On 2021-02-16 3:32 p.m., Dekatron42 wrote: > I've had similar problems with two Russian CRT's and I had to use > scalpel to cut them loose and then carefully peel them off as they had > almost fused to the glass, probably from the plastizicer had evaporated > but also left a thin film on the glass that worked almost like glue. > > I tried to put them in warm water to soften them but I was afraid that > they would shrink and crush the tube so I didn't use water that was > hotter than from the water tap at home and that was not enough. >
Hi Martin, Thanks, that's very helpful, not least the reassurance that "it's not just me". I imagine that getting them off was something of a carving operation. It definitely feels "fused". Out of interest, what type of CRT was involved? Here's an ebay picture of the type I bought (although I don't have yokes for mine): https://imgur.com/AGzrEDH --Toby > /Martin > > On Tuesday, 16 February 2021 at 20:18:18 UTC+1 Toby Thain wrote: > > Hi all > > I have a crt with what looks to be a protective plastic sleeve over > the socket and gun end (pictured: https://imgur.com/9exmkCq > <https://imgur.com/9exmkCq>). It isn't coming off with gentle > pressure, are there any tricks other than careful destructive removal? > > Thanks > --Toby > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "neonixie-l" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send > an email to [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>. > To view this discussion on the web, visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/758d35f2-e678-4168-9362-3d5456268956n%40googlegroups.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/758d35f2-e678-4168-9362-3d5456268956n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer>. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "neonixie-l" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web, visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/neonixie-l/8bd83cee-ce6e-0a15-4254-624a3d4ae5ea%40telegraphics.com.au.
