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Originally Posted by joemama99
The issues you mentioned were most likely the result of shadow mask damage caused by the unit being dropped.The size of the 32 inch and up units make it real likely that they will take a tumble eventually.I have found that if you get the set in the position you want and unplug the degausser,you can adjust the purity problems out of the damaged ones by placing permanent magnets around the crt until the problem is corrected.Moving the set will mess it back up,though,as will letting the degausser run.
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I thought about unplugging the degausser, actually. It seems like the problems lessen as I let the set run longer, and I thought the degausser (which runs on each power up) might be 'resetting' the problem. But yeah, the specific problems with this set are a blue upper right-hand corner and a dim (maybe yellowish?) patch that runs up the entire left-hand side. Funny thing is, I've recently noticed a 13" TV that I've had for years that has never been dropped developing the same problem in the upper right-hand corner, and I'm not sure what the deal is, there. Of course, it's a really cheap TV, and I'm not sure it has an internal degausser, so maybe it just needs to be worked over with my handheld coil.