I have an eView 17f3 computer monitor that was manufactured in November of 2004. I began to disassemble it for fun because I hadn't used it in a few years and didn't expect to need it. When I saw all of the CRT warnings I thought I'd better look for more information on what I was dealing with. I had no idea there was a CRT in it, let alone what a CRT was! I've been searching for clear instructions on how to safely break the vaccum seal but haven't been totally sure about it. Now that I have this thing sitting in my garage (everything is disconnected from the CRT) can you tell me how to proceed?

Well that is 17,000 volts there 17kv and can be lethal .
CRT is cathode ray tube and 2nd anode is 17kv, 1kv per inch screen.. we use a chicken stick to discharge that.
one guy gut hit here and flew across the room ,hit head and next up paramedics deep.. not fun to see that. ive taking 600v but never again.

vaccum seal, why do that.??? send it to the , toxic lead recycle center, let them do the danger work
when I was only 16yo I worked in TV shop and I had do that "nnipp" that in the bud on all CRT sent off to refurb. (or toxic trash) (we sold them all here, you name it)
we had to remove the socket there find he glass bud there dead center and full PPE, and snap it with wire cutters and it sucks in air fast. later in military too on old radar scopes, i worked .
the vacuum inside is pure and prefect, zero gasses.
implosion hazard exists. a glass flies in the bounces out and hits you and then next up blind i one eye. leave CRT alone to the trained.