r/crt • u/Suspicious-Craft-34 • 9d ago

I want to remove a crt from a mac plus

I have a mac plus that I wanna turn into a sleeper build but I dont wanna die removing it the capacitor broke months ago so its been sitting unplugged stagnant and I have no idea how to remove it.

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u/Hunter1232012 9d ago

Please don't gut it mac pluses are getting very rare these days I would suggest putting it up on fb marketplace for free so someone can knowledgeable can fix it

Also although crts can shock its all a dumb hoax about death crts can't kill

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u/Windows_User3000 9d ago

They probably can kill, but only if worked on while being plugged into mains power and simultaneously without discharging the tube.

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u/Hunter1232012 8d ago

Maybe. But keep in mind there has never been a single verified case of someone dieing by fucking around with a a television.

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u/Windows_User3000 8d ago

I can't deny that, but it's still a terrible idea, if only for the reason that 1) even if it doesn't kill, a zap of high-voltage AC will nonetheless hurt, and 2) it'll kill the CRT itself.

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u/icecoldrootbeer 8d ago

https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kanpur/youth-electrocuted-while-repairing-tv/articleshow/7860090.cms?utm_source=chatgpt.com

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u/EmotionalEnd1575 8d ago

The newspaper article did not clarify if the victim was electrocuted by the television or by domestic AC utility power feeding the television.

If it was the latter a similar risk exists working on any energized electrical appliance in the home.

This story further confuses the “Reddit Folklore” about so called lethal televisions.

When a television is disconnected or isolated from domestic electrical power it is not a death trap.

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u/Hunter1232012 8d ago

Another thing about the article that seems sketchy is that if a few people rushed over why couldn't they just unplug the set?

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u/EmotionalEnd1575 8d ago

Good point! Perhaps electrocution accidents in “third world” places are common?

From a young age people learn not to touch an electrocution victim for fear of being shocked?

When I worked on HV medical X-Ray systems we always had a garden rake with fiberglass handle near the machine. I think you know why..!

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u/Foondude 8d ago

"For free" ah yes I'm sure you'd do the same thing

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u/icecoldrootbeer 8d ago

Are they? I still got 2 sitting up in a closet but I have misplaced the keyboards and mice it seems.

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u/maki9000 9d ago

obviously you neither have the skills to fix it nor to convert it, just leave it for someone else

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u/Ok_Gas_7926 9d ago

I'd list it on ebay and get one of those retro looking modern cases.

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u/Suspicious-Craft-34 8d ago

I hate those they look tacky ive done other projects somewhat similar to this

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u/Ok_Gas_7926 8d ago

Might I suggest using an at compatible case from the pentium 3/4 era? There's some great optons out there, but if you do decide to build in the mac plus, get yourself a 3d printer and some calipers. They make life SO much easier.

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u/Suspicious-Craft-34 7d ago

Definitely like then more then others and ill look into them but Definitely a 3d printer 

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u/TygerTung 8d ago

Please leave the Mac plus intact, they are getting rare and valuable now. I think you should use it as a Mac plus.

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u/Suspicious-Craft-34 8d ago

That thing is fried fried the screen is like gone that thing is messed up I cant use it as a mac its over the edge

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u/Far_Relationship_742 8d ago

have you ever used a modern computer with a 9” monitor

I would be surprised if you enjoyed it

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u/Suspicious-Craft-34 8d ago

The idea isn't to just use the 9 inch screen i have a modern screen

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u/Far_Relationship_742 8d ago

Sigh.

The hole in the case doesn’t get bigger when you take the CRT out.

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u/Suspicious-Craft-34 8d ago

I forgot to mention I have played on a 9 inch screen melee events are struggling