OT: Television Screen Woes

[Chad Withers]

Gotta love kids!



Tonight one of my two young children decided to see if a magnet would stick to the screen of our television, and alas I have a fist sized green spot in the center of the screen. Is there any way to fix it? It is a conventional CRT type television. All suggestions are appreciated.



Thanks in advance.



Chad W.

 

[Todd Z]

There may be a way to degauss (SP) it in the menu options...



I also believe if you unplug it let it sit and then plug it back in and turn on it should degauss the screen...



IF not it may be shot..

Todd Z

 

[joey reed]

most repair shops have a tool that will fix it by just waving it in front of the tv we had one at our pawn shop but i can't remember what its called

 

[FlipTrac_511]

Joey, was it a Degausser Wand?



Sorry Chad, I couldn't resist.



Edit:



To make up for my foolishness I did a Google and found quite a bit of info. I read in one article that the green spot will disappear in time. In another article, it mentioned using a "degaussing coil". Hey, I was close! Do a Google on 'degaussing coil'. I read that it'll fix it, but if used wrong can make problem worse.

 

[Chad Withers]

Thanks guys. I'll try letting it sit unplugged overnight and take further action if needed in the morning.



Thanks again!



Chad W.

 

[Wes Davis]

It will clear up over short time. I did the same thing by setting a non shielded speaker too close to the tv. Spot went away in a few days.

 

[Allen]

If you have a soldering gun(not iron) plug in, pull the trigger, circle around the outside of the screen twards the middle pull away and release the trigger and it will go away.

 

[Chops]

Most older CRT laden TV's has a degaussing circuit built in that energizes for abot 5 secs or so at startup. A magnet in front of the screen is too much disturbance for the auto circuit to take care of even over time (usually).



I made a wand one time by taking the coil out of an old TV and soldering on a cord. Worked great but you couldn't leave it on longer than about 15 secs. Just another option.