My 6 year old decided it would be a good idea to see if the tv was metal by putting his large magnet onto the front of it! At first all of the picture went, then after a short while it came back with two large black spots but then a few days later when we turned the tv on it went bang and we had no picture, now if you turn it on the on light is there but no sound or picture! Can it be fixed?
2007-09-11 06:45:15 · 6 answers · asked by amy a 1 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
Hi.
You said that when you turned the TV on a few days later "it went BANG!". That sounds like something blew out. You should defiantly have it checked by a technician. Get an estimate on the repair cost. It may be cheaper to buy a new TV.
I am guessing your 6 year old was using a toy magnet, that would not destroy a TV as you described it.
A magnet will distort a CRT image but will hardly blow any
electronics. The image will be distorted and will have colored blotches but no bang.
I have experimented with old TVs that where about to be disposed of, and I never had any thing blow. How badly the image gets distorted does depend on the strength of the magnet. A toy magnet would cause discoloration on the screen. A large magnet from a stereo speaker would distort the image to the point that it would need a tech to fix it.
TVs built in the last ten years have a degauss circuit that can fix most small magnetic damage.
2007-09-11 08:01:14 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The TV can be fixed, but it's probably cheaper to just buy a new one.
Unless this is an expensive TV.
Basically what happened was all the little lights in your TV (there are 3 color guns: red, green, and blue which control the colors on your tv) and they have been pulled by the magnet, so they are all out of whack.
A TV repairman can re-align these, but it's not cheap. Sometimes they can't even fix it.
AVOID MAGNETS NEAR TVs!!!!
2007-09-11 06:54:06 · answer #2 · answered by Dark L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Magnets should not have done permanent damage to the TV. I hate to say this but I think your son has put something else besides the magnet near the TV. I hope not for his sake. But be gentle with him as we all start experimenting in life somewhere. I used to tear electronics my mom gave me apart until I learned how to put them back together. I wonder if your son dropped a coin in the back of the TV like mine did when he put coins in the VCR vent holes.
Get an estimate. See if it is worth it to have it repaired or if you should just buy a new TV. And maybe mount the new one on the wall out of his reach.
2007-09-11 07:35:11 · answer #3 · answered by Broadcast Engineer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Uh-Oh. Conventional CRT (Cathode-Ray Tube) screens use a "gun" at the back of the tube to fire electrons onto the inside of the front of the screen. It targets the electrons using magnetic force.
I'm no TV repair professional. But I guess you might either have a damaged GUN or Screen. In either case, replacement might be expensive. But you might want a professional to check it out.
Sorry.
2007-09-11 06:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by dryheatdave 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
maximum CRT TVs have a integrated degausser that operates every time you power-up the television. This gadget could be all you like. in case you do not see progression after some days of turning the set on and rancid a pair of circumstances an afternoon, you will could get a restore guy or woman to apply an exterior degausser.
2016-10-10 09:29:15 · answer #5 · answered by abadie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you probably need a new T.V.
PS.
Don't be mad at your kid he's only 6.
Besides you were a kid once.
Weren't you?
2007-09-11 06:53:53 · answer #6 · answered by blinxRED 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