Safest way to get air into a CRT . . . sans implosion? — #10

Post #10 by CelGen

Source Forum	68kMLA
Category	Software
Post Date	Mon, 14 May 2012 - 18:03
Original URL	https://68kmla.org/bb/threads/safest-way-to-get-air-into-a-crt-sans-implosion.25371/

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Under that plastic cover is the usual thin glass nipple. You can usually crush the glass through the plastic cover using a large pair of side cutters or pliers.

This is the method I was told to do do it as well. I read it in a 1955 issue of Radio Electronics so it isn't a new thing either.