What can cause a CRT to implode?

[eberts]

If every vacuum tube that exists on the planet lost their vacuum at the exact same time, all at once, the atmosphere wave pulse would wipe everyone out, every basement wall in the world would be obliterated, and houses every where would collapse.
Every person who has gas, would spontaniously combust, causing them to blow their guts all over the place.

[Carmine]

I think that Chromacolor tubes from the 70s will still be good a billion years from now.

[zenithfan1]

Originally Posted by eberts

If every vacuum tube that exists on the planet lost their vacuum at the exact same time, all at once, the atmosphere wave pulse would wipe everyone out, every basement wall in the world would be obliterated, and houses every where would collapse.
Every person who has gas, would spontaniously combust, causing them to blow their guts all over the place.

I'm laughing hard enough to blow my guts all over the place! LMAO!!! Too funny.

[mr_fixer]

Originally Posted by Carmine

I think that Chromacolor tubes from the 70s will still be good a billion years from now.

They're not that good, but they would be the last ones to go.

[bgadow]

I had a '60 Zenith bw console that I found on the curb; didn't secure it well in the truck and it tipped over hard. Worked perfect when I got it home. Used to keep it in the shed. One cold, cold morning I went out and the crt had cracked horizontally across the middle of the face. My guess is the combination of that hard fall and then the temperature extreme caused it to fail. It didn't implode, though. Out of all the crts I have broken, the only ones I recall violently imploding (so that there was practically nothing left but dust) were tension band tubes installed in sets that I torched. When the heat starts to darken the phosphors, look out!

[electroking]

Has anyone ever attempted to break a CRT while completely immersed under
water (the CRT, not the experimenter!)? Must be quite interesting. My attempts
in this field have been limited to breaking the tip of a miniature tube with long-nose
pliers: it sucks water like crazy, but does not shatter.

[kx250rider]

Originally Posted by electroking

Has anyone ever attempted to break a CRT while completely immersed under
water (the CRT, not the experimenter!)? Must be quite interesting. My attempts
in this field have been limited to breaking the tip of a miniature tube with long-nose
pliers: it sucks water like crazy, but does not shatter.

I'd try it, but the pool boy would be perturbed and would give us an unpleasant upcharge....

Seriously, I would think it would still implode; just with more force since the water pressure is much greater against the vacuum than air.

Charles