Re: Arghhhhhhhhhh!

DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SOLDER THE PIN - the tube could IMPLODE! SMall hot
spots could seriously weaken the tube around the neck, most likely it
would just crack there, but a bad failure could cause catastrophic
loss of vacuum.

John :-#(#

At 6:44 AM +0100 8/28/06, simon wrote:
>Hi Jess
>Yes sounds like a job to wear googles for sure, I can see the end of
>the pin but I'm not sure if I can get it hot enough to tin. Worth a
>try I guess. Thanks
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: <mailto:jess@askey.org>Jess Askey
>To: <mailto:vectorlist@vectorlist.org>vectorlist@vectorlist.org
>Sent: Monday, August 28, 2006 1:58 AM
>Subject: Re: VECTOR: Arghhhhhhhhhh!
>
>I did this exact same thing on a G-07 Raster monitor about 20 years
>ago. The method I used is still going strong on mine....
>
>If you can still actually get to the tip of the broken pin the
>glass, I used a fine tipped soldering iron to tin the end of the pin
>in the glass. Then, I tinned the end of the broken pin. Holding the
>pin with a pair of needlenose pliers, I held the pin in position
>while applying heat with the iron on the pin. Once I felt the solder
>melt and the pin slightly push inwards with the slight pressure from
>the pliers, I held steady and took off the heat. This worked very
>well for me and I then put some epoxy around the base of the pin to
>support it better.
>
>Now, there are some inherent dangers in this I suppose (I was only
>17 when I did this). My pin was a bit below the glass, so I just
>sort of ground down the glass edges with my soldering iron tip in a
>drilling fashion until my tip hit the broken pin base.
>
>I was of course doing this with my head turned and eyes closed for
>safety purposes. ;-)
>
>
>simon wrote:
>
>>While testing the new transformer I snapped the focus pin of my 25"
>>star wars CRT! bugger!
>
>The tube still has vacuum and I can see the end of the pin in the
>glass, has anyone got a good tip for fixing this?
>
>
>
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