ajb writes:

Yes, dangerous but possible. You use the old watchmaker's technique - a
strong horse-shoe magnet mounted on the end of a hand-drill to spin it
fast.

As Sam says, "in a pinch".... and indeed I have used this method. But I
wouldn't advise it any more.

And, as most of us neglected to mention the first time, just power cycling
the TV a few times (30 minutes off, 1 minute on) will likely clear it up
by activating the built-in degausser. Or, just wait a few days and this
will happen automagically.

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