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severdhed:
hey guys, i have a 27" sony trinitron TV (component video)that i plan on mounting in an old cut corner dynamo cabinet i am picking up from a friend.  the TV itself is about 31" wide, because there are speakers mounted on either side of the tube.the inside of  the cabinet is 25.75" wide.  I popped the back of the case off of the TV tonight to measure the actual tube, which is about 25" wide.  This is awesome because it means it will fit.  i am just a little intimidated by this project, after looking at the inside of this tv.  I see that there are 4 metal tabs at each corner of of the tube,which is how it is screwed down to the plastic bezel. in the cabinet, there are two metal brackets at the top of the monitor area with bolts sticking out.

 is it safe to assume that i can use those to hold the tube in place?  or should i try to mount the tube to a piece of wood and then mount the wood to the cabinet using those brackets?

also, how do you deal with the PCB?  there are two circuit boards which are mounted on what would be the bottom side of the TV..one seems to be a power board, the other is for everything else i guess.  there are lots of wires running from these boards to the circuit board on the back of the tube.(is that area called the neck?)  do i try to disconnect these cables from the PCB and remove it separately?  can that even be done?  or do i have to have a few people help me by lifting the pcb out while two of us lift out the tube?

is there a detailed guide for dealing with CRT monitors anywhere?  i know that there are some crazy voltages stored up in there somewhere and that they can kill you if you touch them in the wrong spot...what i would like to know is...where is that spot?  i'd like to avoid it.

maybe this is a stupid idea, but the picture quality is pretty good and it is just the right size...and since i already have it, the price is right.  i just could use a few pointers on how to get this in the cabinet without getting hurt or breaking it.
ivwshane:
You will be fine.

Take a look at my cab to see how I decased my tv and mounted it.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79934.0
Zebidee:
I've mounted a few 27" Sony Trinitrons (OK, the presentation/broadcast monitors, no TVs as such) into cabs with no problems. Nice.

There are guides around on how to not kill yourself when disconnecting the anode cap, on this forum and elsewhere. Google & the forum search tool are your friend. otherwise you are pretty much right, so long as you leave it off for a day or so to make sure that any large capacitors (e.g. power filter caps) have fully discharged.
severdhed:

--- Quote from: ivwshane on June 22, 2010, 01:48:38 am ---You will be fine.

Take a look at my cab to see how I decased my tv and mounted it.

http://forum.arcadecontrols.com/index.php?topic=79934.0

--- End quote ---


i thought about building a wooden frame, but i'm just not sure if there is enough room..the amount of wood on either side of the screen would be very narrow..i will have to take a closer look at it tonight after the kids go to bed. (it is sitting in the corner of my family room right now, so i have to keep the case on it to keep the kids from being killed). I thought about just building a cabinet from scratch to fit that TV in the case, but that sounds like way too much work for me.
ivwshane:
My wooden frame was probably overkill and I probably could have simplified it by just making a sturdy frame that's pre attached to the arcade body.
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