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Old 01-19-2018, 12:22 PM
WISCOJIM WISCOJIM is offline
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Cataract repairs - are we missing the safety glass aspect?

I've seen plenty of threads where people "fix" a cataract, and I have also done many myself in the past. But I always had this feeling that the way we are sealing these jugs is all wrong.

Does anyone really believe that taping or caulking really makes the CRT front "safety glass"? If you think sealing only the edges of the now cataract free CRT gives you any real protection, you are fooling yourself. Why do you think that inner layer was put in there for in the first place? No, not just to keep dust out...

Real safety glass requires that the inner layer holds the front and back glass together, just like in automotive windshields. Removing that layer just gives you two pieces of glass with an air gap.

Has anyone tried doing it the correct way using a resin between the CRT and the "cover glass"? If so, please share details.

I think we all should reconsider how we remove cataracts, and come up with a way to put the "safety" factor back in.

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