12 Mar
2004
12 Mar
'04
2:30 a.m.
-Neil
Date: 12 Mar 2004 15:16:29 +0000
From: Jules Richardson <julesrichardsonuk(a)yahoo.co.uk>
Subject: Re: monitor with screwed colour in bottom-right of screen
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That's the degaussing cable - what removes stray magnetism from the
monitor on power-up/pressing of a 'degauss' button.
If physically unplugging the degaussing coil (which is the loop of wire
around the front of the monitor) fixes the color issue I would suspect that
the degaussing switch circuit has become leaky and is leaving the coil
partially energized all the time. The coil sees power for a short period
when the monitor is first powered up or the user calls for a 'degaussing'
from the monitor controls. Under normal use the coil
should not be
energized.
-Neil