GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

Hello. My television began shutting itself off. I could turn it back on, but
then it shut down again a short time later. After about 3 or 4 days of that,
it quit working at all. After about a week of no tv, I pushed the on button
and
shazam, it worked again. I've been watching it for about a week now, but it
just went out again. Any idea's about what's going on? The set was
manufactured in Feb of '98. Thanks.
--
J Wald

Tattaglia's a pimp
Vito Corleone - Godfather I

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

"J Wald" writes:

Hello. My television began shutting itself off. I could turn it back on, but
then it shut down again a short time later. After about 3 or 4 days of that,
it quit working at all. After about a week of no tv, I pushed the on button
and
shazam, it worked again. I've been watching it for about a week now, but it
just went out again. Any idea's about what's going on? The set was
manufactured in Feb of '98. Thanks.

Problems like this tend to be caused by bad solder joints or other
bad connections. They are affected by environmental conditions like
temperature so tend to come and go. Gently whacking the TV would
probably make it come or go as well.

It's repairable but continuing to use it in this state may result
in more serious and expensive problems.

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GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

On Aug 10, 8:12*pm, "J Wald" wrote:
Hello. My television began shutting itself off. I could turn it back on, but
then it shut down again a short time later. After about 3 or 4 days of that,
it quit working at all. After about a week of no tv, I pushed the on button
and
shazam, it worked again. I've been watching it for about a week now, but it
just went out again. Any idea's about what's going on? The set was
manufactured in Feb of '98. Thanks.
--
J Wald

Tattaglia's a pimp
Vito Corleone - Godfather I

Problem most likely in on-board tuner assembly, under shield where
cable connector is. Various connections tend to go bad and cause
varied symptons.

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or 9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

--
J Wald

Tattaglia's a pimp
Vito Corleone - Godfather I
"Samuel M. Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
"J Wald" writes:

Hello. My television began shutting itself off. I could turn it back on,
but
then it shut down again a short time later. After about 3 or 4 days of
that,
it quit working at all. After about a week of no tv, I pushed the on
button
and
shazam, it worked again. I've been watching it for about a week now, but
it
just went out again. Any idea's about what's going on? The set was
manufactured in Feb of '98. Thanks.

Problems like this tend to be caused by bad solder joints or other
bad connections. They are affected by environmental conditions like
temperature so tend to come and go. Gently whacking the TV would
probably make it come or go as well.

It's repairable but continuing to use it in this state may result
in more serious and expensive problems.

--
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Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://www.repairfaq.org/REPAIR/
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GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:58:12 -0500, "J Wald" put
finger to keyboard and composed:

Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or 9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

This is only an interim solution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technical_tap

A more permanent fix would involve reflowing the solder at dry joints,
probably in the power supply and line stage.

- Franc Zabkar
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GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

"J Wald" writes:

Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or 9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

The whacking is just a diagnostic tool, the problems will come back and
it needs to be repaired properly to avoid further damage.

It's possible you accidently touched an internal pot, perhaps SCREEN/G2
on the flyback.

Since you will still have the intermittent problem, have it looked at by
a professional. They can touch up adjustments.

Else, if you want to try yourself, more in the TV repair FAQ.

sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/
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"Samuel M. Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
"J Wald" writes:

Hello. My television began shutting itself off. I could turn it back on,
but
then it shut down again a short time later. After about 3 or 4 days of
that,
it quit working at all. After about a week of no tv, I pushed the on
button
and
shazam, it worked again. I've been watching it for about a week now, but
it
just went out again. Any idea's about what's going on? The set was
manufactured in Feb of '98. Thanks.

Problems like this tend to be caused by bad solder joints or other
bad connections. They are affected by environmental conditions like
temperature so tend to come and go. Gently whacking the TV would
probably make it come or go as well.

It's repairable but continuing to use it in this state may result
in more serious and expensive problems.

--
sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ: http://www.repairfaq.org/

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

"Samuel M. Goldwasser" wrote in message
...
"J Wald" writes:

Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or
9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

The whacking is just a diagnostic tool, the problems will come back and
it needs to be repaired properly to avoid further damage.


When the problems come back you just whack it again, just a little bit
harder each time. Well, that's what you do when you employ illegal aliens.

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:58:12 -0500, "J Wald" wrote:

Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or 9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.



When you took the back off, the screen control on the flyback got
turned slightly clockwise. The set will need to be repaired because
the bad connection will eventually corrupt the eeprom and then it
won't power up. Chuck

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

On Aug 16, 10:05*pm, Chuck wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:58:12 -0500, "J Wald" wrote:
Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or 9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

When you took the back off, the screen control on the flyback got
turned slightly clockwise. *The set will need to be repaired because
the bad connection will eventually corrupt the eeprom and then it
won't power up. *Chuck

Chuck has the exact answer. Iv'e probably repaired 75 to 100 of thos
sets, RCA and GE, same thing. If the eeprom craps out, all settings
are corrupted.

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

Tom1954,
Do you remember what the approximate repair charges were? I'm trying to
weigh repair vs replacement. Thanks.
--
J Wald

Tattaglia's a pimp
Vito Corleone - Godfather I
"TOM1954" wrote in message
...
On Aug 16, 10:05 pm, Chuck wrote:
On Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:58:12 -0500, "J Wald" wrote:
Sam,
Your whacking solution worked great. I took the set outside and blew 8 or
9
years of dirt out of the inside, but now the picture is whiter. It's far
from unwatchable, but I found the difference interesting. Any ideas what
happened? Thanks.

When you took the back off, the screen control on the flyback got
turned slightly clockwise. The set will need to be repaired because
the bad connection will eventually corrupt the eeprom and then it
won't power up. Chuck

Chuck has the exact answer. Iv'e probably repaired 75 to 100 of thos
sets, RCA and GE, same thing. If the eeprom craps out, all settings
are corrupted.

GE TV# 27GT62616 Issues
 

On Sun, 17 Aug 2008 13:32:19 -0500, "J Wald" wrote:

Tom1954,
Do you remember what the approximate repair charges were? I'm trying to
weigh repair vs replacement. Thanks.


This probably won't be much help, but 7 years ago we charged between
$50.00 to $60.00 U.S. for the repair that RCA specified. They had us
use a special solder that would stretch and contract with temperature
swings so the connections wouldn't break again. Chuck