My TV stopped working so I thought the power strip might be bad. I
plugged it into the wall directly and it worked fine for 2 weeks. Then

it died again. Unplugging it and plugging it back in helped it work
for another few days. The last time it only would fire up after being
unplugged for several hours and it only stayed on for a minute. Can
anyone tell me what might be the problem.
Please help.

Well If you expect info on this TV best give Make / Model
and any diagnosis you have done so far .

kip

"The Bug" wrote in message
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My TV stopped working so I thought the power strip might be bad. I
plugged it into the wall directly and it worked fine for 2 weeks. Then

it died again. Unplugging it and plugging it back in helped it work
for another few days. The last time it only would fire up after being
unplugged for several hours and it only stayed on for a minute. Can
anyone tell me what might be the problem.
Please help.

Sorry. You are right. The television is a Zenith C27A24T. I've done
a lot of computer repair but little TV work so I have not done any
diagnosis so far. I was hoping someone could tell me if this were
likely to be a simple, inexpensive fix or if I'd be better off buying a
new one. If the fix were likely a simple one, I'd educate myself on
how to do it safely.
Thanks.

There are most likely some components failing in the power supply, or the
scan areas. Eventually the set will not start up at all.

If you are not experienced and equipped for TV servicing, it would be best
for you to take the set in for an estimate. From that, you can make a
logical decision if the set is worth it for you to have it serviced.

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JANA
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"The Bug" wrote in message
ups.com...
My TV stopped working so I thought the power strip might be bad. I
plugged it into the wall directly and it worked fine for 2 weeks. Then

it died again. Unplugging it and plugging it back in helped it work
for another few days. The last time it only would fire up after being
unplugged for several hours and it only stayed on for a minute. Can
anyone tell me what might be the problem.
Please help.

Well it is you who has the Tv in front of ye.
Do some diagnostics and return here with your findings.

kip
"The Bug" wrote in message
oups.com...
Sorry. You are right. The television is a Zenith C27A24T. I've done
a lot of computer repair but little TV work so I have not done any
diagnosis so far. I was hoping someone could tell me if this were
likely to be a simple, inexpensive fix or if I'd be better off buying a
new one. If the fix were likely a simple one, I'd educate myself on
how to do it safely.
Thanks.

Well it is you who has the TV in front of ye.
Do some diagnostics and return here with your findings.
Dry joints bad filter caps etc..

kip
"The Bug" wrote in message
oups.com...
Sorry. You are right. The television is a Zenith C27A24T. I've done
a lot of computer repair but little TV work so I have not done any
diagnosis so far. I was hoping someone could tell me if this were
likely to be a simple, inexpensive fix or if I'd be better off buying a
new one. If the fix were likely a simple one, I'd educate myself on
how to do it safely.
Thanks.

So how long will it run before you must plug it in again?

"The Bug" bravely wrote to "All" (09 Feb 06 09:44:20)
--- on the heady topic of "TV will turn on only after being unplugged for a while"

TB From: "The Bug"
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TB My TV stopped working so
[,,,]
TB Please help.


Brand and model # would help some of the pro's here, Bug!

A*s*i*m*o*v

.... Well I defragged my TV and went all the way back to basic cable!

This really sounds like a cold/cracked solder joint to me. Something
you could check for pretty easily and not require a schematic.

Good luck with it.

Mr. Land wrote:
This really sounds like a cold/cracked solder joint to me. Something
you could check for pretty easily and not require a schematic.

Good luck with it.



Or a dried up electrolytic capacitor in the power supply.

Toward the end it would only stay on for a minute or so. Afterward it
would have to be unplugged for several hours before it would turn on
again. Then it would die in a another minute.

It is a Zenith C27A24T
Thanks.