On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 11:47:55 AM UTC-5, Mark Lloyd wrote:
On 10/06/2015 06:30 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:

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Put black electrical tape over the infrared receiver on the front of the TV to determine if it's getting spurious infrared pulses. Someone has already mentioned electrolytics that may have gone bad. If it was mine, I'd probably fool around with it to try to repair it but last year I bought a new 32" LED TV from a pawnshop for $150 and the darn thing is lighter than my 23" LCD computer monitor. I was able to tuck it under one arm and carry it up my front steps. My housemate has a 32" CRT TV that takes at least two people to carry with some difficulty. ^_^

That 27-inch "portable" CRT TV weighed 90 pounds.

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Mark Lloyd
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Back in the 70's I was working for an electronics company repairing WTF and I had to pick up a TV in the day room at the VA hospital. It was a 25" color TV on a rolling stand. I picked it up, put it on my shoulder to carry it out and I heard a roomful of old guys in wheelchairs let out a gasp when they saw me pick the TV up off the stand. I was a little stronger back then. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle TV Monster