and promise them large quantities of
beer in return for using their muscle to move the set. Easier still,
pay that £15, and leave it to the council.

Drag it into the street and then phone the council up saying "someones
dumped a TV on the pavement"

--
Adam

In article ,
says...
The volume of glass used .. look at overall width & height of tube ... plus
the depth, and the glass is thick to withstand partial vacuum.


More than partial - CRTs have a very high vacuum.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 11:13:14 -0700 (PDT), Tabby wrote:

On Mar 27, 3:29*pm, MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

The main danger is CRT explosion. Remove the vacuum to prevent this.
Place set on ground with back off, put metal bar on the nipple on the
back end of the tube (accessible after removing the CRT base
connector) and whack the bar downward.

The 2nd risk is shock, which can be fairly severe with a CRT set, and
result in secondary injuries too. Newbies often make the mistake of
assuming that after a week or whatever there will be no charge left in
it. Wrong. The main shock sources are psu reservoir caps & CRT anode,
one of which can be conducted all sorts of places over the PCB. Short
the reservoir caps.

All at your own risk etc. I don't promise this has covered every
eventuality, it probably doesn't, its just normal practice.


NT

PSU caps won't be an issue after a few minutes, anode voltage may be. It won't kill you but could
easily make you drop it...
Get a long thin-bladed screwdriver, connect the blade to chassis or the ground wire that contacts
the outside coating of the tube, then slide the blade under the rubber anode cap til it hits the
connection at the centre. Even after 2 weeks there is a fair chance you'll hear a spark.

MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Wuss. I've shifted our old 32" Panasonic heaps of times and have the
hernias to prove it!

Tim

On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 22:07:43 +0100, Ian Jackson
wrote:

In message , Tim Watts
writes


In teh old days, there would be big transformers, but in more
modern CRTs those have become smaller due to use of switch mode regulation
etc.

TV sets haven't used big (mains) transformers since around 1950 (at the
latest). Anything later simply won't have one (certainly not a 28"
Sony).

Personally, I would not dismantle the set. Just get a load of mates
around (one with a small van), and promise them large quantities of beer
in return for using their muscle to move the set.

.... and find that it ends up being dumped in a hedgerow somewhere :-)

Easier still, pay that
£15, and leave it to the council.

My LA doesn't charge - even for things like scrap cars, up to an
annual limit.

I once managed to (just) heave an ancient bloddy heavy photocopier
into the front garden for disposal. The LA (after a lot of
head-scratching) brought round a Hiab truck to collect it. They simply
bashed a hole in the plastic case with what looked like a welder's
hammer and inserted the hook of the crane. I was amazed that the
plastic took the weight of the item.

--
Frank Erskine

On Mar 27, 8:14*pm, "Dave Liquorice"
wrote:
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:39:44 +0100, ARWadsworth wrote:
Do you not have neighbours or friends that could help you lift it into
the boot?

How does he then get it back out at the tip? The tip operatives may
not be allowed to lift anything over 10kg... (only half in jest).
B-)

I see it's bust so freecycle is no longer an option. The 50 odd mile
round trip to the dump is going to costa tenner in fuel alone,
(£1.30/l is £5.90/gallon).

--
Cheers
Dave.

Completely off-topic but £1.30/l. Luxury. Currently paying £1.459/l
for bog standard unleaded.

Tony

In article d9f1c25f-22e6-4fda-b0b0-dbcab7d658d9
@k22g2000yqh.googlegroups.com, says...
Completely off-topic but £1.30/l. Luxury. Currently paying £1.459/l
for bog standard unleaded.



Diesel's about 137/l here in Teflon.

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On 27/03/2011 15:29, MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Lots of nonsense so far. There will not be any charge remaining anywhere
but the vacuum can be dangerous if the tube implodes. The safe way to
vent the tube is to squeeze the nipple (that you'll find inside the
centre spigot of the base connector) with a pair of pliers. Cover the
CRT with a blanket whilst you're doing it and wear safety goggles. There
will be a short hiss, once this ends there is no risk and the CRT can be
broken and/or removed from the cabinet. You probably ought not to breath
the phosphor "dust" from the inner surface of the front face.

