Magnetic Interference from Fridge?

[Cardiff Giant]

Hi all,
I have an old 19" Magnavox TV in my dorm room on TV stand and next to it is a 4.4 cubic foot refridgerator. The TV had some problems with magnetic interference from some ill placed speakers last year but once we moved the speakers it mostly went away. Now, I am aware that obviously fridges are magnetic and have motors in them so they may give off a slight magnetic field. The compressor on the fridge is at almost ground level while the tv is about 4 feet off the ground or so and another 4 or 5 inches away from the fridge. Would this cause any interference with the TV? The picture looks fine to me, but I just want to make sure it's ok to have them this close. Thanks for any input.

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[Andy Kim]

I'm no expert but 4-5 feet would seem like it would be fine.

[Jason Northrup]

It's possible that it could be the fridge, but I know some people who live in the dorms at my school and use the fridge as the TV stand without any problems.

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[DNMonty]

Only thing I would recommend it to have the fridge plugged into a separate circuit or at least plu the TV into a surge suppressor to protect it from not only your fridge but everyone else's that is sharing your circuit.

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[Dominus]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by dfbennett:
Hi all,
I have an old 19" Magnavox TV in my dorm room on TV stand and next to it is a 4.4 cubic foot refridgerator. The TV had some problems with magnetic interference from some ill placed speakers last year but once we moved the speakers it mostly went away. Now, I am aware that obviously fridges are magnetic and have motors in them so they may give off a slight magnetic field. The compressor on the fridge is at almost ground level while the tv is about 4 feet off the ground or so and another 4 or 5 inches away from the fridge. Would this cause any interference with the TV? The picture looks fine to me, but I just want to make sure it's ok to have them this close. Thanks for any input.

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I've got my fridge about the same distance from my TV and I have never had any problems with it. If you can't see any magnetic distortion then it should be fine.

[jumbojp]

It may be wiring inside the wall behind the TV causing the problem.