shalafi@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.world · 2 months 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-square44fedilinkarrow-up1116arrow-down112
arrow-up1104arrow-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 · 2 months agomessage-square44fedilink
minus-squareJohnnyEnzyme@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up10·2 months ago if dad couldn’t fix it with the tube from the grocery store kiosk. I’m both bemused and curious what in the world that might mean.
minus-squareBradleyUffner@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-22 months 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 months 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.
I’m both bemused and curious what in the world that might mean.
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.