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Posted by Joe on November 15, 1999 at 11:03:38:

In Reply to: * * * * Monitor Nightmare - HELP! * * * * posted by Joe on November 14, 1999 at 01:19:19:

As luck would have it, I've made the acquaintence of a terrific guy that lives 5 minutes away. He operates a route with 500 games, plus he has a nice collection of his own!

Here's what I learned:

1. It's nearly difficult to ruin (demagnetize) the magnetic convergence rings on a monitor. We could hold a magnet right up to them with no problems.

2. As far as degaussing technique (I used a degausser that was ring shaped), we should start with the screen. But sometimes it may be necessary to degauss from the sides and back also if the problem is really severe.

I actually had two problems that occured AT THE SAME TIME. A freak occurance, really. My first error was placing the subwoofer on top of the cabinet (its on the floor now, Ace!). That caused some of the "usual" discoloration that can be fixed by degaussing. At that same instant, the power line from the subwoofer tugged on the VGA cable causing the blue input to break free. Easy fix, thank goodness.

Monitors intimidate the hell out of me, so I overcomplicated matters. Sometimes it helps to get back to basics!

Joe

: I come to you desperately seeking your collective wisdom....

: What have I done?!?! I've #$)!@& my monitor.

: I added a subwoofer to my cabinet last night. I made two assumptions when I positioned it in the cab:

: 1. Since it's a PC subwoofer, its shielded.
: 2. Just in case #1 isn't true, I'll place it as far away from the monitor as possible.

: Well, the speaker ended up about three feet from the monitor chassis. I powered it up and - you guessed it - the colors went awry.

: I degaussed the monitor from all sides with an external coil, with no luck. Basically, it appears as if the green is now missing (or very weak). Everything is blueish or purpleish. Note: I check my VGA cable and its OK.

: Can a strong enough magnetic field completely destroy a monitor? Or can a mangetic field damage some easily replaceable components (i.e. cap kit)?

: Thanks a million, gang.

: Joe

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: As luck would have it, I've made the acquaintence of a terrific guy that lives 5 minutes away. He operates a route with 500 games, plus he has a nice collection of his own! : Here's what I learned: : 1. It's nearly difficult to ruin (demagnetize) the magnetic convergence rings on a monitor. We could hold a magnet right up to them with no problems. : 2. As far as degaussing technique (I used a degausser that was ring shaped), we should start with the screen. But sometimes it may be necessary to degauss from the sides and back also if the problem is really severe. : I actually had two problems that occured AT THE SAME TIME. A freak occurance, really. My first error was placing the subwoofer on top of the cabinet (its on the floor now, Ace!). That caused some of the "usual" discoloration that can be fixed by degaussing. At that same instant, the power line from the subwoofer tugged on the VGA cable causing the blue input to break free. Easy fix, thank goodness. : Monitors intimidate the hell out of me, so I overcomplicated matters. Sometimes it helps to get back to basics! : Joe : : I come to you desperately seeking your collective wisdom.... : : What have I done?!?! I've #$)!@& my monitor. : : I added a subwoofer to my cabinet last night. I made two assumptions when I positioned it in the cab: : : 1. Since it's a PC subwoofer, its shielded. : : 2. Just in case #1 isn't true, I'll place it as far away from the monitor as possible. : : Well, the speaker ended up about three feet from the monitor chassis. I powered it up and - you guessed it - the colors went awry. : : I degaussed the monitor from all sides with an external coil, with no luck. Basically, it appears as if the green is now missing (or very weak). Everything is blueish or purpleish. Note: I check my VGA cable and its OK. : : Can a strong enough magnetic field completely destroy a monitor? Or can a mangetic field damage some easily replaceable components (i.e. cap kit)? : : Thanks a million, gang. : : Joe

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