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Author Topic: Colour problem with vertical mount CRT  (Read 1217 times)

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Steven633

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Colour problem with vertical mount CRT
« on: February 02, 2008, 08:25:49 am »
Whenever I put my monitor on its side the colours distort, everything goes a shade of purple with green bit in one area also.

The monitor is an old recon job.

Am I right in saying that vertical mount is not really that good an idea on a CRT? or is my monitor the exception? I know this is a long shot, but is there any way to correct this?

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Re: Colour problem with vertical mount CRT
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2008, 12:42:49 pm »
thats just gaussing,if you intend to keep turning the monitor then it may be worthwhile investing in a manual degauss wand

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Re: Colour problem with vertical mount CRT
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2008, 12:54:42 pm »
the crt is merely reacting to the relative shift of planetary magnetic field . it is NOT defective .
as per grantspain - do a manual deguass, or give the internal deguassing a few tries...... ;)

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Re: Colour problem with vertical mount CRT
« Reply #3 on: February 03, 2008, 03:45:57 am »
Deguass????

Dont suppose you gents could direct me to an online guide??

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Re: Colour problem with vertical mount CRT
« Reply #4 on: February 03, 2008, 10:15:27 am »
Sorted ;D