On Jul 20, 1:07*pm, Meat Plow wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:14:40 +0000, stan74 wrote:
On Sat, 19 Jul 2008 13:26:54 -0400, Meat Plow wrote:
....... My next step
would be to observe just how it shuts down. Does it appear as if someone
just hit the off button?

Yes, the failure is exactly like someone hitting the OFF button.

Does it display any anomalies either sound or picture-wise or does it
again just look like it was turned off?

No anomalies-- it just goes off. However, just recently and only while
this problem has been going on, I've noticed that while the TV is briefly
working, a station *might* suddenly turn to static- just static sound and
no picture. I switch to another channel and all is OK with that one and
with the others. [We only get 6 free, broadcast TV channels in my city.]

Does the TV get its AC source from the converter?

No, and I've disconnected the TV from the Magnavox HD converter box. The
power comes thru the cord plugged into the wall outlet (via an extension
cord). Other things connected to this same outlet are fine: a box fan and
a clock.

If it just shuts off like you
turned it off I would first suspect the power supply then measure some
voltages therein to see what happens as/when it shuts down.

Thanks Meat Plow for your help. Since I never deal with or mess with
electronics, I might be able to find someone who knows how to do these
tests.

To the seasoned vet those sets are pretty straight forward. I used to do
GE warranty among others back in the 80s. I wouldn't sink much money in it
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The first thing to do is try another tv set in place of your set. if
it also fails after a few minutes, then it is the convertor box that
is dying. The freezing of the picture is typical of a convertor
problem. Magnavox is made by Funai which is the cheapest convertor
and has gotten a very bad reputation due to the high failure rate of
their convertors.

Bob Hofmann