This thing worked great for me. I have an old 1990's arcade game in my basement that developed a nasty color problem on it's CRT screen. I mean it looked bad all over...purple and pink.
I got this degaussing ring hoping it would work, and it did wonderfully. It fully restored the screen back to normal colors. A heck of a lot cheaper than the new custom CRT screen that I though I was going to have to buy.
Here's the trick to using it though. Plug it in. Hold it with the ring flat relative to the front of the screen. Turn it on, move it around the screen until the proper colors return, then keep it on and slowly walk away from the screen still holding the ring flat relative to the front of the screen until you are about 10 ft away before you shut it off. This will ensure that you do not introduce any other color issues with the ring by shutting it off near the screen.
This will work with natural gaussing issues. If you have a very strong magnet that gets too close to a screen for too long, you will have a permanent color issue that cannot be fixed. That may be what happened to the other reviewer who said it didn't work for him after he placed speaker and a guitar amp too close to his TV.
Hey, for $65 it's worth a try...cheaper than replacing a screen. Plus then you'll have it around for the next time.
Yes, this is a demagnetizer, so definitely keep it away from electronics other than your TV, and any VHS or audio tape, and I would keep it away from harddrives, and solid state memory stick, etc. This will erase tapes and magnetic media.
| Manufacturer | WALDOM ELECTRONICS CORP |
|---|---|
| Item Weight | 2.14 pounds |
| Package Dimensions | 13.7 x 13.54 x 1.65 inches |
| Item Package Quantity | 1 |
| Batteries Included? | No |
| Batteries Required? | No |
