deguassing?

[rhino56]

how often should it be done? i just degaussed my monitor for the first time, its about 4 years old.

[I.M.O.G.]

Not degaussing may lead to the colors being inaccurate... Other than that, doesn't matter how often you do it. :)

Here is a highly technical, yet easily understandable explanation: ;)

Degauss

Ever wonder what that "degauss" button on your monitor does besides make a buzzing noise and cause the screen to go crazy for a second? Though that's its main purpose, the degauss button has another useful feature. To understand it, you'll first need to know that the earth has natural magnetic fields. The magnetic charges from these fields can build up inside your monitor, causing a loss of color accuracy. Degaussing scares the bad magnetism out of the monitor and fills it with good karma. If your monitor doesn't have a degauss button, fear not -- many new monitors automatically degauss themselves. If you have a flat-panel display, there is no degauss button because magnetism doesn't build up in flat screen displays.

http://www.sharpened.net/glossary/definition.php?degauss

[rhino56]

thats easy enough to understand, kinda like if you put a magnet next to the tv it turns green. i understand the north and south pole. somewhat

[Oklahoma Wolf]

All non-monochrome computer monitors I've ever seen/repaired auto-degauss at power up - even the old ones. Using the manual degauss shouldn't normally be necessary.

[donny_paycheck]

^^ yeah, that's why CRTs make the buzzing noise while they're kicking on. Manual degauss serves no purpose unless you happen to notice a prominent discoloration right then.

[@md0Cer]

Mine deguases when you turn it on. It is a Gateway EV700 and it goes "bbbbwwwwaaaaaaaaazzzuuuunngg!!!!" you can hear it throughout the house, so I guess when it does that it has stuff in there to degause. After like 10 seconds after degausing if I degause again it just clicks and wobbles. So I do it pretty frequently, or just when I turn it on. Most monitors do it automatically when turned on.

-0cer

[I.M.O.G.]

Manual degauss does serve a purpose though... Until I put my PC in a new case last week, I couldn't tell you the last time my monitor was turned off. I have it configured to always on, and it must have been on for atleast a few months before I had to unplug it.

So if you never turn your CRT off the degauss button may serve a mini-purpose. :)

[@md0Cer]

Originally posted by donny_paycheck
^^ yeah, that's why CRTs make the buzzing noise while they're kicking on. Manual degauss serves no purpose unless you happen to notice a prominent discoloration right then.

what the heck? Am I going crazy or did your post change? Afterall my case fans might be talking to me so it is probably time to get a little sleep.