shalafi to Showerthoughts · 10 天前We used to have TV repairmen who would come if dad couldn't fix it with the tube from the grocery store kiosk. Weird.message-squaremessage-square50linkfedilinkarrow-up1124arrow-down112
arrow-up1112arrow-down1message-squareWe used to have TV repairmen who would come if dad couldn't fix it with the tube from the grocery store kiosk. Weird.shalafi to Showerthoughts · 10 天前message-square50linkfedilink
minus-squareBradleyUffnerlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·8 天前My best guess is that they are probably referring to a degaussing hoop. You used to be able to rent / borrow those to try to fix your TV if you kid played with magnets near it. I’d never describe it as a tube though.
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·8 天前I remember those, but for tape deck heads, not TV’s. Anyway, Scirocco came with the very likely correct analysis, if you can see the other comments in this chain.
My best guess is that they are probably referring to a degaussing hoop. You used to be able to rent / borrow those to try to fix your TV if you kid played with magnets near it. I’d never describe it as a tube though.
I remember those, but for tape deck heads, not TV’s.
Anyway, Scirocco came with the very likely correct analysis, if you can see the other comments in this chain.