On Wed, 29 Nov 2006 08:58:35 +0000, Wilfred wrote:

david wilson wrote:
i might be on a loser here but does anybody know if you can fix a tv
screen after a magnet has been held against it(my 4 year old daughter)
it is a sony 28" crt widescreen tv. there is discolour in one corner
where the magnet has actually touched the screen.
if not the tv is a rental anyway so i will have to return it a play
dumb about the problem.
any help would be great
thanks

Try unplugging the TV overnight. After about 30mins most TVs will
automatically Degauss when reconnected. Standby is not enough. Might
need a few attempts.

And if that doesn't shift the coloured spot, you can use the magnet again
to neutralize the magnetization. Simply pass the magnet over the
discolouration with a semi-circular/wiping motion at 1 centimeter from
the screen at the closest point, making sure the magnet always travels
over the spot in the same direction, and with the same orientation
(North/South).
If the discolouration gets worse instead of better, flip the magnet over,
so the opposite pole points to the screen. If all goes well, most of the
discolouration should be gone after about half a dozen passes. The
degaussing function (as described by Wilfred) should get rid of whatever
is left.


Richard Rasker

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