Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.

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On 10/06/2015 04:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


I also like to keep things out of the landfill if at all possible but I
don't think I'd bother repairing an old CRT set.

I tossed mine out 25 years ago and never replaced it.

No TV at all and I don't miss it.

On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:10:08 -0400, hubops wrote:

Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


There may not be anything wrong with the tv. You may have a neighbor
using the same remote codes for their tv or something else. Or some
other electrical devices nearby. Take it to a distant friends house and
try it there. In the meantime, plug it into a power strip and shut off
the power switch on the strip when not using the tv. If it shuts off
when you are watching it, just turn it back on.

Ask your close neighbors what sort of remotes/tv's they have. You can
look up the codes on the web, on a Universal Remote website.

This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

On 2015-10-06, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.

My 32" Sony CRT TV (PIP) started out doing the same thing. It
eventually got worse and died, soon after. If you live in an urban
area, you might be able to find a repair shop. Otherwise, toss it b4
it becomes too expensive to salvage and get a flat-panel TV. Prolly
cheaper than repairing the CRT beast.

nb

TV remotes use infra-red so can't work through walls!

Kenny Cargill

wrote in message ...

On Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:10:08 -0400, hubops wrote:

Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


There may not be anything wrong with the tv. You may have a neighbor
using the same remote codes for their tv or something else. Or some
other electrical devices nearby. Take it to a distant friends house and
try it there. In the meantime, plug it into a power strip and shut off
the power switch on the strip when not using the tv. If it shuts off
when you are watching it, just turn it back on.

Ask your close neighbors what sort of remotes/tv's they have. You can
look up the codes on the web, on a Universal Remote website.

This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


There may not be anything wrong with the tv. You may have a neighbor
using the same remote codes for their tv or something else. Or some
other electrical devices nearby. Take it to a distant friends house and
try it there. In the meantime, plug it into a power strip and shut off
the power switch on the strip when not using the tv. If it shuts off
when you are watching it, just turn it back on.

Ask your close neighbors what sort of remotes/tv's they have. You can
look up the codes on the web, on a Universal Remote website.




Thanks for the reply.
The neighbours' remotes are not the problem - various reasons.
- it will cycle randomly and with increasing frequency -
- once it starts .. up to every 1 or 2 minutes -
.. even at 1 oclock in the morning.
I cleaned the vent slots they were not clogged
and opened it up - to wiggle a few connections on the board -
and look for any obvious issues .. nada .

John T.





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Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.



My 32" Sony CRT TV (PIP) started out doing the same thing. It
eventually got worse and died, soon after. If you live in an urban
area, you might be able to find a repair shop. Otherwise, toss it b4
it becomes too expensive to salvage and get a flat-panel TV. Prolly
cheaper than repairing the CRT beast.

nb


Yep. Thanks. Agree.
I wasn't planning to pay a repairman to look at this
OLD 2006 TV ! from the electronic masters in Mexico.
But if I could save it - I'd try.
It's a very heavy, very awkward bugger !
... when I opened it up - a fairly small board & power unit -
- the size & weight was all CRT glass.
John T.



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On 10/6/2015 2:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.

You probably have some electrolytic caps that have gone south
in the power supply and/or decoupling for one of the CPU's inside.
So, the "power" that the devices (e.g., CPU) see is flakey.

It's probably repairable but probably not worth the money
it would cost you (unless you are comfortable doing those sorts
of repairs yourself)

On 10/6/2015 3:28 PM, Don Y wrote:
On 10/6/2015 2:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.

BTW, you may discover that you have to *pay* to dispose of it!
If so, see if your municipality has a periodic "hazardous waste"
disposal program (first saturday of every month, that sort of thing)
where they will take it off your hands for you.

Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).

Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.



BTW, you may discover that you have to *pay* to dispose of it!
If so, see if your municipality has a periodic "hazardous waste"
disposal program (first saturday of every month, that sort of thing)
where they will take it off your hands for you.
Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).


I'm in southern Ontario. I believe that the electronic recyclers
have some sort of "agreement" ... nudge wink ..
They still _pay_ for electronic waste.
Hazardous wastes chemicals / batteries / etc have special
pick-up dates.
John T.

