I don't know about TV's imploding, but..fires, yes. I know for a fact that a PTV with a leaking crt will cause a blaze, even with the set off and just plugged in. We had one in our shop about a year ago that fluid had seeped on the convergence board, and while we were just sitting there we saw a blaze break out through the vent holes in back of the set. It burnt the yoke wire all the way down to bare metal, totally destroyed the convergence board, and blackened the inside of the housing before we put the fire out. Had we not been at the shop there would have been trouble. And keep in mind sometimes these sets are pushed back up against curtains, and it doesn't take much for the fire to spread through those vent holes. I had the manufacturer come down and inspect the set and everything. There was even a article published in a newsletter with pictures. So now we unplug all sets before we leave the shop. There must be something to standby voltages and fluid that does not mix. This was not a little smoke, this was flames. Another Manufacturer even sent letters to their customers about fire risk and leaking CRT's, I know because we read many of those, and modified many. Beware. I saw it first hand. Perry Bower Electric Medic "It's Cheaper to Keep Her" http://www.electricmedic.com Check out the Electronic Repair Screensaver We created. More Images to come! To download these Collections you must first install the Eyetide Viewer: http://www.eyetide.com/download/?s=O3OfmSLHXygGHCv1W6Gz3Bgjtq3DNNMNdcKsYSVGC "We're Number One Where it Really Counts, With our Customers" 3850 Washington Road Suite 5b Martinez, Georgia 30907 Phone: 706-8MEDIC4 (863-3424) Phone: 706-863-3474 Fax: 706-863-2316 mailto:info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx "WE REPAIR WITH CARE" SERVICE CENTERS PLEASE READ!! 1. Are you currently backed up or over-loaded? 2. Are you short a tech or have one on vacation? 3. Do you need help with a very difficult repair? 4. Would you like to make money jobbing the work out? 5. Would you like to ship out less profitable products so you can repair others? If you answered Yes to any of the above questions, Checkout these websites: http://www.electricmedic.com/salesa.htm or http://www.electricmedic.com/shipping.htm Factory Trained Authorized Service Center For: APEX, Fisher, GE, KEC/KTV, Konka, Mitsubishi, Panasonic, Philips Magnavox, Pioneer, ProSCAN, RCA, Samsung, Sanyo, Sharp, SONY, Technics, Toshiba, Zenith Provide Extended care for: AON, Circuit City, GE Contracts, Glass Agency, Philips Contracts, NEW, Rex -----Original Message----- From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On Behalf Of Mitchs Electronics Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 7:26 PM To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [TechAssist] Re: When do TVs implode? On the other hand if we all started the rumor that tubes were imploding and killing people then maybe we could start charging $175 to safely dispose of them nasty evil killing tubes. Kind of like Asbestos removal! Rick Mitchell Mitch's Electronics Ser.Co. Mitchstv@xxxxxxxxxx 3935 south 20th Lincoln, Nebraska 68502 ----- Original Message ----- From: "C&W Electronics" <c_w_electronics@xxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:01 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: When do TVs implode? NOPE!!! TVs get blamed for a lot of fires, but I have yet to see any evidence, in 46 years. They used to get blamed for the cats hair falling out!! If a picture tube did implode, it still wouldn't start a fire. WHAT a bunch of CRAP. Paul W C&W Electronics Azle Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stefaan Van Slycken" <vanslycken@xxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 5:42 AM Subject: [TechAssist] When do TVs implode? > Hi group... > recently there was a fire in a retirement home around here, probably due to a TV implosion (that's what they said in the news). So every now and then i get asked "Why / When do TVs implode?" - i thought that could only happen if they fell over and the picture tube broke... can it happen "spontaneously"? > > Happy Holidays... > Stefaan Van Slycken > Van Slycken Elektro - Waasmunster, Belgium > ------------------------------------------ > Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html > ------------------------------------------ > To REMOVE your email address, click here: > http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html > To CHANGE your email address, click here: > http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html > ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html ------------------------------------------ Submit A Repair Tip For Everyone Here: http://www.tech-assist.org/secure/tip/main.html ------------------------------------------ To REMOVE your email address, click here: http://www.tech-assist.org/unsubb.html To CHANGE your email address, click here: http://www.techassist.net/forms/change.html