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

Most importantly, did you get the CRT working? If so, I could probably
learn from your project!

--Toby

> 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.
> 
> /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
> 

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