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On 2015-10-06 6:29 PM, Don Y wrote:
On 10/6/2015 3:28 PM, Don Y wrote:
On 10/6/2015 2:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.

BTW, you may discover that you have to *pay* to dispose of it!
If so, see if your municipality has a periodic "hazardous waste"
disposal program (first saturday of every month, that sort of thing)
where they will take it off your hands for you.

Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).

I put a dead 32" TV out on the curb, on a designated pick up date for
electronics, it was gone before the garbage guys got there.

It depends where you live.

--
Froz...

Quando omni flunkus, moritati

On 2015-10-06, Don Y wrote:

Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).

Our local disposal charges $1 per half inch. That's almost $65 for a
32 incher! 8|

nb

On 2015-10-06, FrozenNorth wrote:

It depends where you live.

Yep!

In the San Francisco Bay Area (SFBA), there was place in Berkeley that
would take any electronics for free. Here in CO, it's become state
law that all electronics must be disposed of by a commercial company.
Bring $$$$!

nb

hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


There may not be anything wrong with the tv. You may have a neighbor
using the same remote codes for their tv or something else. Or some
other electrical devices nearby. Take it to a distant friends house and
try it there. In the meantime, plug it into a power strip and shut off
the power switch on the strip when not using the tv. If it shuts off
when you are watching it, just turn it back on.

Ask your close neighbors what sort of remotes/tv's they have. You can
look up the codes on the web, on a Universal Remote website.




Thanks for the reply.
The neighbours' remotes are not the problem - various reasons.
- it will cycle randomly and with increasing frequency -
- once it starts .. up to every 1 or 2 minutes -
.. even at 1 oclock in the morning.
I cleaned the vent slots they were not clogged
and opened it up - to wiggle a few connections on the board -
and look for any obvious issues .. nada .

John T.





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Most likely you have something in the power supply going bad. It'll get
worse and worse until it won't turn on at all. Bad cap(s). or HV fly
back circuit, etc. I don't think it is worth an effort to repair.

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 4:10:12 PM UTC-5, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.

---
Put black electrical tape over the infrared receiver on the front of the TV to determine if it's getting spurious infrared pulses. Someone has already mentioned electrolytics that may have gone bad. If it was mine, I'd probably fool around with it to try to repair it but last year I bought a new 32" LED TV from a pawnshop for $150 and the darn thing is lighter than my 23" LCD computer monitor. I was able to tuck it under one arm and carry it up my front steps. My housemate has a 32" CRT TV that takes at least two people to carry with some difficulty. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle TV Monster

In "Kenny" writes:

TV remotes use infra-red so can't work through walls!

A decade or two ago tehre were reports of the (then) new
compact fluorescents strobbing in a way that would sometimes
spoof infra red remote controls.

The original poster might check and see if there any
of them around...

--
__________________________________________________ ___
Knowledge may be power, but communications is the key

[to foil spammers, my address has been double rot-13 encoded]

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8:53:49 PM UTC-4, danny burstein wrote:
In "Kenny" writes:

TV remotes use infra-red so can't work through walls!

A decade or two ago tehre were reports of the (then) new
compact fluorescents strobbing in a way that would sometimes
spoof infra red remote controls.


When I was a kid we had a TV with one of the original "clacker" remotes. There were 2 big
buttons on the remote. One "rotated" through power/volume: ON - Low - Medium - High - OFF -
ON - Low - Medium - High - OFF - etc.

The other controlled a motor that physically rotated the channel knob in one direction.

When you pressed a button a spring loaded hammer would hit a metal bar inside the remote
and the vibration would emit a frequency that would control the TV.

We discovered that my father's keys could be used to change the channel just by shaking them
In front of the TV. The vacuum cleaner would turn it On and Off and change the volume.

Electrolytic capacitors do go bad after awhile.
Too many times I see swollen ones on the power bus in flat screens and
PC motherboards.

