I was able to strong arm the TV on its table to gain access and remove the
case. [I never would have been able to pick up and place on the floor.]
The HV section had, indeed, accumulated a nice thick coating of dust. I
cleaned up. No bad caps observed. Works OK now but time will tell.


"John Keiser" wrote in message
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I've had this flat screen CRT TV for many years of satisfactory service.
Last night the power relay clicked and the screen blanked for a few
seconds; returned to normal. Repeated a hour later. I'm assuming the TV
went into protection mode. I'd like to think that cleaning dust from the
HV area might solve the issue.
2 questions:
Am I on the right trrack? I'd check for bad caps visually [I have an ESR
as well], etc. but probably would not go much further.
Given the size of the TV I must have prevailed on a helper to get this up
on its table. It is awkward, heavy and difficult for me to move by
myself. I no longer have an available helper [wife has a bad back]. How
do you tackle moving these monsters?
[I may just give it away to someone capable of moving it and replace with
a lighter wieght LED model.]
Thanks for any advice on either issue.