Re: Removing Scratches from CRTs

The scratch on the Loewe is very shallow, not even deep enough to catch a
fingernail. Not a safety hazard considering that most CRT glass is about
1/2" thick at the face.
After some fiddling around last night, I realized that the Loewe was
actually a European set designed for 220V operation. So I hooked it up to
some 220, and it powered up just fine. Unfortunately, it's a PAL set with
some very strange connectors, so I'm going to need some conversion equipment
before I can tell if it works right. The image quality of the onscreen menu
is outstanding - obviously a very high end set. Even uses a 100Hz scanning
rate. I suspect I could get quite a bit of money out of this, if I could
confirm that it works properly.

"Sam Goldwasser" <sam@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "Art" <plotsligt@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > One method many resort to is to actually polish the scratch out of the
face
> > of the crt, if it is not too deep. However it may distort the display.
Will
> > take a considerable period of time and require delicate polishing
> > techniques.
>
> And, if there is an antireflective or textured coating, will probably
> make it look much worse.
>
> No one has mentioned the safety issues. How deep are the scratches?
> If they are really bad or extend over a large area, there may be increased
> risk of implosion.
>
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