Most of the time when these SONY sets are subjected to physical shock (AKA
being dropped or shipped face down) the aperture grill may become deformed
or physically demounted. If this occurs the only fix is a new crt.
Manufacturer's warranty normally does not pay for such physical damage.
"Andy Cuffe" wrote in message
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On 11 Mar 2006 16:14:34 -0800, wrote:

Two questions one for Dani, the other for the group

Dani == Why does the degaussing coil have to be shut off?

All==If I bring the unit to Sony for warranty service, what do you
think will happen? (I am sure it happens.....)

You can try it with an independent shop that's authorized for Sony
warranty work. They will make some money on a warranty CRT
replacement and might look the other way on the fact that it was your
fault if you're nice. Whether or not you consider this the right
thing to do is up to your conscience.

It's also possible that the purity could be adjusted. I've seen a few
cases where it was possible to get a usable picture on a damaged CRT
after careful adjustment. It will never be perfect, but chances are
they could improve it a little.
Andy Cuffe