"Fred Mann" wrote in message
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On Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:20:40 -0800, "Fred Mann"
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I have a Samsung TV manufactured in 1998. I picked it up from a trash
pile
on bulky-item pickup day!! To my surprise, it worked fine. But
occasionally,
the picture would "compress" or shrink in an oscillating fashion. It
would
"shrink" in the way that the image "shrinks" when you turn off a TV
(right
before the screen goes black). It would oscillate, and sometimes turn
itself
off. (sound was fine) Gradually, this started to happen more often,
until
it
began to turn itself off after only a couple of minutes. Now, when I
hit
the
power button, the TV does not come on at all, but there is a "click"
sound,
followed immediatley by another "click" sound as the TV shuts itself
back
off.
Any ideas?
Thanks!!!
Fred


Observe all proper safety precautions, and resolder the connections to
the
flyback to see if that cures it.

BB


I don't know how to identify the flyback. I have soldered and desoldered
things, but I don't know TVs too well. Do you have a link to a
diagram/picture, or can you explain how to locate the flyback?



First bit of advice, read the sci.electronics.repair FAQ, if you can solder
then you're on your way but *read* the safety stuff and make sure you
understand it first. If you search for flyback transformer online you'll
find pictures of them, I strongly suspect something else has popped though.