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- Path: sparky!uunet!boulder!ucsu!ucsu.Colorado.EDU!kotsines
- From: kotsines@ucsu.Colorado.EDU (KOTSINES THOMAS ANT)
- Subject: Re: Monitor screen damaged by Magnet
- Message-ID: <1992Nov10.011019.28281@ucsu.Colorado.EDU>
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- Organization: University of Colorado, Boulder
- References: <1992Nov09.202601.12715@bmerh85.bnr.ca> <1992Nov9.212444.4683@henson.cc.wwu.edu>
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- Date: Tue, 10 Nov 1992 01:10:19 GMT
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- >>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?
- >
- > 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)
-
- Won't the "DEGAUSS" button on your monitor do this as well? (assuming
- you have this button on your monitor.)
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