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working with a de-cased TV
Razzer:
--- Quote from: severdhed on June 22, 2010, 03:51:51 pm ---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.
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Hi,
Here's how i did it, it's a big / heavy 27" Sony TV and it works like a charm.
The battens that are holding the piece the TV is bolted on to are glued and screwed to the cabinet sides.
Important: Before you decase the TV and throw away the case, Write down the make, model, serial number of the TV. This is impotant information in case you need to find out how to enter the TV's service mode. This is needed if you have to adjust the image size / position.
Razzer
Zebidee:
Yes, that's the way to do it! simple yet strong and effective. Basically a piece of plywood with a hole cut in the middle, and two battens in behind to support it. Carefully mark the tube mount points before cutting anything.
Nice diagrams, Razzer ;D
severdhed:
that looks great..im just not sure it will work in this situation. i'll have to measure the actual tube itself again, because when i measured, i measured to the outside points of the four metal corner mounting brackets on the tube...which was 25". the cabinet is 25.75"wide on the inside, which doesnt leave me alot of room to play with.
Zebidee:
Sounds like a perfect fit then. Seriously. I've put 27" Sony screens into cabs with nearly identical dimensions, except with even less room to move than you have. You have a whole 3/4 inch to spare.
severdhed:
thats encouraging. i was just worried that if i had to make a piece of wood with a hole in it for the tube to go through, and only had about 1/4" of wood on either side, it woudlnt be very strong. the cabinet is not yet in my possession, but i can hopefully pick it up here in about a week. my wife said i have to wait until after our yard sale this weekend so we can make some room.
so, when lifting the tv out of it's case, how do you do it? do you disconnect the ciruitboard from the tube? or have someone else lift them out while you lift the tube out?