Does anybody fix CRT big screen/save the parts?

[bob u]

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

opinions?

bob

 

[Jeffrey Angus]

On 8/29/2010 9:46 AM, bob u wrote:

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

pack rats. ;-)
That and most places have outlawed throwing electronics into
the trash.

Jeff

 

[Arfa Daily]

"Jeffrey Angus" <jangus@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
news:4c7a7382$0$11837$bbae4d71@news.suddenlink.net...

On 8/29/2010 9:46 AM, bob u wrote:
It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

pack rats. ;-)
That and most places have outlawed throwing electronics into
the trash.

Jeff

Hard though it is for 'serial saver engineers' junk 'em whilst you still
can. Nobody is ever going to want them or parts from them, ever again. Leave
it much longer, and the eco bollox laws coming in everywhere, will have you
paying them to take them off your hands for 'recycling' ...

Arfa

 

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:46:47 -0500, bob u <sound@inetnebr.com> wrote:

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

opinions?

bob

Locally there are some people who still advertise (via Craigslist,
usually) their ability to repair 'Big Screen' TVs, this is certainly a
last gasp attempt to feel relevant in the age of digital TVs. True,
it may seem less expensive to repair an aging 40" RP dinosaur, the
fact that an equivalent 40" LCD is available for less than $500 with
vastly better picture should deter anyone from authorizing anything
but the most trivial repairs.

As far as demand for the dead ones, they are listed daily as Craiglist
freebies, usually with the qualifications 'Should be a cheap fix',
'probably only needs a switch', or '3-D effect. The parts cost less
than $100.'

As far as CRT monitors, you might get a nibble on the 19" if you cut
your price in half. 21" and larger are in demand by 'Serious Gamers'
(an oxymoron if I ever heard one) and go for as high as $25.

PlainBill

 

[Jeff Liebermann]

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:46:47 -0500, bob u <sound@inetnebr.com> wrote:

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

I've been trying to clean the office for the last month, with no luck.
I tend to keep parts and boards so I can cannibalize parts to fix
other machines. The amount of space this takes is far larger than I'm
willing to allow. Just calculating the cost per vertical square foot
component of my office rent is enough to convince me that saving old
parts is more expensive than just buying new parts. It's a habit of a
lifetime, and very difficult to break. However, when I find that I
have to move boxes of junk in order to just make room on the bench for
new repairs, it's time to clean house. I may regret having tossed
some handy part or board, but that will come later. Right now, I need
the space.

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com
150 Felker St #D http://www.LearnByDestroying.com
Santa Cruz CA 95060 http://802.11junk.com
Skype: JeffLiebermann AE6KS 831-336-2558

 

[Bruce Esquibel]

bob u <sound@inetnebr.com> wrote:

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

I don't see the point, I'm pretty confident "they arent going to make a
comeback".

Here in Chicago you can still toss them in the alley and the city will take
them as part of the regular trash pickup. They "suggest" bringing them to a
recycle center, but isn't mandatory as with other major cities.

I hate doing that because the truck guys (can collectors, scrap dudes) will
smash off the back, usually breaking the tube, just to grab the copper off
the defection coil. Then you have a pile of broken glass to deal with.

I had both a 35" Zenith System 3 tv and 21" Mits Diamond Scan monitor and
couldn't give either of them away. Both worked as well as you expected for
their age, needed zero repairs and probably were considered "good
condition". No interest at all.

So why bother parting them out, if no one wants it free, whole and working,
who is going to get one fixed where the parts would of use?

Heh, I still have 3 or 4 console tv's and one Grundig console radio down in
the basement for the same reason, 20 years ago I figured they would be
parted out and worth something.

Now it looks like I have pay 1-800-junk to get rid of them.

-bruce
bje@ripco.com

 

[Hugh Jassolle]

On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:46:47 -0500, bob u wrote:

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT and
one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all or dump
it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually worthless with the
advent of Plasma and LCD big screens. The same with CRT based computer
monitors. I have a nice 19" high end NEC that is working that i cannot
sell for $20.



It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you never use
them why save them?

opinions?

bob

I would save the new stuff you installed.

 

[Arfa Daily]

"Jeff Liebermann" <jeffl@cruzio.com> wrote in message
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On Sun, 29 Aug 2010 09:46:47 -0500, bob u <sound@inetnebr.com> wrote:

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

I've been trying to clean the office for the last month, with no luck.
I tend to keep parts and boards so I can cannibalize parts to fix
other machines. The amount of space this takes is far larger than I'm
willing to allow. Just calculating the cost per vertical square foot
component of my office rent is enough to convince me that saving old
parts is more expensive than just buying new parts. It's a habit of a
lifetime, and very difficult to break. However, when I find that I
have to move boxes of junk in order to just make room on the bench for
new repairs, it's time to clean house. I may regret having tossed
some handy part or board, but that will come later. Right now, I need
the space.

