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- From: n9044398@henson.cc.wwu.edu (Eric Munson)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Monitor screen damaged by Magnet
- Message-ID: <1992Nov9.212444.4683@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
- Date: 9 Nov 92 21:24:44 GMT
- Article-I.D.: henson.1992Nov9.212444.4683
- References: <1992Nov09.202601.12715@bmerh85.bnr.ca>
- Organization: Western Washington University
- Lines: 17
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- bmutas@bnr.ca (Bryan Utas) writes:
-
- >My five year old son decided to see what would happen if he placed
- >a magnet on my SVGA CTX monitor. Well, he found out. The two areas
- >where the magnet were placed now have 'shadows' associated with them
- >(ie: darker areas). This is especially noticeable if the background
- >is light in color.
-
- >Does anyone know if there is a fix for this sort of problem. If so,
- >what type of equipment would I need?
-
- >Please post to the net as I don't have email access. Thanks in advance.
-
- >Bryan.
- Go to a local tv repair store and get it degauzed (sp). I had the same
- thing happen to my tv. You might be able to borrow the degauzer and
- do it at home. (I was)
-