When I tried to lift it the plastic case shattered. I left some bits in a trash can and scooped up the rest for the fastest possible teardown.
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When I tried to lift it the plastic case shattered. I left some bits in a trash can and scooped up the rest for the fastest possible teardown.
It happens. I used to hear when I was a kid that carious plastics would "last thousands of years". Yeah right. Outdoors, the UV light will break down many plastics, at least into much smaller pieces when in a few years. I have a dwarf lime tree that is almost 30 years old. It comes in during the winter and spends the warm months outside. First put it in a 5 gallon white plastic bucket but painted the bucket brown. Even with protection, it broke down to the point that I had to transplant it to another pot. I suspect old tvs between the heat of operation and maybe being exposed to the sun sometimes while in the house will become pretty brittle. I hope the dg... cables were decent Cu and not some think Al wire...
Yep TV's do get brittle at times Some thing to be said of the old wood cabinet TV's
I Finally wound up with one of these wood cabinet TVs Recently. Had one of my own years ago. An RCA. Loved it. Anyway they are Heavy As Hell so be careful not to get yourself a hernia loading one onto your tailgate. Anyway like you said getting the good parts out is MUCH Easier.Quote:
Originally Posted by CopperHeadAKA