--
Jeff Liebermann jeffl@cruzio.com

Oh how I've been there Jeff, how I've been there ... :-(

Arfa

 

[Sofa Slug]

Bruce Esquibel wrote:

bob u <sound@inetnebr.com> wrote:
Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new CRT
and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I am clearing space now, and debating if to save anything at all
or dump it. It seems on the resale market they are virtually
worthless with the advent of Plasma and LCD big screens.
The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.

It really does not matter how much the parts are worth, if you
never use them why save them?

I don't see the point, I'm pretty confident "they arent going to make a
comeback".

Here in Chicago you can still toss them in the alley and the city will take
them as part of the regular trash pickup. They "suggest" bringing them to a
recycle center, but isn't mandatory as with other major cities.

I hate doing that because the truck guys (can collectors, scrap dudes) will
smash off the back, usually breaking the tube, just to grab the copper off
the defection coil. Then you have a pile of broken glass to deal with.

I had both a 35" Zenith System 3 tv and 21" Mits Diamond Scan monitor and
couldn't give either of them away. Both worked as well as you expected for
their age, needed zero repairs and probably were considered "good
condition". No interest at all.

So why bother parting them out, if no one wants it free, whole and working,
who is going to get one fixed where the parts would of use?

Heh, I still have 3 or 4 console tv's and one Grundig console radio down in
the basement for the same reason, 20 years ago I figured they would be
parted out and worth something.

Now it looks like I have pay 1-800-junk to get rid of them.

-bruce
bje@ripco.com

I have had great success using 'Freecycle' <http://www.freecycle.org> to
dispose of old electronics. It's been a win-win for me - I get rid of
something I don't want, and the person picking it up is usually
delighted to have it.

I've also donated similar items to Goodwill. In Southern California at
least, they will take just about any electronic device, working or not.

 

[William R. Walsh]

Hi!

Just taking a pole on whether its work saving parts from tube type big
screen TV's. I have one i am about to junk or give away. Put new
CRT and one drive board in it, and it had other issues. sat for years.

I don't usually do so, but then again, I don't make a habit of working on
that stuff and I won't touch rear projection TVs.

I usually do pull parts like speakers, power cords and "other stuff" that
might be useful in other projects. My 1997 vintage Magnavox 19" table TV got
a speaker from a Zenith 27" console when the original speaker was damaged.

When people have asked me about repairing their old RPTV, I have usually
always suggested that they look at something newer. Many times the existing
set has just been worn out from lots of watching or troublesome all of its
life.

The same with CRT based computer monitors. I have a nice 19"
high end NEC that is working that i cannot sell for $20.

On the other hand, I do favor these, for one big reason: If you have to run
at less than native resolution, a CRT monitor is really the *only* way to go
and still have a clear, sharp display. LCDs do better at this than they used
to, but you can still see the clear signs of scaling the image up to fit.

I still have many CRTs, lots of 17" ones, a few SVGA/VGA 14 and 15 inchers,
a monochrome VGA display or two and two 19" units. There's also one 25" NEC
behemoth that works but has a well used picture tube. I don't see myself
getting rid of these because they work, there's really nothing wrong with
them and they are most definitely paid for. The monochrome displays are used
on devices where a text console is only occasionally needed.

When my one NEC MultiSync 95 died from bad filter caps, I did opt to fix it.

It's true enough that you can't save everything.

William

 

[William R. Walsh]

Hi!

Here in Chicago you can still toss them in the alley and the city will
take
them as part of the regular trash pickup. They "suggest" bringing them to
a
recycle center, but isn't mandatory as with other major cities.

I hate doing that because the truck guys (can collectors, scrap dudes)
will
smash off the back, usually breaking the tube, just to grab the copper off
the defection coil. Then you have a pile of broken glass to deal with.

That would annoy me, but then again, I'm a big-time trashpicker. Sometimes I
have to work quite hard to say "no" to something that I see. It doesn't
matter what. Some things I fix up and sell cheap.

I had both a 35" Zenith System 3 tv and 21" Mits Diamond Scan monitor and
couldn't give either of them away. Both worked as well as you expected for
their age, needed zero repairs and probably were considered "good
condition". No interest at all.

I wouldn't have needed the TV, but I would have taken you up on the monitor.
Someone gave me a 27" Sanyo TV from 1999 in like new condition. Works like
new as well...and was very well kept by a person who kept all the pieces:
book, remote, box and other goodies. I'll probably have it for a long time,
I can't recall the last time I've watched TV.

Heh, I still have 3 or 4 console tv's and one Grundig console radio down
in
the basement for the same reason, 20 years ago I figured they would be
parted out and worth something.

My grandfather has what must be one of the last console TVs made, a 2008
Zenith model with a 27" CRT. I think they finally threw in the towel on
those at last. Too bad, I'm one of those rare folks who liked them and would
have bought one new. (And I'm only 27!)

That console radio probably *does* have some value to the right person.
Tried asking in rec.antiques.radio+phono or a swap meet in your area?

William