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8:18:57 PM UTC-5, DerbyDad03 wrote:
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 8:53:49 PM UTC-4, danny burstein wrote:
In "Kenny" writes:

TV remotes use infra-red so can't work through walls!

A decade or two ago tehre were reports of the (then) new
compact fluorescents strobbing in a way that would sometimes
spoof infra red remote controls.


When I was a kid we had a TV with one of the original "clacker" remotes. There were 2 big
buttons on the remote. One "rotated" through power/volume: ON - Low - Medium - High - OFF -
ON - Low - Medium - High - OFF - etc.

The other controlled a motor that physically rotated the channel knob in one direction.

When you pressed a button a spring loaded hammer would hit a metal bar inside the remote
and the vibration would emit a frequency that would control the TV.

We discovered that my father's keys could be used to change the channel just by shaking them
In front of the TV. The vacuum cleaner would turn it On and Off and change the volume.

I have an ultrasonic leak detector that has a jack for earphones. The detector converts the high frequency sound into a lower range so it can be detected by the human ear. When I shook my keyring full of keys, it drove my dog nuts. I shook the keys in front of my ultrasonic detector, in my earphones, it sounded like the big chimes you hear played in an orchestra. What can be heard with the detector is amazing. ^_^

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002OOWKRG

[8~{} Uncle Leaky Monster

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 6 Oct 2015 16:19:27 -0500, philo
wrote:

On 10/06/2015 04:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


I also like to keep things out of the landfill if at all possible but I
don't think I'd bother repairing an old CRT set.

I tossed mine out 25 years ago and never replaced it.

No TV at all and I don't miss it.

I found no TV on the grass next to the curb yesterday. I took home no
TV and now I have no TV more today than yesterday.

In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:34:20 -0500,
wrote:


This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

I'm having trouble with my computer speakers, so I took the wireless
speaker from the bathroom and it's right next to my chair. So I'm
running wirelessly 4 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the wired speakers, or the next day.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1:49:38 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:34:20 -0500,
wrote:


This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

I'm having trouble with my computer speakers, so I took the wireless
speaker from the bathroom and it's right next to my chair. So I'm
running wirelessly 4 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the wired speakers, or the next day.

Have you ever used any Bluetooth stuff? My Chromebook has Bluetooth built-in and I got some Bluetooth headphones from Amazon. I listen to streaming radio stations on my Chromebook and when I roll into the bathroom, I wear the BT earphones. The rechargeable headset has about a 60 foot range which I think is pretty cool. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Blue Monster

On 10/7/2015 2:47 AM, micky wrote:
I found no TV on the grass next to the curb yesterday. I took home no
TV and now I have no TV more today than yesterday.


This is a riddle, correct? Try and explain it?

"and on some days, he went all the way up to the
13th floor" kind of thing?

-
..
Christopher A. Young
learn more about Jesus
.. www.lds.org
..
..

On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 7:31:07 PM UTC-4, Tony Hwang wrote:


Most likely you have something in the power supply going bad. It'll get
worse and worse until it won't turn on at all. Bad cap(s). or HV fly
back circuit, etc. I don't think it is worth an effort to repair.

Has he tried using a different outlet to rule out a loose connection there?
My Sony, if it was on when there is a power interruption, remembers and
turns itself back on when power is restored. At least it does that if the
power comes back in 5 or 10 mins. IDK what it does if it's longer.

Uncle Monster wrote:
On Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at 4:10:12 PM UTC-5, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own
- - it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.

---
Put black electrical tape over the infrared receiver on the front of
the TV to determine if it's getting spurious infrared pulses.

+1

Alternatively, keep your eye on Craigslist free category or freecycle and get a
free working equivalent TV. These are frequent offerings. You can even post a
"wanted" on your local freecycle.

Has he tried using a different outlet to rule out a loose connection there?
My Sony, if it was on when there is a power interruption, remembers and
turns itself back on when power is restored. At least it does that if the
power comes back in 5 or 10 mins. IDK what it does if it's longer.


Not a bad idea .. thanks.
I did try a different cord - to test for a faulty power bar -
but it was from the same receptacle.
John T.