In article ,
says...
Get a long thin-bladed screwdriver, connect the blade to chassis or the ground wire that contacts
the outside coating of the tube, then slide the blade under the rubber anode cap til it hits the
connection at the centre. Even after 2 weeks there is a fair chance you'll hear a spark.


It also has a habit of recovering after you've discharged it. I presume
because the coating is such a large area the whole thing doesn't
discharge at once. Whatever - even if you give it a dead short for a
moment or two the damned thing can still give you a nasty nip twenty
minutes later.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

On 27/03/2011 23:16, Skipweasel wrote:
In ,
says...
Get a long thin-bladed screwdriver, connect the blade to chassis or the ground wire that contacts
the outside coating of the tube, then slide the blade under the rubber anode cap til it hits the
connection at the centre. Even after 2 weeks there is a fair chance you'll hear a spark.


It also has a habit of recovering after you've discharged it. I presume
because the coating is such a large area the whole thing doesn't
discharge at once. Whatever - even if you give it a dead short for a
moment or two the damned thing can still give you a nasty nip twenty
minutes later.

When I still understood such things I think the recovery effect was
caused by displacement current (one of Maxwell's ideas) - but it's a
long time ago.

On 27/03/2011 20:52, geoff wrote:
In message , MM
writes
On Sun, 27 Mar 2011 17:12:53 +0100, "ARWadsworth"
wrote:

zaax wrote:
MM wrote:

It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the
tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Your not going to loose much weight by removing the eletronics, it's
the tube thats the problem.
Pay your local council to take it way.

Pay? Are you tyring to give MM a heart attack?

Ah, I see I have a reputation for being frugal!

(Annual spend, 20/Mar/10 - 21/Mar/11: £6,877.81)

Bloody hell, my wife did more than that in the past four months on her
credit card

28" isn't that big - go and buy a bull worker and build up some muscles


I found a 28 inch Sony more difficult to get up and down stairs than a
far heavier portable air con unit. Awkward shape but not as impossible
as a 52 inch flat screen which I cannot move on my own.

In article ,
says...
There will not be any charge remaining anywhere

I beg to differ - I've been bitten by a CRT that's been off for a
fortnight. They're supposed to have a bleed resistor - but they
sometimes fail.

--
Skipweasel - never knowingly understood.

In article ,
MM wrote:
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the tip
in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

The tube is about 90% of the weight so no point in dismantling. The set
whole will be easier to lift than a bare tube.

--
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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

In article ,
nicknoxx wrote:
Stick it on freecycle. CRT's still go, especially Sony.

Not round here, they don't.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Mr Pounder wrote:
"MM" wrote in message
...
It's a Sony 28" CRT and far too heavy for me to lift. It needs to go
down to the tip. Is there any safety impact that I should be aware of
before dismantling it? It has been switched off for two weeks, so any
capacitors should have discharged by now. I need to take it to the
tip in bits so that I can manhandle them.

Also, a question: Why are these large old tellies SO heavy? What is
the heavy bit? A huge magnet? The glass tube?

MM

Smash it to bits using A Hammer or A Blunt Instrument and slowly but
surely dispose of it in your dustbin.
Easy ...

That's how I got rid of my old TV.

The best bit is when you smash the screen with the hammer.

--
Adam

In article ,
ARWadsworth wrote:
Smash it to bits using A Hammer or A Blunt Instrument and slowly but
surely dispose of it in your dustbin.
Easy ...

That's how I got rid of my old TV.

The best bit is when you smash the screen with the hammer.

That won't be easy with a large screen set.

But if you must, break the neck off first. This is the least dangerous way
of filling the vacuum.

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*It ain't the size, it's... er... no, it IS ..the size.

Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

Does your council have "Bring Out Your Rubbish" days? Find when the
next nearest one to you is and drag it out to the pavement for
collection. Eg:
http://www.sheffield.gov.uk/in-your-...northeast#boyr

JGH