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Re: Reviewing a cheap CRT degaussing wand [message #404142 is a reply to message #404137] Wed, 13 January 2021 03:21 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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Originally posted by: Trevor Wilson

On 13/01/2021 5:50 pm, John Robertson wrote:
> 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 :-#)#
>

**That's more like it.

--
Trevor Wilson
www.rageaudio.com.au

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