Build your own degaussing coil - Cheap!

[OSCAR]

Sorry, but here is another little write-up...  Just tell me when to stop with these things.  I've been documenting all the little things I'm doing while building my cabinet, and I'm afraid I'll forget to include something in the final write-up.

So here is the Sanford & Son degaussing coil.  

www.oscarcontrols.com/degauss

[Xphile]

Sorry, but here is another little write-up...  Just tell me when to stop with these things.  

someone just slap him now, coz we gotta drive that 'stop' idea outta his head

thank you for documenting the things you do, the way you do*..

(*said without the six pack this time..

[delta88]

hmmm.. degaussing are we??  I dont wanna be a punk but I did this a while back using a coil outta a 25" monitor turning the coil over the same way you had but mine doesnt have a light on it and I used a larger momentary pushbutton rated for a higher voltage.. since i was dealing with AC...
 A trick that I learned from the TV repair shop is that once you get a bit away from the monitor turn the coil sideways(perpendicular) to the screen.
**do not touch the coil to the screen**
** do not run the coil for to long or it will burn up **

just adding my 2 cents


speaking  about monitors.. If anyone gets a chance to see or go to any of Andy Fromms arcade repair classes.. do it..
I recently bummed a few tapes from a friend on monitor repair and dang what a pro.. and I actually was able to repair 2 of my monitors.. one had a chunk shorting out a gun in the tube neck and the other needed a transistor replaced on the neck board..

[OSCAR]

hmmm.. degaussing are we??  I dont wanna be a punk but I did this a while back using a coil outta a 25" monitor turning the coil over the same way you had but mine doesnt have a light on it and I used a larger momentary pushbutton rated for a higher voltage.. since i was dealing with AC...
 A trick that I learned from the TV repair shop is that once you get a bit away from the monitor turn the coil sideways(perpendicular) to the screen.
**do not touch the coil to the screen**
** do not run the coil for to long or it will burn up **

Yeah, I know where you got that 25" coil.  That's one of the reasons I had to make my own.  

Just to clarify, the light doesn't have anything to do with the pushbutton.  The button I used is rated for 125V 3A.  All the light does is allow you to vary the effect of the coil, and with the light bulb you can run the coil for a long time without burning it up.  I've heard it both ways, but turning the coil perpendicular to the screen is essentially the same as turning it off... The former method aims the field away from the screen and the latter turns off the field, both of which stops the degaussing effect on the tube.  You'll get different answers by talking to different techs, that I've found out!  

[Brax]

What's the cancer rate of that gadget?


I wonder if I should make my own microwave?  

[Lilwolf]

I would not recommend wrapping it around your head like a tierra... that might not be good  

What's the cancer rate of that gadget?


I wonder if I should make my own microwave?