Can anybody diagnose my TV problem?

Question

I have had a 20" Philips TV for a few years...... it's just a standard TV, not flat screen or plasma or anything. I've never had any problems with it up until now. I just can't get it to come on at all. There is power running into it because the standby light is on but I can't get it to come of stand-by. It turns on for a couple of seconds but there is just a white line running throught the middle of the screen, and then it turns itself back onto standby again. Does anybody know what could be causing this problem? It just seems weird for it to suddenly stop working after never having any problems with it.

Answer 1

If it is a vertical line, your horizontal scan has failed and if it is a horizontal line the vertical scan has failed. It is likely to be the power transistor driving the scan coils. That's a nice easy repair. If the scan coils themselves have failed, it's not worth having fixed.

Answer 2

Yea it's a common fault with most old tv's it's a frame colapse.
you need someone to take out the main circuit board and check the metal strip arround the edge if their is an airline crack or several cracks all you need to do is get some bits of wire strong wire and bridge all the cracks by soldering them. just imagine you have a pencil and it snaps you would fix this by selotape. Same principle really you should also look for any bloated capasitors these are recognised by a bevil on the top (rounded instead of flat) you should replace these with an equivilant. hope this helps.

Answer 3

My sister has Asperger's. some people observe she will act a splash diverse, yet some do not. i'm going to checklist a number of her behaviors, i don't comprehend in the event that they are proper to Asperger's or not. ~Can get particularly agitated, fairly with friends and artwork. ~She holds herself and a few gadgets in a sorta awkward way. (some who've it do) ~Her walk is... off, style of awkward in a fashion, for a loss of a bigger observe. ~She had speech issues while she replaced into small. Had a annoying time with specific words. ~Her interest span is often short. ~She has a annoying time comprehending, fairly with analyzing (has a annoying time on quizzes over books) ~would not comprehend while she's being rude nor does she make the attempt to repair her techniques while she is. (Many others i comprehend who've it even have this difficulty). ~won't have the ability to wisely use many words. would not %. up sarcasm. ~would not like many people, has a annoying time making/keeping some acquaintances. so some distance as i comprehend, there's no unquestionably scientific look after Asperger's. My sister did have speech scientific care at school for her speech issues. that is extra of a social style of autism. many people who've that is often extremely remarkable and proficient. the way we've been handling it extremely is thru being staying power, checking to confirm she is familiar with what she's announcing/doing. Like I suggested, maximum people do not observe it. Our family contributors purely observed it because of the fact we live together with her. in case you do not completely believe your pediatrician yet, then i could propose a 2nd opinion. sturdy success on your loved ones!

Answer 4

Definitely not your tube ! A wild guess !! Robert C is not a TV Tech ! All the other answers are correct ! .
Cheers Pete

Answer 5

It's not your tube, take it to a local repairer, cost about £50 for estimate and if you have it repaired the estimate is not charged, just the total cost of repair.

But with the advent of HD it might be worth cutting your losses and buying HD ready tv.

Good luck

Answer 6

You need to take it to a tech, it has a vertical problem, the white line is your whole pix strunch, the tech replace's the vertical ic and it should be good to go

Answer 7

It sounds like your tube has given up the ghost.

Give it a decent burial.