My 12 y.o. 25" Zenith TV suddenly went blank, started emitting a high-
pitched squeal and the smell of frying electronic components until I
unplugged it. I did a little research into a high-pitched squeal and
found it's usually something fixable. Is it worth trying to have it
fixed (I've never worked on a TV's innards), or should I
dump...err...recycle it and get a new one? I paid $265 new. Thx.

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My 12 y.o. 25" Zenith TV suddenly went blank, started emitting a high-
pitched squeal and the smell of frying electronic components until I
unplugged it. I did a little research into a high-pitched squeal and
found it's usually something fixable. Is it worth trying to have it
fixed (I've never worked on a TV's innards), or should I
dump...err...recycle it and get a new one? I paid $265 new. Thx.



12 years old would place the manufacture in the mid 90s, I'm not sure if it
applies to this particular set, but Zenith had a huge rash of CRT failures
in 25" sets made in that era. I wouldn't put much effort into repairing that
particular set, older 25" CRT sets are a dime a dozen, you can find a
perfectly good one on Craigslist for very little.

On Jun 4, 11:29 pm, "James Sweet" wrote:

12 years old would place the manufacture in the mid 90s, I'm not sure if it
applies to this particular set, but Zenith had a huge rash of CRT failures
in 25" sets made in that era. I wouldn't put much effort into repairing that
particular set, older 25" CRT sets are a dime a dozen, you can find a
perfectly good one on Craigslist for very little.
Thanks for the advice! I got on craigslist and found several that look
interesting, like a Philips 26" HDTV CRT WIDESCREEN for $195. Owner
says it was purchased in 2004.

On Jun 5, 2:29 am, "James Sweet" wrote:
"shegeek72" wrote in message

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My 12 y.o. 25" Zenith TV suddenly went blank, started emitting a high-
pitched squeal and the smell of frying electronic components until I
unplugged it. I did a little research into a high-pitched squeal and
found it's usually something fixable. Is it worth trying to have it
fixed (I've never worked on a TV's innards), or should I
dump...err...recycle it and get a new one? I paid $265 new. Thx.

12 years old would place the manufacture in the mid 90s, I'm not sure if it
applies to this particular set, but Zenith had a huge rash of CRT failures
in 25" sets made in that era. I wouldn't put much effort into repairing that
particular set, older 25" CRT sets are a dime a dozen, you can find a
perfectly good one on Craigslist for very little.

Shut up.

If this bitch (Original Poster) would have googled first then she
would have found that out.

On Jun 5, 7:45 pm, Malissa Baldwin wrote:

If this bitch (Original Poster) would have googled first then she
would have found that out.

Looks like I encountered a sci.electronics.repair troll.

"shegeek72" wrote in message
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On Jun 5, 7:45 pm, Malissa Baldwin wrote:

If this bitch (Original Poster) would have googled first then she
would have found that out.

Looks like I encountered a sci.electronics.repair troll.



Yes, that troll is a regular around here.