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Do you break down televisions?

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    the tube is a vacuum tube so no gas comes out when they break, they do contain lead though



    "It turns out that the glass in a CRT contains a lot of lead. A big CRT can contain up to 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms) of lead."

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    Quote Originally Posted by jghilino View Post
    the tube is a vacuum tube so no gas comes out when they break, they do contain lead though

    "It turns out that the glass in a CRT contains a lot of lead. A big CRT can contain up to 5 pounds (2.2 kilograms) of lead."

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    No poison gas, that's good. My wife was upset and worried. As the lead goes, isn't that something that has value, like a buckets full of wheel weights an such? Or is the removal process of the lead inside the CRTs costly?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangit View Post
    Or is the removal process of the lead inside the CRTs costly?
    i would imagine the removal of lead from leaded glass is expensive

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    Quote Originally Posted by Stangit View Post
    No poison gas, that's good. My wife was upset and worried. As the lead goes, isn't that something that has value, like a buckets full of wheel weights an such? Or is the removal process of the lead inside the CRTs costly?
    The lead inside a CRT is not "collectable" as such. Watch a UTube video if you want to see how it's done.
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