Like they magnetize it to obtain purity or convergence? What a crummy system. I've never damaged the RCA convergence bands while degaussing, but I never brought the coil too close to it either. Russ Hoyt Hoyt's TV Exeter, NH ----- Original Message ----- From: "Damon" <damon101@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:06 PM Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SONY TV - KV-36FV1 Bad Colors on pix tube. > Sony trainers state that using a large degausser will mess up the "magnetic > conditioning of the crt....at the most using a wand or tape head degausser > is acceptable on these crts". They also state the TV's degausser can be > energized by unplugging the TV set then plugging back in. > > In most cases, I've used the tape degausser, but usually find other problems > that cause poor purity, most of the time I end up installing a couple > magnets on these......and although it may sound odd, a lot of the problems I > see on these are corner related and installing a magnet near the mounting > tabs makes the problem go away.....Hey!! I fix em....customer is happy... > > Damon Brunger > Telrad Electronic Services > Ft Wayne, IN 46815 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Hoyt's TV" <hoytstv@xxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:05 PM > Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SONY TV - KV-36FV1 Bad Colors on pix tube. > > > | I've been using that big black horse collar for over 40 years, and haven't > | lost a patient yet. > | > | If you do something stupid like turn it off while it's next to the tube, > it > | will magnetize the shadow mask so it looks like it needs to be degaussed. > | Sometimes enough so it takes a lot of degaussing to undo what you did. > | > | > | Russ Hoyt > | Hoyt's TV > | Exeter, NH > | > | > | ----- Original Message ----- > | From: "ElectronicRepairServices" <ElectronicRepair@xxxxxxxxxxxx> > | To: <techassist@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > | Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 2:15 PM > | Subject: [TechAssist] SONY TV - KV-36FV1 Bad Colors on pix tube. > | > | > | > I have to go on a service call on this TV, the costumer says that the > | colors > | > are bad, sounds like the degausing is bad on this TV, it could be as > | simple > | > as resoldering the degausing thermistor. > | > My question is, and I have heard conflicting reports, could I use the > hand > | > held degausing coil to degause the pix tube, some servicers say that > could > | > damage the pix tube. > | > Thank you, Mark > | > Electronic Repair Services > | > 48 W. James St. > | > Lancaster, PA 17603 > | > > | > > | > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > | --- > | > 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/