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Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.



BTW, you may discover that you have to *pay* to dispose of it!
If so, see if your municipality has a periodic "hazardous waste"
disposal program (first saturday of every month, that sort of thing)
where they will take it off your hands for you.
Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).



I put a dead 32" TV out on the curb, on a designated pick up date for
electronics, it was gone before the garbage guys got there.
It depends where you live.


Yep.
I like to donate this stuff to the Habitat-For-Humanity Re-Store
.... very good folks there - in my experience locally.
John T.




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Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).

Our local disposal charges $1 per half inch. That's almost $65 for a
32 incher! 8|

nb



Yikes !
Someone is making money - in your system ..

.... and in mine ..

John T.

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Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


snips



Most likely you have something in the power supply going bad. It'll get
worse and worse until it won't turn on at all. Bad cap(s). or HV fly
back circuit, etc. I don't think it is worth an effort to repair.


Yep - thanks for the reply.
John T.


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On 10/6/2015 2:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.

Teach it some useful skills, like taking out the trash, etc.
LOL

Here, some places charge a flat $10 to dispose of it; others do so
by *weight* (so bigger tubes cost more).

Our local disposal charges $1 per half inch. That's almost $65 for a
32 incher! 8|

nb

I'd smash or cut it up and bag it, dispose of some each week.

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 7 Oct 2015 01:03:53 -0700 (PDT), Uncle
Monster wrote:

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1:49:38 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:34:20 -0500,
wrote:


This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

I'm having trouble with my computer speakers, so I took the wireless
speaker from the bathroom and it's right next to my chair. So I'm
running wirelessly 4 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the wired speakers, or the next day.

Have you ever used any Bluetooth stuff? My Chromebook has Bluetooth built-in and I got some Bluetooth headphones

A little. Ii used bluetooth with a cell phone to copy the phonebook to
my computer and back again. I got a bluetooth dongle from Amazon for
$1.69. I bought two brands and one of them worked. The phone was a
samsung. Now unfortunately I have an Android that does its best to make
you use google to store your settings, and I don't want google or the
web knowing anything about my cell phone.

from Amazon. I listen to streaming radio stations on my Chromebook and when I roll into the bathroom, I wear the BT earphones. The rechargeable headset has about a 60 foot range which I think is pretty cool. ^_^

I didn't think Bluetooth went that far. I thought it was 20 feet. At
any rate, I buy what's cheap, and Bluetooth didn't even exist when I
bought all this.

Originally I bought one pair of RCA wireless speakers at a hamfest. from
a professional seller who occupied maybe 1600 square feet in one big
building. His price seemed low but I wasnt' sure. I listen mostly
to talk, and even music doesn't have to be stereo, so I put one speaker
in the kitchen and one in my bedroom. Happy with that, I bought
another pair at the next big hamfest and put one in the bathroom and
one in the basement.

One of the transmitters was bad, but he gave me another one that wasn't
in a box. They have volume and frequency controls on both the
transmitter and receivers, but frequency is easy to set.

Later I found one more not in a box at a hamfest and I bought that for
outside. And iirc I bought one more that doesn't have a wall-wart, and
I bought a wallwart of the right size and just have to put on a plug.

These are like the wireless speakers that used to be sold at Best Buy,
but more conservative in styling, and far cheaper.

I think I paid 20 a pair instead of 100 that Best Buy charged. So they
really were surplus, and probably cheaper to begin with. Now Best Buy
is charging 200 to 400 for a pair. Ridiculous. And I say that not
because I'm cheap, but because, If they could make good-enough speakers
for 40 or 50 15? years ago, they shouldnt' cost 200 now.

Now there's a pair just like mine on ebay, being sold separately for 35
plus 11 each, 92 dollars a pair, and Amazon has a pair for 300. I paid
20.

I have a stereo in-and-out Y connector in the output from the sound
card, and one side goes to the desktop speakers and the other side to
another Y connector. Then one side of that goes to the wireless
transmitter and the other side goes, depending on what works better, to
a balun and some cat6 cable, or to 50 foot RCA cables (and S-Video), to
my bedroom where the central TV area is. I just ordered additional
parts for that yesterday.


