Turn the set off for more than about 30 minutes. When it re-starts, the
internal degaussing coil should degauss the mask in the CRT. It may not do
the total job the first time. You can watch the set the way it is, even
though it is a bit annoying. Eventually after the set's power is recycled
over a period of days, the degaussing coil should eventually demagnetize the
screen. If not, then there is a problem with the degaussing coil circuit, or
the coil itself in the set, or the mask in the CR has been damaged.
Normally a magnet will not permanently damage a CRT, unless it is extremely
strong. It is not good practice to put magnets near to a CRT mask.
Do not try to demagnetize the screen by seeing if you can neutralize it with
magnets. This is not a good practice.
If you are in a hurry to degauss the screen, you can call in your local TV
service shop to degauss it manually with a hand held degaussing coil. You
can also buy a hand held degassing coil from most of the major electronics
parts distributors who specialize in parts for servicing TV sets. This item
can cost about $80 to $120 US depending on the manufacture and model type.
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Jerry G.
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this may be easy if you know how but since i dont know how im
askin...HELP. my daughter was playing with a stack of magnets and found
that they made a real neet rainbow on the 13 inch t.v. I've heard this
is an easy fix...ok what is it.......thanks guys.
averagebrian