Requesting cateract removal info

[bgadow]

Very timely, fsjonsey! I have wondered for quite awhile about a different method-not kerosene but water. I know that crts which have been exposed to the weather will have the PVA turn to jelly. The question is, how long does it take? I finally, just this past weekend, started an experiment to find out. I was going to wait before posting but I'll show what I have done so far. First problem was having a basin big enough for the tube to sit in. If I was single-or if I wanted to be single again!-I would do this in the bathtub. That is not happening! Then I got to thinking. I went to Dollar General and they had a clearance on their summer merchandise. I bought this little 4' blow up swimming pool for $3.75. For the experiment I chose this 25GP22 Zenith I had in the attic. It has the tough "yellow" pva that only responds to a hotwire. I removed the tape, placed the crt facedown in the pool, and added a few inches of water. I later covered the pins & ultor connection to keep any rain out. I will check progress daily with photos to be posted, assuming this all works out. After sitting overnight the pva at the very edges has started turning white instead of the yellow/green cast it had to begin with.

One note: the last picture shows detail of something that has been discussed before. There is a rubber cork of sorts in the tape. It seems obvious that they DID pour the pva in through that opening.