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| magnavox 20MT133S | 7/6/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: i just took a magnavox 20MT133S out of the box brand new that was in storage for a year or more and ...
A: It is not good for consumer electronics products to remain in storage for long periods of time. This ...
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| HPS4253X/XAA, blue haze and colorful snow | 7/6/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a 2006 42" Samsung Plasma (HPS4253X/XAA) and over the past few months a blue haze would show ...
A: These are actually two different problems the first is the blue haze this is a ballast and inverter ...
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| tv help | 7/6/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: My RCA TV is showing double pictures.Recently started and can't figure out what to do. ANSWER: If ...
A: Yes, you have a rear projection set. The problem you are facing is failure of the convergence ...
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| mitsubishi hd 1080 | 7/6/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: our mitsubishi hd 1080 all of a sudden would not turn on. we would turn the tv on and it would turn ...
A: This is nearly always caused by a power supply failure. The power supply is a very complex section ...
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| green dots on tv | 7/6/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: i have 19" sanyo tv less than week old now there is a green dot onscreen
A: This is an indication the the LCD screen is not being energized efficiently. This is due to power ...
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| audiovox lcd tv problem | 7/6/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: i was given an lcd tv/dvd combo and was told that the only problem was the dvd player didnt work. ...
A: You have a TV the is having problem with capacitors drying out and the cost of finding and repairing ...
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| sony vcr trouble | 7/6/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: i have a sony vcr plus slv 696hf its about 7 years old but in very good cond.. i hooke everything up ...
A: Is this the one? http://fixer.com/dbase/sony/slv696hfs5.shtml This database may help you find the ...
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| Samsung LN32A300 | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: blu-rays and daily viewing or where I can find that without paying the 300 for a pro calibration. ...
A: This is more or less a question only you can answer for certain. I can only offer these suggestions. ...
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| Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv | 7/5/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
A: A good tech can find out what is wrong with the set. The power supply has a protection mode which ...
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| Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
A: In answer to your questions: Q) This TV is 6 months old. Do you still think capacitor is the issue? ...
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| tv | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: my rca d52w15 tv turns on the after a few minutes turns off we have to wait a little while before ...
A: This TV uses the ITC222 Chassis and is subject to a common fault drying out of capacitors on the ...
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| TV converter box | 7/5/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: I Bought a zenith dtt901 box and when I connected it to the TV I get absolutely nothing
A: There may not be a strong enough signal to get you over the digital cliff. The antenna must be ...
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| rca television | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: One night the electric went out, when it came back on i turned on the televison. Which is an rca 56 ...
A: Pekarski, It sounds like you are describing a vertical deflection problem but your statement of ...
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| 52" RCA DLP flat won't come on | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: When I press the power button, it will make noise like it's coming on, but it won't. The power light ...
A: The problem you are having is quite common. It is related to the ballast board and the power supply ...
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| TV to VCR | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: How can I get my VCR to record from a Sky + box At the moment I can only record terrestrial programs ...
A: You will have to use a splitter to split the signal from the point where it enters your TV via an F ...
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| My KP-41EXR96 SONY Color Rear Video Projector TV | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: The Picture is distorted. It looks like it is squeezed in the middle. I will attach a picture. I ...
A: This distortion is classic of a convergence amplifier failure. The Convergence Amplifiers take the ...
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| TV | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a sony kp46c65 color rear video projector manufactured Aug 1998. Couple days ago I was ...
A: I would first contact the manufacture and see if they have an OEM replacement for that screen, if ...
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| sony TV | 7/5/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: I have a sony kp46c65 color rear video projector manufactured Aug 1998. Couple days ago I was ...
A: What chemical did you use? I don't know of a household cleaning agent that will discolor it; but ...
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| pioneer projection tv SD P454 K | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: It's an oldie 45" but when I bought it 19 years ago, eight months into ownership the picture went ...
A: I think you may have hit upon something here. The resistors connect to the convergence amplifiers ...
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| Sony kp57-wv600 | 7/5/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: stand by blinks 7 times, 3 yrs old i am pissed,any way Sony says horizontal stop issue, Denver tv ...
A: 7 blinks means a High Voltage section failure. This usually points to the horizontal output ...
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| Picture Fading in and out | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have an older 27" Panasonic. The picture will sometimes flutter. Somtimes it will go black or, ...
