On Nov 23, 10:03 pm, "Jerry G." wrote:
The power supply may be in a failed condition, or there is a short
somewhere in the set. This would require proper troubleshooting, and
not guess work.

Take the set in for a proper estimate. It can be a challange for even
a skilled service tech to repair these types of faults.

Given the age of the TV (at least 17 years) I can't really justify the
expense. I'm prepared to spend my own time, though, in the hope that
it will be a fairly inexpensive fix, once identified.