If magnets broke my TV screen, How can I fix it?

Question

My friend put the speaker side by side of the TV screen and now there is a purple line on the side of the TV screen.
How do we fix that?

Answer 1

if it wasn't there too long it could clear up. it it's there after a couple of days it'll probably be there from now on.

Answer 2

A degausser.


Build your own like this:
Get a monitor from the trash.
An old CRT computer monitor will have one. The degausser is Built-in around the outside perimeter of the screen. You can remove this.

Find an AC power adapter. About 12 volts will do.


Now turn your TV on. Energize the homemade degausser and wave it in front of the TV in LARGE circlular motions and pull it away slowly.

AHA. The TV is fixed from the evil magnetism!!!!

Look online for degaussing instructions.

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Soldering Gun Method
Hold the soldering gun to that the rear of the case is toward the screen (the tip is facing away from the screen at a 90 degree angle)
Place the gun in the center of the screen and turn it on, keeping it near but not touching the screen (to prevent scratching)
Slowly move it to the top edge (or any edge), then slowly around the outer part of the screen (but still in front of the glass) until you return to the top (or the edge you moved out to), again slowly return the gun to the center of the screen.
Keeping the gun on, slowly pull it straight away from the monitor until there is no more distortion visible (usually 3-4 feet), then turn the gun off (it is helpful to create a full-screen white image in MSPaint to display while doing this as it makes the discoloration very easy to see. Ctrl + F in MSPaint (which can be found in Accessories) displays the image in fullscreen mode.)

Answer 3

dont throw away that set, all that has happened is that you have magnatized the screen. a degausing coil is the answer however, it is unlikely you would have one, and if you did its dangerous to be in the back of a set. the voltage required on a coil to produce a good field is ac not dc from an adapter. I wouldnt suggest it for a rookie. Any local tv shop can fix this problem for just a few bucks and in less than 5 minutes. I have corrected many sets. Do not throw it away no matter what anybody says.

Answer 4

Smigman ! do you wear asbestos gloves when you plug your home made degauss coil into the mains supply as the coil will be glowing red after about 3 seconds operation without benefit of the thermistor ( PTC ) that you forgot to include and left on the circuit board in the TV ! Never mind though if you have a paramedic standing by it should minimise your stay in the burns unit . The message is try the solder gun method if you like that was suggested by other person, you have only to worry about burning out the solder gun .

Answer 5

You can't. There is a magnetic system in your TV that puts the picture on the screen, and other magnets being put against it wrecks that system. You'll see a similar effect if you have a big projection computer monitor.

Answer 6

With a new TV. Sorry, dude. Don't put magnets near a Cathode Ray Tube. (That includes most regular computer monitors.)

Answer 7

It's permanently screwed.