If you changed the degauss circuit then I would say there is something magnetized at the house. I had one where I replaced the circuit took it back and the picture was bad again when turned on. Turns out it was the metal table they had it sitting on. Moving the set straightened out the color. Al Marquardt ampm@xxxxxxx Al Marquardt Electronic Repair 206 W Main Girardville Pa. 17935 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kevin" <kevintv@xxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 11, 2004 4:26 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Lightning UNFIXED >I demagnetized the set on Saturday and it ran fine for 3 hours in my > shop. The customer picked it up and just phoned me now to say the set > has bad colors again. Is this a problem with the picture tube, or is > always magnetized metal close to the TV? > > Kevin Wilks > Kevin's TV & Video Repair > Penticton BC Canada > kevintv@xxxxxxx > > > -----Original Message----- > From: techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > [mailto:techassist-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jeff Farnsworth > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 7:40 PM > To: techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Lightning > > Thats right--I've seen a bronze statue, and a fireplace insert > magnetized > and causing problems with the tv > > TV Doctor > Avalon, Wi > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jerome Silverman" <greentron@xxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:44 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: Lightning > > >> You answered your own question. I recall one case where demagnetizing > worked >> in the shop but the customer said the problem came back. To make a > long >> story shorter, the lightning had magnetized a cast iron sewer vent > pipe >> inside the wall near where the tv was usually kept. We couldnt do > anything >> about that. They rearranged the room so they could put the tv at a > different >> wall. >> Jerry Silverman >> Greentron Inc >> 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 >> Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 >> greentron@xxxxxxx >> >> ----- 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/ >> >> > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ----- > 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/ > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Lost Password: http://www.tech-assist.org and select "Login Problems?". Email Archives: //www.freelists.org/archives/techassist/