|
It shouldn't be "damaged" at all. Not unless, that is, you used one of those magnets that they have at the junk yard to hoist wrecked cars into the crusher...
As the others said, you just need to degauss the tube. I've used a Weller soldering iron in a pinch, but the best is a degaussing ring. Before doing any of that, use the built-in coil by cycling the TV on & off several times, waiting 15 minutes "OFF" for the degaussing thermistor to cool off so as to reactivate the coil when you turn the set back on. (If you don't wait for the TV to cool, the coil won't cycle on because the thermistor will stay open) I say it will be fine.
Charles
__________________
Collecting & restoring TVs in Los Angeles since age 10
|