You can eleminate the switch by placing a jumper across the on / off portion
of the switch.If it works with the jumper, replace the switch. If not, look
for some bad solder or maybe Caps in the power supply.

"Meat Plow" wrote in message
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On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 10:52:03 -0500, Kyle ) Has Frothed:

We have a very old TV set, bought back in the late 80's that has no
remote, no cable-ready anything, and that you have to manually turn on
with
the volume control knob. It's so old that it still has the old VHF and
UHF
dials even. But for nearly 20 years this TV has seen limited use but
given
us still a great picture despite its age.

Now all of a sudden the TV set is turning itself off and then on again
right
after we start it up. This usually goes away after 10-15 minutes, but
it is
quite annoying. And when you first turn it on, sometimes it will start
then
go back off immediately and takes several minutes of turning it back on
each
time it turns itself off before it stops this.


Seeing as how old this TV set is, is it really worth taking to an
electronics repair place? What could be the cause of it? The tube
itself
is still very clear, none of the colours in it are bad or off at all!
So to
me it sounds like a short in the on/off switch - but I wanted to get
some
opinions before investing in a new one. After all, it's rare to find
any
piece of electronic equipment that lasts almost 20 years so I feel like
tossing it aside just because of what may be a simple problem! I know
new
TVs are cheap, but I'd rather spend the $100 to $150 on other things
more
important if this can be fixed for a modest price.

Thanks in advance!

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