off a few times it starts to work is this a big problem can it be fixed and if it can how is it cheap or expensive and is it worth the trouble thank you
2006-08-25 02:21:40 · 4 answers · asked by monkeypower777 2 in Consumer Electronics ➔ TVs
It's a step up transformer issue - costs more to fix than to buy a new tv. Keep doing the on and off thing until it doesn't work anymore and then replace. I just did the same last year.
2006-08-25 02:24:57 · answer #1 · answered by Chloe 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is only two possibilities of many. Sony TVs do that when the feedback pulse to the microprocessor gets interrupted or weakened. If the G2 control voltage is increased and the problem goes away you have a faulty picture tube. This is usually only a temporary fix because the higher the G2 the more washed out the picture becomes. Or it could be a vertical problem and the set goes into protect mode and shuts down.
2006-08-25 22:17:44 · answer #2 · answered by tvreaper2006 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 1981 Sony died last winter and I replaced it with a $250 Toshiba from Best Buy. I don't think you can fix anything that old for that kind of price.
BTW I got a tube tv, waiting for more stations to broadcast in high definition before I look at the LCD tv's.
2006-08-25 09:26:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
On the other hand it could just have a dry soldered joint on the CRT neck board , if the heater pins are dry jointed you get the fault as you describe ! wish I had a dollar for every one like that that I have fixed over the last 45 years !!!
2006-08-28 07:11:56 · answer #4 · answered by Realist 2006 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