If it changes while tilting the set forward and back, the shadow mask may be loose. Jerry Silverman Greentron Inc 4 Newland Ave Greenville SC 29609 Fax/Phone 864 232 3889 greentron@xxxxxxx ----- 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/