[8~{} Uncle Blue Monster

On 10/06/2015 04:19 PM, philo wrote:
On 10/06/2015 04:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


I also like to keep things out of the landfill if at all possible but I
don't think I'd bother repairing an old CRT set.

I tossed mine out 25 years ago and never replaced it.

No TV at all and I don't miss it.


I have a Sanyo CRT TV that I got just before LCDs became available at
reasonable prices. It won't tune digital, but has worked so well on
cable I don't want to get rid of it. Possibly when cable drops too many
analog channels...

--
79 days until the winter celebration (Friday December 25, 2015 12:00:00
AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his Reason."
[Martin Luther]

On 10/06/2015 06:30 PM, Tony Hwang wrote:

[snip]

Most likely you have something in the power supply going bad. It'll get
worse and worse until it won't turn on at all. Bad cap(s). or HV fly
back circuit, etc. I don't think it is worth an effort to repair.

I had a 27-inch RCA that had problems like that. Push the button to turn
it on, and it'll probably turn itself off before the CRT warms up.
it could take a dozen or more tries to get it to stay on. That problem
was what led to me replacing it with a (larger screen) LCD.

--
79 days until the winter celebration (Friday December 25, 2015 12:00:00
AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his Reason."
[Martin Luther]

On 10/06/2015 06:30 PM, Uncle Monster wrote:

[snip]

Put black electrical tape over the infrared receiver on the front of the TV to determine if it's getting spurious infrared pulses. Someone has already mentioned electrolytics that may have gone bad. If it was mine, I'd probably fool around with it to try to repair it but last year I bought a new 32" LED TV from a pawnshop for $150 and the darn thing is lighter than my 23" LCD computer monitor. I was able to tuck it under one arm and carry it up my front steps. My housemate has a 32" CRT TV that takes at least two people to carry with some difficulty. ^_^

That 27-inch "portable" CRT TV weighed 90 pounds.

[8~{} Uncle TV Monster



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79 days until the winter celebration (Friday December 25, 2015 12:00:00
AM for 1 day).

Mark Lloyd
http://notstupid.us/

Whoever wants to be a Christian should tear the eyes out of his Reason."
[Martin Luther]

"Mark Lloyd" wrote in message
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I have a Sanyo CRT TV that I got just before LCDs became available at
reasonable prices. It won't tune digital, but has worked so well on cable
I don't want to get rid of it. Possibly when cable drops too many analog
channels...


Our cable TV is going to drop the analog channels this month. They will
supply a box that will work with the sets that have the audio/video inputs.
I have an old CRT set that is in the basement area I watch, and a cable
ready set in the kitchen When cable announced that extra box would be
needed for both sets and they would provide them for free for a year , then
charge for them, I switched to Direct TV.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 4:03:59 AM UTC-4, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1:49:38 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:34:20 -0500,
wrote:


This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

I'm having trouble with my computer speakers, so I took the wireless
speaker from the bathroom and it's right next to my chair. So I'm
running wirelessly 4 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the wired speakers, or the next day.

Have you ever used any Bluetooth stuff? My Chromebook has Bluetooth built-in and I got some Bluetooth headphones from Amazon. I listen to streaming radio stations on my Chromebook and when I roll into the bathroom, I wear the BT earphones. The rechargeable headset has about a 60 foot range which I think is pretty cool. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Blue Monster

I have a Bluetooth headset that I use with my smartphone. The range is
pretty good, it's the *angle* that's an issue.

I can put my phone on the picnic table and walk all over my yard without
any drop out. I can put it on the kitchen table and some walls will cause
drop out and some walls won't. For the walls that don't cause drop out,
the distance is fine. As I said, distance is not an issue.

However, if I put the phone in my holster and hang it on my belt, I get
drop out. I shouldn't be surprised, since the manual says this:

"For optimal reception, place mobile device above waist and on right side
of body. Recommended placement is on your right arm."

