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Originally Posted by SteveDallas
Check out this picture of our TV.
It's a 1993 26" Magnavox. I was hoping to get another year or so out of it.
The purple and green discolorations appeared today.
It turns out our son rubbed his chatter stones--relatively strong magnets--up against it (why? I've given up asking why the kid does anything) and that's when the colors appeared.
The question is, are these likely to go away? Or are we stuck with them till we decide to replace the set? |
Friend, I can fix this.
Better still, I can tell you how to fix this. It will cost you nothing (you may express your gratitude at the cellar's tip jar, if you wish) and it will take... ten minutes. Ready? Got a pencil and paper? Good.
Go collect your son's chatter stones. Get some duct tape. Get a drill, cordless or corded, your choice. A drill bit or bit driver, approx 1/4 to 1/2 inch in diameter. Chuck the bit into the drill, leaving slightly less drill exposed than the length of the magnets. Or just chuck it all the way in and proceed. Now place the chatter stones alongside the drill/bit. Let them extend beyond the tip of the drill/bit. Tape them *securely* to the bit. Aim the drill at the screen placing the magnets as close to the glass as you can get without taking a chance at touching it and fire 'em up! Stir until smooth.
The spinning magnets move the electromagnetically sensitive phosphorous particles on the inside of the tube around so fast that they get redistributed evenly, producing your normal picture again.
Oh, the screen will look crazy while you're operating the magnet-drill. Be sure that you pull the tool away from the screen while it's still running. Don't stop it running while it's close enough to affect the screen--that's how you got this symptom in the first place.
Don't believe me? Here's where I got
the tip. Plus, I did it myself on my own tv. Both parts, the magnetic smearing and the magnetic smoothing.