Never had a tv implode by removing the yoke..or breaking the area around it. I'd try very hard to avoid breaking it. If you can pass it over I would. Their a pita.

If you do get it off you'll have glass in the yoke area due to the glue/whatever they use to bind it there. If you must break that area, face the tv down, an tap gently the glass will fall in to the tv shadow mask( Think that's the name of the metal in there). I've broken that area once or twice when I first got those kind an they broke from me trying to force it off..lol..which doesn't work, lest not for me.

I got a place that will take my tubes tho regardless if stripped or not. I just let them know if I have any like this. It's rare but happens sometimes. I also pick up ones on the side of the road that have been smashed is possible, an turn them in.



Good luck with it, an I wouldn't worry to much about it imploding unless your doing something stupid like those fools on youtube do for their videos. Oh an when I've had it happen I've never had glass go everywhere it all falls in, unless it happens when standing. I try very hard to avoid breaking things if possible, but sometimes **** happens. I also always strip them with the screen down, yoke up.

I'd pass it up tho if possible, really not worth the hassle of clean up an disposal if anything should break. Thankfully I don't get many of those "glued" on types anymore. They suck.

Sirscrapalot - Break glass in case of emergency.