My TV is about 13 months old. It's worked great. Great clear picture. I just turned it off a few hours ago and now it won't power on. ???? No warning signs or anything weird. It's just dead. I unplugged it, waited and tried again. The other things in the power strip work. This TV just decided to stop immediately.
It's barely a year old. My wife just wants to buy another new one. But I'm hoping this is an easy, cheap fix. Any ideas on what I could check?
Sorry it's a Phillip 27" (27pttp6442) flat panel 4:3 style which is dated June '04.
The fuse?
No, it's certainly NOT the fuse, if the fuse is blown there is something else wrong.
You could check for cracked solder joints in the power supply section, also measure and see if you have standby voltage.
A fuse blowing is *usually* indicative of another fault. But it's by no means impossible for a fuse itself to fail without there being anything else wrong.
I've seen it happen, but it's exceedingly rare compared to the number of people who assume it's "just the fuse" and replace it, often with a bigger and bigger one until something else smokes.
"69strat" bravely wrote to "All" (21 Dec 05 10:17:21) --- on the heady topic of "Re: TV dead?"
69> From: "69strat" 69> Xref: core-easynews sci.electronics.repair:352096 69> Sorry it's a Phillip 27" (27pttp6442) flat panel 4:3 style which is 69> dated June '04.Start by checking the power cord, then the fuse, then the supply, etc. Eventually move onto more complicated things like the startup circuitry, relay, degauss, etc. Finally, it should become clear where the problem lies.
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To be honest Filips is one of the worst sets . Take your wifes advice this time but dont buy the same thing again
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