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Apr 15, 2005, 4:59 AM
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Discoloration on a dropped TV, what are my options? Any help very much appreciated!
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Hi folks,
Yesterday I dropped my pure flat Konka TV while trying to connect it up (that thing is so damn fron heavy). It fell face first on a carpet floor from about 2-3 feet high. I feared the worst, but the TV started up fine. Except for a blob of discoloration on the lower right corner of the screen, about the size of a hand. The color goes green to purple depending on the original image.
It's a triangle shaped, solid discoloration about 4-5 inches to each side. There are no other visible problems with the picture.
I did my research and it looked like it's either 1) a magnetization problem, 2) loose shadow mask, 3) dislocated yoke.
I'm no technician and I prefer to not go inside the TV if I can help it (I've heard my high-voltage horror stories) ... tonight I'm going to try degaussing it, waving magnets around it. If that doesn't work, what are my options? I guess what I'm trying to find out is whether I should send it to the repairman or give up on it. Any simple, non-hazardous tests I can do to answer this question? The TV is pretty new so I'd rather not have to replace it.
Thank you very much in advance for your help!
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