2006-07-31 05:39:14 · 4 answers · asked by Cynthia C 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
by applying 220 to the set all you will probably do is blow the voltage regulators. possibly the fuse. i dunno why you would want to do that. tv tubes have a phosphor coating which is hazardous to humans, as well as the gamma radiation produced by the set would be extremly high if you doubled the voltage. older sets DO NOT have x-ray protection circuitry. you could be exposed to dangerous levels of gamma radiation.
I've done my good dead for the day.
2006-07-31 15:35:57 · answer #1 · answered by ACE REPAIR 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I like the 220v plug idea. Hadn't thought of that.
We're probably idiots for even reponding to this, as your obit may well appear in tomorrow's paper.
Another way (more expensive, though) is to use a step up transformer (a pretty large one, rated at 10 amps or so) to feed >120 volts to that telly.
If you want to do the 220 volt routine without blowing breakers, you could charge a bank of >250 VAC capacitors, then switch them to the telly. BANG!!!
2006-07-31 12:51:01 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
buy a 220v plug at the hardware store and plug it in to a 220v receptacle. have eye and fire protection handy... If you are under 18, you didn't hear it from me!
2006-07-31 12:44:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
"Short it out" ?
A short circuit is a direct connection across a supply or a component.
2006-07-31 14:34:59 · answer #4 · answered by dmb06851 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