phatchit
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I am fairly new to the site.I have come across a few post that talk about using there power drill to fix the color in there monitors.What does that mean ?Could someone please explain ?Thanks and have a great day!
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You're probably talking about degaussing. Strong stationary magnetic fields can magnetize your CRT causing permanent color distortion. When this happens you can de-magnetize (degauss) the CRT by applying a strong ALTERNATING magnetic field. There are special tools called degaussing coils available to do this. They are not expensive, but if you don't have one, you can degauss a CRT using the field from the electric motor in an AC powered drill.
Technique:
Unplug your game.
Plug the drill in and turn it on. Using a circular buffing motion, slowly move it above the CRT surface. The side of the drill should hover a few inches away from the glass - you want the motor as close as possible but the drill should not touch the glass. And be careful not to damage the rest of the game with the moving parts of the drill. After "long enough" slowly back away from the machine 5-10 feet while keeping the drill turned on and moving in a circle. Turn the drill off.
Power up the game to see if the discoloration has improved. Repeat the degaussing operation as needed. It might take more than one pass with severe cases.
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Game on or off ?? :/
Technique:
Unplug your game.