On 18 jun, 22:17, wrote:
On Thu, 17 Jun 2010 14:03:52 -0700 (PDT), b





wrote:
On 17 jun, 22:18, k wrote:
TV is about 6 or 7 years old and had been taking a while to come on
for several days. *I'd turn it on, the red led indicator would blink a
few times, then it would take a few minutes for the picture to come
on, sometimes accompanied by a loud noise.

Then there was a surge of some kind in the house, not lightning, the
TV went out and would not come back on. *The LED blinks, then it just
shuts off.

Does this provide enough information to tell whether this would be
worth repairing or should I just junk it and go out and get a new flat
panel?

Thanks.

Don't get a flat panel. These are not only generally inferior in image
quality, but more importantly often unrepairable due to high cost and
extreme scarcity of parts! 600$ throwaway telly anyone?

anyway getting back on track. This could be a cracked solder joint
(very common with Sony stuff!) in the line or power stage which has
finally either let loose or stressed some other component as you
nursed it along.

As the set is quite recent, I would at least get a tech to look at it
as there should be plenty of life left in it. Diagnosing by internet
is pure guesswork.
best of luck,
B.

ROTFLMAO!!! *What a stupid piece of drivel. *

Oh dear - usual OMFG WTF LOL kneejerk Web 2.0 response.
Ever put (even a cheap) CRT set next to the average LCD or plasma ?
Thought not...a huge number (especially LCD) suffer from poor colour
temperature, motion, and 'orrible digital processing, not to mention
the lower lifespan. To get something better than the OP's current Sony
CRT will probably mean spending quite a bit on one of the better Sony
or Panasonic LCDs or a plasma - certainly, what he has now will blow
most of what's currently around in the low -mid price range out of the
water.

Your naive claim that 'many manufacturers supply full service
documentation and troubleshooting charts' is somewhat dated to put it
politely- you can probably count these on the fingers of the hand of a
twice-convicted Saudi shoplifter! And most are very anal about who
they supply it to, if and when you do find it. I have conversations
daily with other techs who lament the increasingly limited service
backup, especially from big and respected names, which has been in
such steep decline in the past decade.

The sheer expense of repair for so many flat panels comes down largely
to the fact that in many cases now, the tech's job is limited to being
a board jockey, since these are simply pcb-swaps not component level
servicing (with the exception of the odd obvious cap in the PSU or or
inverter). In one recent case I had, the PSU and inverter were one and
the same PCB - would have cost over 100€ to replace, such a wasteful
design, even though the PSU part was Ok. Owner declined the
estimate....and let's not forget the Z-SUS and Y-SUS which usually
both have to be changed at once....

Makes you long for the days or arcing Line output transformers!

-B

-B