It sure is Kevin. The Magnetic field surrounding a lightning discharge is quite powerful. Sometimes this happens to a Monitor, and the shadow mask becomes magnetized / damaged permanently. Steve Hearns Technotronic Dimensions, NY [USA] WWW.TECHNOTRONIC-DIMENSIONS.COM 1-877-817-9885 (Voice / Fax Toll Free - US Only) E-Mail: Steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: "TECH-ASSIST" <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 6:50 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Lightning Is it possible for lightning to magnetize a TV? A customer had lightning strike his house and the TV works but the tube was magnetized--all the colors were off. Demagnetizing it cured it. Kevin Wilks Kevin's TV & Video Repair Penticton BC Canada kevintv@xxxxxxx ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/