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what is happening to my TV?
it's panasonic color set, 15 years old. i have cable and watch the
cable channels thru my vcr. my TV is prone to turning into snow a few minutes after I turn it on. turning it off and on again solves it. what gives? is this a tube problem or is it something else? thanks. |
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Sam:
I am certain that you realize that most customers in most shops always think that the picture tube is bad WHENEVER there is any kind of fault symptoms with their television. electrocitym |
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Sam: I am certain that you realize that most customers in most shops always think that the picture tube is bad WHENEVER there is any kind of fault symptoms with their television. electrocitym Yes, they also think that there is a film projector inside. --- sam | Sci.Electronics.Repair FAQ Mirror: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/ Repair | Main Table of Contents: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/ +Lasers | Sam's Laser FAQ: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/sam/lasersam.htm | Mirror Sites: http://repairfaq.ece.drexel.edu/REPAIR/F_mirror.html Note: These links are hopefully temporary until we can sort out the excessive traffic on Repairfaq.org. Important: Anything sent to the email address in the message header above is ignored unless my full name is included in the subject line. Or, you can contact me via the Feedback Form in the FAQs. |
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Sam Goldwasser wrote:
writes: Sam: I am certain that you realize that most customers in most shops always think that the picture tube is bad WHENEVER there is any kind of fault symptoms with their television. electrocitym Yes, they also think that there is a film projector inside. sam I got a phone call at the shop once from an old lady: "There is no red on my TV. My husband says that its out of red paint. What do you charge to refill the red paint can?" -- ? Michael A. Terrell Central Florida |
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wrote in message oups.com... Sam: I am certain that you realize that most customers in most shops always think that the picture tube is bad WHENEVER there is any kind of fault symptoms with their television. electrocitym Except for when the tube *is* bad, then they think it just needs an adjustment. |
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Sounds like maybe dry joints ,bad tuner or lacking voltages to tuner.
kip wrote in message ups.com... it's panasonic color set, 15 years old. i have cable and watch the cable channels thru my vcr. my TV is prone to turning into snow a few minutes after I turn it on. turning it off and on again solves it. what gives? is this a tube problem or is it something else? thanks. |
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You should give the model number as well as the name of the set when asking
questions. This may be a failure in the tuner, or there is a problem with the AGC. Bring the set in for an estimate if you want to have it properly serviced. Considering the age of the set, I would think more so it is time for a new one! -- JANA _____ wrote in message ups.com... it's panasonic color set, 15 years old. i have cable and watch the cable channels thru my vcr. my TV is prone to turning into snow a few minutes after I turn it on. turning it off and on again solves it. what gives? is this a tube problem or is it something else? thanks. |
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i cannot afford a new TV.
the manual is buried somewhere; i will later post the make and model of the TV. Jana wrote: You should give the model number as well as the name of the set when asking questions. This may be a failure in the tuner, or there is a problem with the AGC. Bring the set in for an estimate if you want to have it properly serviced. Considering the age of the set, I would think more so it is time for a new one! what gives? is this a tube problem or is it something else? thanks. |
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does your tv have video and audio inputs you can use instead to connect
to the vcr? sounds like an intermitant problem in the tuner in the tv. Mark |
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Sounds like a possibly thermal intermittent IC somewhere in your tuner
section, either RF or IF. "Snow" usually indicates no TV signal at the antenna, or in your case, some part of the circuitry that tunes and amplifies the TV signal is intermittently failing. No failure of the picture tube itself can directly produce snow, at least that I've ever heard of. |
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