hi there,

every now and then my 5 yr old philips refuses to come out of stand by,
instead screen remains blank and i can hear a sort of pinking or
clicking sound (like oil in an electric heater) , every second or two.


if i turn unit off and on again it works.

any guesses on what component is failing?

wrote:
hi there,

every now and then my 5 yr old philips refuses to come out of stand by,
instead screen remains blank and i can hear a sort of pinking or
clicking sound (like oil in an electric heater) , every second or two.


if i turn unit off and on again it works.

any guesses on what component is failing?

you'd better hope it isn't the painter chip..... i think that was on
the the a10 chassis (28PWXXXX, etc).
-B.

wrote:

hi there,

every now and then my 5 yr old philips refuses to come out of stand by,
instead screen remains blank and i can hear a sort of pinking or
clicking sound (like oil in an electric heater) , every second or two.

if i turn unit off and on again it works.

any guesses on what component is failing?

I had a TV set that failed in a similar manner. It turned out to be a
cap. in the flyback primary circuit. If you have trouble locating it,
don't worry. Pretty soon, it will burn up, belch out a lot of smoke and
then it'll be easy to find.

You might also have some discharging through heavy dust build-up going
on. Try vacuuming the set out (carefully, with a plastic attachment, so
you don't zap yourself).

--
Paul Hovnanian
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Dyslexics have more fnu.

thanks for the experiences ppl


Paul Hovnanian P.E. wrote:
wrote:

hi there,

every now and then my 5 yr old philips refuses to come out of stand by,
instead screen remains blank and i can hear a sort of pinking or
clicking sound (like oil in an electric heater) , every second or two.

if i turn unit off and on again it works.

any guesses on what component is failing?

I had a TV set that failed in a similar manner. It turned out to be a
cap. in the flyback primary circuit. If you have trouble locating it,
don't worry. Pretty soon, it will burn up, belch out a lot of smoke and
then it'll be easy to find.

You might also have some discharging through heavy dust build-up going
on. Try vacuuming the set out (carefully, with a plastic attachment, so
you don't zap yourself).

--
Paul Hovnanian
------------------------------------------------------------------
Dyslexics have more fnu.