Yes, I find it very worthwhile.
Yes, it kills time and adds a bit to my bottom line.
Depends on my mood.
No, not worthwhile to me.
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I'm 63 years old so I've seen or heard of about every brand of TV out there. I've never heard of a CBS model. I even tried to think of something that might look like that if the lettering was worn. On the back of the set should be a sheet of specifications, which should show the make and model. It might be on the inside of the backing.Originally Posted by davidks67
People may laugh at me, but that's ok. I laugh all the way to the bank.
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Here is a link to a vintage tv page by a guy I found, if you scroll down it says CBS-Columbia were among the first to offer ''color receivers''
this might give you a start on researching your item better. it looks like they are from the early 1950's
Steve's Vintage Color TV Page
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I have been seeing a lot of TV's dumped after being stripped of recyclable parts. So when the big bad intrusive government starts regulating, I don't want to hear people P&Moaning about the big bad govt. intervening on their god given right to be A' holes.
Last edited by Mick; 10-13-2012 at 09:18 PM. Reason: deleted political reference
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There's not a huge amount of stuff in a typical television - I welcome them nonetheless. I figure since I enjoy taking things apart and since they do yield a little valuable material it is worth doing. I won't turn them away, but I'd rather not have many of them. Around here, you better not turn anyone away or they tend to find someone else that will take all their items, leaving you with nothing.
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I break them down, but then again i dont get that many, maybe three four a year, usually friends or family. I really dont put the word out looking for them. I'd end up driving all over the county burning gas.
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I do put the word out that I will gladly take anything, but they must be brought to me or be enough that's worth my time and fuel.
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I don't pick them up but will take them if dropped off , I just cut the power cord and another scrapper I know has a source to get rid of the rest if the guts are there , it works for me.
Old dogs care about you even when you make mistakes;
God bless little children while they're still too young to hate
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I've started to scrap CRT's now that I know what's in them.
But I only do it if it's part of another load that I am taking. So if I pick up 30 computers in a lot auction, I won't cherry pick at it. I take everything that's on the pallet. But the toughest thing about CRT's is the proper disposal. The last time I got rid of a bunch of CRT's, I think that the poor sole who asked me for them had no idea that I already gutted them because they were all re-assembled and the cord was still intact.
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A) why did you not take the cords? That's money.
B) how were the cords intact if you gutted them?
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A. It wasn't enough for it to be worth it to me. I only wanted the circuit boards. Plus they make a great carrying handle.
B. The grommet was fused to the plastic part of the cabinet unlike many others where the grommet is slotted and sits inside of the cutout of the metal panel.
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So Are the boards easy to sell? Do they have to be all in one piece or will they take them broken as well? can the boards be sold as a mix from other electronics?
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I dunno. I haven't sold any of them yet. I've been collecting circuit boards and keeping them in a couple of 55 gallon drums. I was going to list them on Ebay as bulk e-scrap as soon as the barrels were full but in the last couple of weeks I've been learning that there are differences between high/low grade boards and even some of them are worth more than others.
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I've sworn off TVs/monitors a zillion times... every time I'm stuck driving around to Goodwills & Best Buys trying to pawn off the gutted husks with those @$%*&@ing CRTs.
But dangit I'll still stop and get a Sony Trinitron every time I see one sitting on the curb.
At 44 I'm almost too darn old to get the bigger ones up into the bed of the truck... one of these times I'm sure I'll bust something heaving on those heavy bass-turds. But those finger-thickness degaussing cables, those 5 pound yokes (sp? LOL), and some surprisingly high-grade boards make it worth it.
Out of clutter, find simplicity. --Albert Einstein
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Haha, me too... but every time I slice open a degaussing cable and see that flash of copper and every time I look over at that bucket full of yokes, it pulls me back in. Fortunately, I can set tubes out and the garbage truck will collect them.
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Do you guys take the glass places cause the garbage won't take or cause its a safety thing?
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The glass is apparently full of lead and a lot places have banned them from landfills.
LowLife
. The last time I got rid of a bunch of CRT's, I think that the poor sole who asked me for them had no idea that I already gutted them because they were all re-assembled and the cord was still intact.[/QUOTE]
Sad dude..
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Lol I pull the yokes and wire and boards pit the cover back on and drop them at a ewaste bin in town, I did recently find a plastics company near by that recycles all 7 kinds of plastic and they are willing to drop a bin at my house but its the tubes, need to figure that issue out...as we grow I guess
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Hey Cummins:
Who takes all your plastics? I'm in the SWO...
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There is a place in ajax that takes all 7 types of plastics, I haven't had a chance to talk with them yet but they say on the Web site they will drop a bin off at your location, there on my list its people to call
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