Can i mount a harddisk INSIDE a CRT-TV ?

Hi to all,

I hope this is the right forum about an electronics question... I just assembled a very simple "harddisk-recorder" (got a do-it- yourself kit from a friend). Unfortunately it doesn't really look good, and is quite big (but at least it was free ;-) So I would like to make it disappear INSIDE the tv... I've still got a CRT (it's quite big and the image is good, so I'll keep it until I get a Full-HD). I've opened the TV, and inside the casing there's plenty of room; the CRT-tube only takes a small amount of the available space.

My question is, how much radiation these CRTs might produce. I guess they could generate some X-ray or electromagnetic rays which could harm the harddisk (I took one from my PC), especially if the harddisk is placed right next to the tube (i would mount the HD on the inside of the casing of the TV, after all).

Can anyone give me some hints about that ? Thanks in advance! Boku

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boku
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Don't worry about the x-ray radiation from the CRT, leaded glass has been used for at least the past 50 years. High-frequency noise from the tv chassis can be shielded against by putting a grounded - to the tv chassis - piece of aluminum foil between the new HD and the tv chassis, just don't cut off ventilation.

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hrhofmann

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