As I am going through my late parents’ stuff I am discovering interesting things, most of which I have been able positively identify. But there were a few that took a bit to figure out. That gave me the idea for a new thread - “What is this?”, figuring that the mental cornucopia that is Mudspike, can identify just about anything.
So to kick things off, what is this?
I think it has something to do with de-magnitizing a CRT/old style color TV tube…Dad was an EE so something he might have had.
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a degaussing tool makes more sense than my original guess, a coffee cup warmer
Actually it might be an antenna
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I’d go for antenna as well.
Wes
May 28, 2019, 2:51pm
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Looks like you got it. Google “degaussing ring” or “degaussing coil” on images and a similar device comes up.
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Antenna that plugs into a wall socket?
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found it Color TV purifier/degaussing tool
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That makes sense! My Dad used to work on our color TV. Thanks.
So…probably shouldn’t power it up around my hard drives.
EDIT: I like the “Convenient clip for hanging on back of set when not in use.” Alas the clip was not found. Probably still on the back of the TV set.
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Wes
May 28, 2019, 2:54pm
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Some more info here too, it even has a picture of the same device with a pink housing:
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Too cool.
I recall that when the might ship USS GUAM went through degaussing, a couple of TVs had distorted colors for a while.
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Sorry… Was at my phone and screen is small.
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Troll
May 28, 2019, 3:26pm
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Cool!Degauss button…
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I used to press it just for the great noise. DUMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM.
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