Hatton on sat 25 jan 97
I have a television about 4' from my electric kiln and it's showing
wierd color shifting. For instance, if it's supposed to have a blue
screen, the right side of the screen fades to red and the left to green.
The kiln is to the right of the tv. Is the kiln acting like and electromagnet?
I only fire maybe a dozen times a year. The tv is about 3 years old.
Is this just a dud tv?
Grace
Fred and Grace Hatton
Hawley, PA
hatton@microserve.com
Don E. Parker on sun 26 jan 97
>To: Hatton@Microserve.com
>From: "Don E. Parker"
>Subject: Re: kiln/tv interference?
>
>At 12:14 PM 1/25/97 EST, you wrote:
>>----------------------------Original message----------------------------
>>I have a television about 4' from my electric kiln and it's showing
>>wierd color shifting. For instance, if it's supposed to have a blue
>>screen, the right side of the screen fades to red and the left to green.
>>The kiln is to the right of the tv. Is the kiln acting like and
electromagnet?
>>I only fire maybe a dozen times a year. The tv is about 3 years old.
>>Is this just a dud tv?
>>Grace
>>
>>
>>
>>Fred and Grace Hatton
>>Hawley, PA
>>hatton@microserve.com
>>
>>
>In real life, I am an electronic technician working in the marine
electronics field, lots of CRT displays similar to TVs used in my field.
What you are seeing is an effect of the magnetic field generated by the
coils in your kiln affecting the TVs picture tube. An electric heater with
coils will have the same effect if near enough. These tubes are very
delicately focused and any magnetic field will affect their alignment. The
field is not harmful to people, but if strong enough, can cause permanent
missalignment of the tube, resulting in color shifts. -Don-
"It all depends on how you look at things," said the Churkendoose.
Don E. Parker fyrsmith@ptialaska.net Box 606, Kodiak, AK 99615
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