T.v.'s and the impatient.

Okay, well I have found this video on YouTube of my friend taking apart a t.v. that was only unplugged 10-20 minutes before he took it apart. BAD IDEA. They sock you and it isn't fun. This video is to show you how my friend reacted. It is funny to me, because of his reaction lol. But they do shock if you take them apart to early. People should wait up to 24 hours before taking something apart. Just to be on the safe side I wait up to a few days.

Remember this Farrar Recycling?

Fly-back transformer can be deadly as with the CRT the bulb on the back of picture screen on tube type T.V.s ,BE VERY CAREFUL !!! Use screw driver and long piece of wire and wrap wire around screw driver and the other end of wire ground to metal on T.V. and on back of tube there is red ish suction cup with wire coming from that ,slide screwdriver under suction cup touch terminal with insulated plastic handle screwdriver ,that should drain juice then ya O.K. And capaciters just touch insulated screwdriver across terminals ,if live it will spark, ta cut them wires but still be careful. There is plenty of vids on youtube on how to do this!
Please be careful with this scrap ! not worth getn killed for !

I wait at least a week of it being in my possession not plugged in to do a CRT. I'm too lazy to ground them out. Never have been shocked but I suppose there's always a first (and hopefully not last) time...

What i do is hit the on/off button a few times to use what ever power is left in there. Same with microwaves. Never had a problem with crts or microwaves but a ceiling fan I had in my drivewerds for a week shot sparks when cutting the wires. Strange

MAYBE WE SHOULD CALL IT THERAPY!

Although this topic has been covered before, it can never be stressed enough.
Not just for the newbies, but all of us.
Safety first!!

Originally Posted by jimicrk

Unless you're Oil burner and then it's safety third.

I do agree with you Junkfreak, safety first and when you start getting tired you need to take a break or stop.

My breaks have been more frequent in last few years. Lol

Sucks having a mind that says ,go go go, and a body that says , I don't think so old man.

Originally Posted by Mechanic688

S.B.97, Here is something us "older" members learned from Hoss a long time ago, I think he specialized in tv's.
We tell how to properly ground out a fresh tv.
http://www.scrapmetalforum.com/scrap...tml?highlight=

If SMF ever has a hall of fame, that thread should be inducted.
Along with Hoss

I got my first electric shock from dismantling a CRT TV today.....
It had been sitting for over a week outside. So the charge will stay for way over week.

But I had my left hand on the tube and was cutting the Red wire with snippers in my right hand and 'Jolt'!

It felt like pinching a nerve in my arm but a bit stronger. Since it was exactly at the same time I had got thru the insulation and hit the Copper wire, I knew what had happened.

The only other thing I have ever got a shock off from scrapping was a home stereo amplifier.

Though I got a nice high frequency burn that left a charred hole in my finger from touching the flat metal packed transistor inside a CRT while it was still plugged in... Bzzzzzzzit! yow! # # # #.

From my short stint in recycling crts before moving on to more lucrative activities, I found grounding crts very easy. I took a tent stake , a large copper wire and a screw driver connected them and jammed the screwdriver underneath the suction cup deal on the crt. Frequently I would hear a subtle thwack as the voltage discharged. Never been shocked. Although I wish I could say I hadn't been shocked in my day job, but appliances can be tricky.