Posted by saint on September 04, 1999 at 11:30:50:
In Reply to: Demagnetizing essentially Re: U3100 degaussing posted by saint on September 04, 1999 at 09:53:27:
From the sci.electronics.repair FAQ
: I'm ignorant of the specifics myself, but ...
: Have you ever taken a magnet, and put it up to a
: color TV or black and white? The picture goes
: all whacky. *DON'T DO IT* - you can permanently
: whack out the picture though I suspect a degaussing
: coil would fix it.
: A degaussing coil essentially emits a magnetic
: field, that you bring close to the screen and
: then back again, and that realigns the screen
: removing usually color distortion. Color distortion
: is a common complaint occuring with rotating
: monitors.
: --- saint
: Randy Fromm has a good discussion on degaussing:
: Here
: : Excuse my ignorance, but what is degaussing ?
: : thanks.