Thats the way I do it. If I'm worried about it messing up the sonys, I will put it on the variac, and keep working it up until the problem goes away. But I do find full strength seems to be okay. I think they are worried about turning it on right in front of the TV. Thanx, Scott Beebe Ohm Electronics Inc. 609 W. Clinton St. Ithaca NY 14850 Voice: (607) 273-8406 Fax: (607) 273-8743 WWW.OhmElectronicsInc.com mailto:Scott@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Thursday, June 3, 2004, 11:02:48 PM, you wrote: Gerald> Me to. Thats the way I saw taught, before dirt was invented. Gerald> Jerry Gerald> Alpha 21 Electronics Gerald> Granite City, IL 62040 Gerald> Ph. 618-452-8620 Gerald> Fax 618-876-5157 Gerald> www.alpha21century@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Gerald> ElectronicRepairServices Gerald> <ElectronicRepair@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: Gerald> I called the costumer and asked him when and how did this happened and he Gerald> told me that it happened during a storm. Gerald> Thank you, Mark Gerald> Electronic Repair Services Gerald> 48 W. James St. Gerald> Lancaster, PA 17603 Gerald> ----- Original Message ----- Gerald> From: "Hoyt's TV" Gerald> To: Gerald> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 7:26 PM Gerald> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SONY TV - KV-36FV1 Bad Colors on pix tube. >> The way I learned to do it, back in the stone age, was to start 6 feet Gerald> away >> from the front with the coil perpendicular when you turn it on. Then turn Gerald> it >> sideways and with a circular motion bring it up to the tube, covering all >> the tube then back off the same way and turn it perpendicular before Gerald> turning >> it off. Not necessary to do the sides and back unless you suspect some Gerald> metal >> there, got magnetized. >> >> Before the advent of automatic degaussing, we had to degauss every time we >> moved a set because it was the movement through the earths magnetic field >> that magnetized the shadow mask. That wasn't strong enough to have much >> affect on the shields but telephone bells and vacuum cleaners would do a Gerald> job >> on them. >> >> Russ Hoyt >> Hoyt's TV >> Exeter, NH >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Bruce Tiedeman" >> To: >> Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:40 PM >> Subject: [TechAssist] Re: SONY TV - KV-36FV1 Bad Colors on pix tube. >> >> >> > Russ , I leave the set on. Put the Degaussing coil in front of the tube >> and >> > energize the coil . Move the coil in a circular motion in front and Gerald> around >> > cabinet sides, bring the coil around front again moving it away from the >> > tube as you go. I then turn off the coil and abruptly turn the coil >> > perpendicular to the set . >> > That's it, works good unless set has been dropped. If the set has been >> > dropped or hit by lightning may take a lot more work. Repeat the >> procedure. >> > Some times the degaussing circuit malfunctions and you have to repair. >> > Bruce >> > >> > .B&T Electronics >> > 139 Margaret St >> > Sarnia Ontario >> > Canada >> > N7T 2Y3 >> > 519 344 1850 >> > ----- Original Message ----- >> > From: "Hoyt's TV" >> > To: >> > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2004 3:05 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 Gerald> 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" >> > > To: >> > > 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 Gerald> 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 Gerald> 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. 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