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| | Color CRT's, Shadowmasks, Magnetic Fields and Degauss |
 | | All color CRTs utilize a shadowmask or aperture grill a fraction of an inch(1/2" typical) behind the phosphor screen to direct the electron beamsfor the red, green, and blue video signals to the proper phosphor dots. |
 | | Since the electron beams for the R, G, and B phosphors originate from slightly different positions (individual electron guns for each) and thus arrive at slightly different angles, only the proper phosphors are excited when the purity is properly adjusted and the necessary magnetic field free region is maintained inside the CRT. |
 | | An aperture grille, used exclusively in Sony Trinitrons (and now their clones as well), replaces the shadowmask with an array of finely tensioned vertical wires. |
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