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Cryomancer
08-08-2008, 09:10 PM
This is a question of paranoia, but I'm curious to ask if anyone has any knowledge/experience with this. I'm moving things around on my desk/storage area, and was considering putting the nectrex on ym desk. The space it would go into would have it next to the main control part of a stereo(with my PC sub woofer on top of it), and one of it's speakers (which also has a computer speaker on top of it), like this:


[w] [sp] spacing on this is messed up, the two [sp] should align, nothing is on top of the vectrex.
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Now, none of this is very intense sound system or anything, in fact they are pretty cheap and like 7+ years old. But it's one thing if a PC monitor develops problems from it, quite another if I break my vectrex. So the question is, is having this equipment sitting next to each other and operating going to in any way damage my Vectrex?

Frankie_Says_Relax
08-08-2008, 09:48 PM
Strong magnets (like those found in speaker cabinets) can damage a CRT screen ... not sure about a vector screen.

Cryomancer
08-09-2008, 02:43 PM
Yeah, that's what I was thinking of...after thinking about it overnight I've decided to not risk it. But if anyone knows lots about this subject and would like to enlighten us, please do, as I would still be interested in knowing.