Now, my holster *is* on the right side of my body, but I guess that's not
good enough. If I take it out of the holster and carry it in my right
all is good. (No, the holster is not metal, it's an open, flat plastic
holster.)

Something like this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...jL._SX425_.jpg

So it seems that straight down below my right ear is not a good location for it. However, in my right hand, swinging at waist level it is fine. Strange.

I guess I should try leaving it in the holster and carrying it in my right
hand. If I get drop out then, then maybe it is the holster, but other than
the pin and spring for the belt clip, it's all plastic.

Something to try tonight while I'm walking the dog.

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 2:47:55 AM UTC-4, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 6 Oct 2015 16:19:27 -0500, philo
wrote:

On 10/06/2015 04:10 PM, hubops wrote:
Hi all ;
My old fat-screen CRT 32 inch RCA has taken on a mind of its own -
- it has started to turn itself OFF & ON after working for 20
minutes or so. I took the batteries out of the remote to see if it
was causing the trouble - it made no difference.
Any ideas ?
I like to keep stuff from the re-cycle / garbage bin, if I can.
John T.


I also like to keep things out of the landfill if at all possible but I
don't think I'd bother repairing an old CRT set.

I tossed mine out 25 years ago and never replaced it.

No TV at all and I don't miss it.

I found no TV on the grass next to the curb yesterday. I took home no
TV and now I have no TV more today than yesterday.

http://nmi.craigslist.org/zip/5193511372.html
http://cosprings.craigslist.org/zip/5191922964.html
http://www.classifiedads.com/free_stuff-ad182549576.htm

Better hurry, trashman coming soon.

we bought a 40 inch flat screen Sony led tv from craiglist for 40 bucks. its working great

In alt.home.repair, on Wed, 7 Oct 2015 10:10:51 -0700 (PDT), DerbyDad03
wrote:

On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 4:03:59 AM UTC-4, Uncle Monster wrote:
On Wednesday, October 7, 2015 at 1:49:38 AM UTC-5, micky wrote:
In alt.home.repair, on Tue, 06 Oct 2015 16:34:20 -0500,
wrote:


This sort of thing will be more and more of a problem as we keep adding
more and more wireless devices in our lives. They all run on radio waves
and there are only so many to choose from. Neighboring garage door
openers are a common problem for *your* garage door opener. That happens
regularly.

I'm having trouble with my computer speakers, so I took the wireless
speaker from the bathroom and it's right next to my chair. So I'm
running wirelessly 4 feet.

Tomorrow I'll try to fix the wired speakers, or the next day.

Have you ever used any Bluetooth stuff? My Chromebook has Bluetooth built-in and I got some Bluetooth headphones from Amazon. I listen to streaming radio stations on my Chromebook and when I roll into the bathroom, I wear the BT earphones. The rechargeable headset has about a 60 foot range which I think is pretty cool. ^_^

[8~{} Uncle Blue Monster

I have a Bluetooth headset that I use with my smartphone. The range is
pretty good, it's the *angle* that's an issue.

I can put my phone on the picnic table and walk all over my yard without
any drop out. I can put it on the kitchen table and some walls will cause
drop out and some walls won't. For the walls that don't cause drop out,
the distance is fine. As I said, distance is not an issue.

However, if I put the phone in my holster and hang it on my belt, I get
drop out. I shouldn't be surprised, since the manual says this:

"For optimal reception, place mobile device above waist and on right side

Huh?

of body. Recommended placement is on your right arm."

Huh?

Now, my holster *is* on the right side of my body, but I guess that's not
good enough. If I take it out of the holster and carry it in my right
all is good. (No, the holster is not metal, it's an open, flat plastic
holster.)

Something like this:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...jL._SX425_.jpg

So it seems that straight down below my right ear is not a good location for it. However, in my right hand, swinging at waist level it is fine. Strange.

I guess I should try leaving it in the holster and carrying it in my right
hand. If I get drop out then, then maybe it is the holster, but other than
the pin and spring for the belt clip, it's all plastic.

Something to try tonight while I'm walking the dog.

And what about its requiring the right side, not the left? I'm tired
of the left side being picked on.