Uploaded October 2014 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
I got another lame CRT TV from work. This one fired up, but was forever stuck on channel 3. It got the usual prep, rear case off and implosion band cut and peeled back. The fire extinguisher tank and solenoid valve air cannon was set up with the 72" long cal .565 barrel. Ammo was a cast lead slug of about 360 grains weight. Firing pressure was 350 psi. The HV did not stop going after the TV was blown up. I could see smoke and hear arcing from the wreckage. I had time to go and get a chicken stick so that I could poke at the HV. Finally it died out when a big chunk of loose glass fell on the main board. Slow motion was recorded at 240 and 480 frames/sec.
I got another lame CRT TV from work. This one fired up, but was forever stuck on channel 3. It got the usual prep, rear case off and implosion band cut and peeled back. The fire extinguisher tank and solenoid valve air cannon was set up with the 72" long cal .565 barrel. Ammo was a cast lead slug of about 360 grains weight. Firing pressure was 350 psi. The HV did not stop going after the TV was blown up. I could see smoke and hear arcing from the wreckage. I had time to go and get a chicken stick so that I could poke at the HV. Finally it died out when a big chunk of loose glass fell on the main board. Slow motion was recorded at 240 and 480 frames/sec.
