Magnetic monitor

DriakTravo · Post by **DriakTravo** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:02 pm

I have a slight problem, I put my monitor next to the subs in my car which have a very lagrge magnet inside of them and now my monitor has a large green magnetic spot on it. Is there any way to fix this?

thefool · Post by **thefool** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 6:07 pm

does it stay there after removing the screen? have you tried degaussing?

else buy a flatscreen

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:43 pm

Powerfull magnetic fields can make permanent damage!

Try using the de-magnatize function (new monitors have it on the OSD, on old monitor it's by pressing 2 function keys, usualy left + right at the same time)

If that doesn't work... Get a speaker put it real close to the monitor and move it around until the color get's back to normal, then quickly move it away...

Last option, unpower the monitor (from the plug) for a couple of hours...

Last, Last, last option -> buy a new one!

Num3 · Post by **Num3** » Mon Jul 18, 2005 7:44 pm

thefool wrote:does it stay there after removing the screen? have you tried degaussing?

else buy a flatscreen

Some flat screens are afected too....

syntax error · Post by **syntax error** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:20 pm

At work we de-magnetise our screwdrivers by banging them several times onto hard surface. Might not be good for your monitor though!

A TV repair technician should be able to fix the problem with a de-magnetiser (which sends out random magnetic waves).