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From: t33894v@kaira.hut.fi (Ari McPaananen)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Re: funny phosphorus illumination after power to tv has been turned off
Message-ID: <1990Jan3.233126.7074@santra.uucp>
Date: 3 Jan 90 23:31:26 GMT
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In article <12385@cbnewse.ATT.COM> random@cbnewse.ATT.COM (Random @ rebmA) writes:
>My Scott brand monitor shows slowly fading splashes of color after 
>power-down which I've just written off as the color guns still emitting
>after the set is switched to 'STANDBY'. Ive never unplugged the set

You could also try this one:

- Place TV to a dark room. Don't switch the set on.
- Place an UV-lamp next to the screen. A 60W 'black-light' bulb will do too.
- Illuminate the screen for a few seconds. Don't look at te light yourself.
- Turn off the light and watch the screen glow.


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