no, they have everything to do with each other. any magnetic field effects convergence. in fact, if you look at the back of a large color picture tube there are usually small permanent magnets glued on to help convergence and geometry. also, it's not necessarily the mask that gets magnetized, more often it's the steel mounting band around the tube and other steel parts of the unit in question. and yes, i am very, very familiar with monitors and how they work. magnetism also causes "purity" problems which is also another way of saying it's a convergence problem. convergence on modern monitors is primarily adjusted with fixed magnets on the neck, in older designs there was another group of deflection coils that did much the same thing.
the pickle wrote: > > At 17:55 -0600 on 11/08/02, Philip Stortz wrote: > > >ps, that looks like a convergence problem to me. the machine was > >probably near a magnet too long. a good degaussing should fix it. > > Convergence and magnetisation of the mask have little to do with each other. > Convergence can be fixed relatively easily with controls on the CRT itself; if > the degausser has gone bad, waving a magnet around in front of the screen may > be the only way to easily fix the problem. ------- -- "To preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how to use them." (Richard Henry Lee, Virginia delegate to the Continental Congress, initiator of the Declaration of Independence, and member of the first Senate, which passed the Bill of Rights.) -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> The FAQ: <http://macfaq.org/> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> Using a Mac? Free email & more at Applelinks! http://www.applelinks.com
