Story so far: Was given a PL32, - the one with the endemically bad power adapter, - without a power adapter.
Bought a new one to test the TV.
Plugged it in and ac plug shorted relatively badly when put in wall socket. TV apparently dead.
Unplugged power adapter from TV and adapter starts to glow green properly on power light. Plugged it in to TV again and green light goes out. Unplugged from power.
Tried plugging power cord into wall again and shorts with large spark again
Does anyone know whether this TV is terminal or can conceivably be repaired at any sort of reasonable cost? There seems to be something called a Protron PLTV-3250 Power Supply FSP194-3F01 which costs $80. It cant possibly be worth spending that much on a potential repair part can it? The part (if this is what it is!) describes itself as being "Air cooled, no fan required, operating temperature 0-55=B0C. Built-in short circuit, over voltage, and over current protection"