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    Anyone ever dispose an old TV's picture tube?

    I took my dinosaur TV apart thinking it would be lighter in pieces. Turns out the picture tube weighs 90% of the total(wasted my time). So, how do I safely dispose the picture tube (I hear they implode)? Thanks
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    I usually take them out to the desert and shoot them....... Stay back the Implosion is immense!!!.....
    Last edited by TC; October 17, 2012, 01:35 PM.

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      cover it with some blankets, and break the nipple off where the connector plugs on to the back of it. It should not implode, it will just leak in air real quick.

      do this at your own risk....
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      • #4
        Put it in a fairly heavy (thickish) bag of some kind, drop a brick on it, put in glass recycling container, done.

        They do implode quite impressively. Well, it was impressive to us as kids, haven't broken one uncontained since 1986.
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          • #6
            Originally posted by LORENSWIFE View Post
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            http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3H1_...eature=related
            I thought it would be more violent
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            • #7
              I just bring my old stuff like that down to the local dump station and they take care of it. Your city should have one for stuff like that
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                Originally posted by squirrel View Post
                cover it with some blankets, and break the nipple off where the connector plugs on to the back of it. It should not implode, it will just leak in air real quick.

                do this at your own risk....
                You're very knowlegible(sp), and full of usable answers. But, that last part scares me. Would I leave the nipple outside the blanket (exposed for the hit)?
                Last edited by groucho; October 17, 2012, 02:10 PM.
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                • #9
                  Yes, leave the nipple exposed so you can break it off.

                  I've never had a violent implosion from a picture tube, breaking off the nipple. I've probably done about a dozen of them.

                  Be careful. Wear glasses, gloves, etc. Just in case.
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                  • #10
                    Originally posted by squirrel View Post
                    Yes, leave the nipple exposed so you can break it off.

                    I've never had a violent implosion from a picture tube, breaking off the nipple. I've probably done about a dozen of them.

                    Be careful. Wear glasses, gloves, etc. Just in case.
                    In case of?
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                    • #11
                      in case of it implodes suddenly. It shouldn't but it might.
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                      • #12
                        I believe I've never seen an American NOT shoot his TV...
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                          Sounds like you now have entertainment plans.for Bourbon Thursday.
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                            Originally posted by Scott Liggett View Post
                            Sounds like you now have entertainment plans.for Bourbon Thursday.
                            Whiskey and something that implodes? I don't think so.
                            Last edited by groucho; October 17, 2012, 03:04 PM.
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                            • #15
                              Put the tube face down on something with the connector/pins sticking straight up..
                              Take a small hammer and lightly hit the center part of the connector, this will break the seal then you can chuck the tube into the dumpster...

                              Just my $0.02...
                              Last edited by M Code; October 17, 2012, 03:12 PM.

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