On Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:32:55 -0400, "robb" wrote:

i know not really electronic repair but i could find no other
suitable group.

I have two big color spots/circles (3" diameter) on the TV/CRT
with a big bright stripe between the two spots put there by a
3/4" x 3/4" cylinder (? hematite ? it is strong ?) type magnet,
the cylinder version of these

http://www.kjmagnetics.com/proddetail.asp?prod=MT%2DM

is there a best way to repair ? how ?

You might recover the display just with a few on/off cycles. Many (most?
all?) modern CRTs include a degauss cycle on power-up.

Sam Goldwasser's Repair FAQ is probably the best summary of the manual
method if the set doesn't cure itself:

http://www.repairfaq.org/samnew/tvfaq/tvdegacrt.htm

Bookmark the parent page. Lots of good dope.

helpful replies appreciated.

Always an optimist, eh? ;-)

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Rich Webb Norfolk, VA