A: You have just described two different problems. The first problem is the screen going completely ...
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| panasonic rear projection | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: The picture is very dark and even with the briteness turned up all the way it does noot get better
A: This could be a high voltage anode supply problem, or a filament voltage problem if this is a CRT ...
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| panasonic lcd tv problem | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: My Panasonic is less than two years old. Yesterday, it started blacking out (but you could still ...
A: This is a problem with the power supply to the inverter and the back light circuits. Most likely, ...
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| Resetting possible? | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: Last night lightening struck a tree outside and we think it came though the lines and did something ...
A: You may have a blown fuse in the TV. First I would try to see if this were true by opening the back ...
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| Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
A: This problem might be due to a power supply issue. Capacitors drying up and malfunctioning often ...
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| Power | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have an older, probably 12 years old, 50 inch Mitsubishi TV. It really has not been used that much ...
A: This problem can be due to so many reasons that to attempt to diagnose this problem would do more ...
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| Sharp lc46sb54u lcd tv | 7/4/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: TV shuts off intermittently and will not respond to remote or buttons on tv. Power light comes back ...
A: It is most certainly an errant power supply or some subsection of the main power supply. It ...
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| display distorted | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a panasonic projection screen and the picture is excellent except for the bottom left is ...
A: This could be an indication that you convergence amplifiers are on the verge of malfunctioning. ...
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| no signal | 7/4/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: using a G.E. converter box with roof antenna, TV set has been working great since I connected it, ...
A: You lost me. Do you have 4 tvs connected to one converter box and one antenna? Is the Sylvania 15" ...
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| pioneer projection tv SD P454 K | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: It's an oldie 45" but when I bought it 19 years ago, eight months into ownership the picture went ...
A: First of all reset those drive pots back to their old settings and get the schematic for this TV. ...
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| Sony kv 32s36 trinitron 2 tuner pip | 7/4/2009 | cleggsan |
Q: I have a sony that has a picture problem. I'm hoping it's not a service mode fix. The pic is too ...
A: Do I assume correctly you have gone into the menu and adjusted the picture/video parameters for best ...
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| No sound from speakers | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I am installing a Denon AVR-1609 receiver and I am not getting sound from the speakers. Everything ...
A: What audio outputs are you using. Most TVs now have Analog and Digital audio outputs. It appears ...
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| symphonic WF32L6 | 7/4/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: tv works, but on occasion i would get a 3in wide black or white vertical line accross the middle of ...
A: This problem may be caused by the failure of power supply section that connects to the boards that ...
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| Panasonic HDTV Projection TV issue | 7/4/2009 | Allan Wainwright |
Q: I will do my best to explain the picture.... Today when turning on my Panasonic projection TV today, ...
A: this is very common. your convergence circuit is going bad, a repair man is need for a fix. a cost ...
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| TV picture went out on a Mitsubishi CS-40507 | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a CS-40507 Mitsubishi TV with matching cabinet stand from 1996. It is an awesome TV. One ...
A: I'll give you a cost breakout as if you called my shop and we came out to fix it for you that should ...
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| rca r52wh74 | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: the light will come on for bout three seconds then go off,there is no sound or picture.could this be ...
A: It may be a fuse, but more then likely it is another component that has malfunctioned in the power ...
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| mitsubishi tv screen | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a Mitsubishi 60" tv in the big wooden cabinet. I think the model number is VS6021. It has a ...
A: The ridged screen is the lenticular screen. There should also be a clear smooth protective cover ...
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| TV picture went out on a Mitsubishi CS-40507 | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I have a CS-40507 Mitsubishi TV with matching cabinet stand from 1996. It is an awesome TV. One ...
A: I will assume that you still have sound. If this is the case then the problem could be any were ...
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| Picture problem with Panasonic TV | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: I bought my TV in 1999. It's a Panasonic Model # CT 20614A. It is flickering between a full screen ...
A: This denotes a vertical deflection problem. The vertical section of your TV is malfunctioning. The ...
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| spring clip terminal to RCA | 7/3/2009 | Henry A. McKelvey |
Q: Silly question but I am electronically challenged. I have many sets of really good speakers that I ...
A: In your question you have the answer. (Sounds so Zen like doesn't it?). OK here we go, but really, ...
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