Distorted / scewed traces on oscilloscope, I think it's magnetized

[poynton]

Originally posted by Charles Hansen


Be careful!

Please read post #5.

Most of the "unwanted" magnetism on TVs is not in the coil region but the shadow mask or the fixings round the screen.

I never had any problems in over 12 years

Andy

[Charles Hansen]

Originally posted by poynton
I never had any problems in over 12 years

Good for you. In the meantime:

http://www.laserfaq.org/samnew/tvfaq/tvdegacrt.htm

"WARNING: Don't attempt to degauss inside or in the back of the set (near the CRT neck. This can demagnetize the relatively weak purity and convergence magnets which may turn a simple repair into a feature length extravaganza!"

[poynton]

Originally posted by Charles Hansen


purity and convergence magnets ................

They are an absolute horror when not aligned.

I usually scrapped the monitor !!

Andy