shalafi@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month 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-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@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 1 month agomessage-square50fedilink
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-21 month 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-up1·1 month 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.