TV on the blink

[jenevers]

My TV standby light is becoming intermittent. Some time it’s lit up and the TV will come on, sometimes I can’t get it to fire up at all.

Might there be something inside that can be tweaked or is it the end of the road?

[rusty69]

Could it be the power supply/transformer rather than the tv itself?

[zenataomm]

Those little LEDs don't last forever just paint it red.

[Dartagnan]

I realise they don’t affect the red light on the tv but what about the batteries in the remote?

[Tony Brooks]

Do you know how to do  factory reset? Modern digital TVs are really computers and they can get their knickers in a twist.

[Ex Brummie]

Is it 12 volt or 240volt? Have you checked the power supply to it?

[jenevers]

20 hours ago, rusty69 said:

Could it be the power supply/transformer rather than the tv itself?

It’s 240v

 

19 hours ago, zenataomm said:

Those little LEDs don't last forever just paint it red.

Yeah but the TV’s not working so painting it red ain’t going to help

 

18 hours ago, Dartagnan said:

I realise they don’t affect the red light on the tv but what about the batteries in the remote?

Batteries are OK

 

16 hours ago, Tony Brooks said:

Do you know how to do  factory reset? Modern digital TVs are really computers and they can get their knickers in a twist.

Interesting. I’ll look into that. Trouble is I can’t get the TV on so I don’t see how I could do a reset.

9 hours ago, Ex Brummie said:

Is it 12 volt or 240volt? Have you checked the power supply to it?

I’ll change the cable. The fuse is OK.

Edited February 19, 2018 by jenevers

[jenevers]

Had a look ont’internet and other people have had problems with swollen capacitors with this model, so it looks like new TV time. Can’t complain after 10 years use.

[WotEver]

4 hours ago, jenevers said:

Trouble is I can’t get the TV on so I don’t see how I could do a reset.

With TVs, routers etc it’s generally pull the power, wait 10 secs, re-apply power. 

[john6767]

Funnily the TV in our bedroom at home, 240V obviously, flailed last week.  Completely dead, and when I took the back off there was 240 onto the power supply but as far as I could tell nothing coming out of it.  Bought a new swish bigger smart TV from Currys for £200, not worth looking at repairing the old one.

[zenataomm]

11 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Funnily the TV in our bedroom at home, 240V obviously, flailed last week.  Completely dead, and when I took the back off there was 240 onto the power supply but as far as I could tell nothing coming out of it.  Bought a new swish bigger smart TV from Currys for £200, not worth looking at repairing the old one.

I hope your bedroom is big, a flailing TV sounds dangerous.

[dccruiser]

2 hours ago, jenevers said:

Had a look ont’internet and other people have had problems with swollen capacitors with this model, so it looks like new TV time. Can’t complain after 10 years use.

Whereabouts are you?i have a spare 26" tv sat doing nothing if its any good to you,  i was going to donate to the next charity shop i come across

Rick

 

[john6767]

19 minutes ago, dccruiser said:

Whereabouts are you?i have a spare 26" tv sat doing nothing if its any good to you,  i was going to donate to the next charity shop i come across

Rick

 

Watch on on that, at least round here the charity shops will not accept anything that is electrical as that would have to PAT test them, and it is just not worth it to them.

[philjw]

Someone on here said that he/she was taking stuff to a charity shop and a TV to the dump. The shop grabbed the TV, not to sell but to recycle for parts. It gets them some money.

[dccruiser]

15 minutes ago, john6767 said:

Watch on on that, at least round here the charity shops will not accept anything that is electrical as that would have to PAT test them, and it is just not worth it to them.

I actually have my own PAT tester so can certify it if needs be  

Rick

[jenevers]

20 hours ago, WotEver said:

With TVs, routers etc it’s generally pull the power, wait 10 secs, re-apply power. 

Done that at least 20 times!

 

19 hours ago, dccruiser said:

Whereabouts are you?i have a spare 26" tv sat doing nothing if its any good to you,  i was going to donate to the next charity shop i come across

Rick

 

Thanks for the kind offer, but the wheels are already in motion for a new TV