Abstract: A mounting and retaining assembly for a degaussing coil and ground strap for use on a cathode ray tube includes a flexible wire form that is held in place by the tube tension band. The wire is bent to form separate regions that receive the degaussing coil and ground strap. When the degaussing coil and ground strap are in place, the wire is under tension which holds the degaussing coil and ground strap firmly against the rear surface of the tube. The mounting and retaining assembly also includes retaining clips that cooperate and are held in place by the tube mounting lugs. The clips incorporate retaining loops that also receive and retain the degaussing coil and ground strap at other points.

Abstract: In a color television receiver including a color kinescope and plural kinescope driver stages, a control circuit is included for inhibiting the operation of the driver stages for a short interval after the receiver is energized, particularly under "hot start" conditions, to prevent disturbing artifacts from being displayed by the kinescope. In an illustrated embodiment the driver stages are disabled in response to a control signal applied to a bias point common to the plural driver stages.