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lomoverde:
Last week i took the back off the tv.Like most the whole tube is attached to the front bezel section by 4 corner bolts.The circuit board is held in the bottom section of the plastic case.
I placed it face down on a towel,undid the 4 bolts and slid the cicuit board out of the tray.

I then got a scrap of wood,and shaped it to the tube,marking the holes for the brackets as well.Its a bit of a rough job,mainly hacking away with a rasp until i got it near enough.

lomoverde:
Next i used the scrap of wood id shaped to transfer the arc and hole position on to 2 larger boards.

I decided to hack up the plastic tv case and use the housing to keep the circuit board in place and protected.

Tomorow when the glue on the bracket has dried,ill reattach the cable running round the tube.And ive knocked up a stand for the tv so i can test its still working before i think about putting it in the cab.

wp34:
That's an interesting approach to mounting a monitor. I may have a similar project soon and am curious to see how this turns out.

lomoverde:
When i got back to the cab today,the glue had set on the brackets to hold the circuit board in place.
The clips that held the degausing coil in place could no longer fit around the TVs corner brackets,so ive hooked them around some small screws ive put in the wooden panels.Theyre pulled quite tight to the tube and from memory in the similar position so hopefully all is good.

I couldnt wait any longer and flipped the tv over and mounted it on the temporary stand i"d made.The TV is actually quite light,and having the wood to hold makes it really easy to manouvre.

So happy when it came alive after the fortnight it had spent face down out of its case ;D

Then i took measurements of the distance from the face of the brackets to the highest point of the screen.Fitted the battens running parallel with the CP/Glass line.Then slid the monitor in place.
All told the TV was only in the stand id made for about an hour,but it will give me somewhere to safely store it when i break the cab down for painting later.

And a view from behind:

Just a couple of questions tho,as im in unknown territory for me:

The highest point of the TV screen is only 12mm below the glass,am i to close to have room for a card bezel?
Also the TV innards look very exposed now,would trying to box that area in for safety be normal?.Obviously the rear door would be locked anyway.
And last one i promise,what are typical dimensions for one of these small marquees ?

Arroyo:
Cool project. Looks good overall. I would play with that monitor angle. Seems pretty flat. You could shim it up with some cardboard or the like to see if prefer a different angle. :dunno:

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