shalafi@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agoWe 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-square50fedilinkarrow-up1123arrow-down19
arrow-up1114arrow-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@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 4 days agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 days agoMy 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-up1·2 days agoI 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.