Was this just superstition, or did smacking the TV actually fix it?
What Kinds Of TVs Could Take a Hit?
In particular, it’s older CRT TVs that were most likely to get this treatment.
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So it was less likely they’d malfunction.
Did Hitting Your TV Actually Work?
So did it actually fix the TV to give it a smack?
I’ve seen it work and have done it myself numerous times.
Why Did It Work?
Think about what giving a TV a good shake or whack actually does to anything inside.
You might even get rid of some corrosion that builds up between component contacts.
CRT TVs had a lot of power flowing through them and generated significant amounts of heat.
The expansion and contraction of components made of various materials can cause mechanical movement enough to create intermittent connections.
Think of things like channel selector switches and various potentiometers to control things like volume or tuning.
But that same level of force applied to an older set might be just enough to realign things.
But really there’s never any real reason to emulateFonzi’s Magic Touchon your equipment.
