TV chassis,, spare parts?

GoneMad

Well-known member
Joined
Mar 15, 2011
Messages
1,347
Reaction score
36
Location
Cavendish, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Just wondering if many of you keep any old TV chassis for spare parts? I have a half dozen or so I was going to take to the facility today and was just wondering if I should rob the chassis before hand.
 
Neck sockets!!

Also, you can pull most capacitors, but be sure you test them with a decent meter before you shelve them. The jury is still out on this - it takes a while to desolder and test them, but if you manage to throw a few in the bin that are the right value when you NEED them, that makes it worth while.

Obviously, the purity rings from any TV tube should already be with your monitor the tube went to.

Yoke - if the connector matches your arcade chassis and the yoke produces an acceptable picture with your chassis, I'd use it, and save the yoke from your chassis for future use / resale.

Speakers - some TV's have nice shielded speakers in them that could be useful in a small JAMMA test rig or even a cab that needs a blown speaker replaced.

Power cord - I cut and keep this. It's always nice to have a spare cord around. The other day I needed to finish up a degauss ring project, and I needed a power cord.

Speaking of degauss rings, you can pull that from the TV too, if it's one you think you can use.

If you're into a lot of tube work, you can pull the rubber yoke wedges and convergence strips you see as well.

Certain transistors are nice to grab if they spec out to ones you have needed before. Voltage regulators, HOT, etc.

When I turn in a TV to Best Buy for recycling, there's usually a burned tube in a box and not much else :D Sure LOOKS like a TV, but it'll never turn on again......
 
I do :)

I have about 15 or so

They are great to steel monitor RGB plugs and headers off, as well as plugs and HV cups

One day I may throw a few out, as my projects get finished
 
I don't keep them, but I do mine them for useable parts. Recently I ran across one that used the exact same HOT as the K7000, so I pulled and kept that, too...
 
Yep have a whole box taking up a corner somewhere. In addition computer monitor chassis are good for parts and yoke plugs as well. (Computer monitor tubes do not work).
 
Back
Top Bottom