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Originally Posted by lukevanoort
CRT moniters are extreamly dangerous, in fact they can easily kill you. I've never heard of bending the pin, but it makes a sort of sense. There is a part in your moniter called a flyback transformer which goes to a anode that is under a rubber suction cupish thing. It puts out 25,000 volts!, and older moniters keep their charge a long time. I think computer moniters are classified as a hazardous material, because of something in therm, can't remember what.
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Leaded glass in the tube is the primary chemical hazard, though some phosphors can also be toxic. Also potentially dangerous is the significant vacuum in the tube. Don't smash a CRT from the back; it can blow the front out, as the air rushes in. And he's dead on regarding the flyback transformer. Don't go near the inside of a CRT without proper training and tools.