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On Jan 17, 2:47=A0pm, AZ Nomad wrote:
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On 17 Jan 2010 09:34:29 -0800, Alex Thomm
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I have a Philips TV model 32MF505W/17 =A0

Actually, it's a 32MF605W/17

Are the sound line outputs also dead? =A0If not, you can run them
to =
a
pair of amplified speakers.

I'm not knowlegable enough to know if the line outputs are dead or
not=
. =A0Is
there an easy way to find this out?

Connect a pair of computer speakers, or run them to an aux input on a
stereo.
My computer speakers have a different connection. =A0I don't have a
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eo on hand
with an aux input. =A0Thanks for the suggestions. =A0I'll see what I
can=
dig up to
test this out.

Getting a rca to stereo miniplug adapter is trivial. =A0Any target,
walmart, radio shack will have them. =A0Even a well stocked truck stop
will have one.

With all due respect, and I mean this in the most gentle way, if you
don't know how to verify if you have a line output, how do you think
you're going to troubleshoot an electronic circuit?

With patience. I was a bit dense at first but I understand now. Thanks
to all
for the help.


If something went pop, and magic smoke was released, there's a good chance
that you will find that the side has blown out of the audio output IC. To
an experienced engineer with appropriate desoldering equipment, and the
skills to use it, replacement of such an IC is a trivial task. However, if
you don't have those skills and equipment, which your post would suggest
you don't, you will struggle to remove the old IC from the PCB, without
doing damage to the tracking.

Unless you feel confident to do this, then I would go along with what
others have said, and try running the audio line outs through an external
amplifier, or take the TV to a reputable repair shop. If you do decide to
pursue finding the problem, *please* be VERY careful . TV sets use
switchmode power supplies, and these are VERY dangerous - actually
potentially lethal ... :-(

Arfa



Often a non-technical person comes onto the newsgroups wanting to know “what
always goes wrong” simply because they are too cheap to pay to have
something fixed. Additionally, they believe they can gain whatever
information or expertise they might need from the Internet, at no cost or
below even the most modest market value of the repair. This is sometimes
true (unfortunately), but the fact is that most of these people have no
business working on electronic equipment AT ALL. These people have no
respect for our profession, viewing it (and us) as a commodity they can
essentially pick up at Wal-Mart for pennies on the dollar, or even for
nothing at all.

I'm not opposed to helping newbies, if they have some hint of technical
ability, but a television is a bad place to start learning.



Mark Z.