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Re: Reviewing a cheap CRT degaussing wand [message #404137 is a reply to message #404132]

Wed, 13 January 2021 01:50

John Robertson
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On 2021/01/12 5:48 p.m., Trevor Wilson wrote:
> On 13/01/2021 7:48 am, Rayner Lucas wrote:
>> Hi all. This post is a review of the cheap "green stick" CRT degaussing
>> wands, as I haven't found much discussion of them and some other
>> repairers of vintage monitors may find it useful.
>>
>> CRT degaussing tools seem to be hard to find these days. Occasional used
....
>> In summary,
>>
>> Pros:
>> - Cheap.
>> - Does what it's supposed to.
>>
>> Cons:
>> - Not particularly sturdy.
>> - Probably not the safest thing ever, use with caution.
>>
>> If there were better-quality tools available, I would definitely buy
>> those instead. But there weren't, and this one did at least provide the
>> functionality I needed.
>>
>> HTH,
>> Rayner
>>
>
> **I have always been an audio tech. I have always avoided TV work where
> possible. However, back in the day, I would frequently perform a CRT
> degauss, using my Han-D-Mag head demagnetiser. I found that it could
> deal with any degaussing requirement.
>
> https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Tape-head-demagnetiser-demagneti zer-Han-D-Mag-220-240V-/271234117484
>
>
> Geez, they're expensive nowadays. I still have mine.
>

A bit cheaper on this side of the pond:

https://www.atrtape.com/products/han-d-mag

John :-#)#

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