tv problem

paulyoung666 · 30-10-2003, 10:11

this is one for any tv engineers out there , my widesreen tv has gone weird , the picture is there as normal but it appears as though one of the colours is missing giving the screen a funny colour , none of the controls have been altered , it did this once before but leaving it off over night cured it , now this isnt working , is it time for a new one or is it worth getting repaired ????????????

lynx2oo2 · 30-10-2003, 11:22

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

this is one for any tv engineers out there , my widesreen tv has gone weird , the picture is there as normal but it appears as though one of the colours is missing giving the screen a funny colour , none of the controls have been altered , it did this once before but leaving it off over night cured it , now this isnt working , is it time for a new one or is it worth getting repaired ????????????

I'm no tv techie, but it sounds very much like one of your color triggers has packed up, if it has, depending on the age of the set, it may be worth repairing.

See if you can find a local repair shop that will give you a free quote rather than getting an engineer to charge you Ã‚Â£30+ to tell you it's knackered.

Good luck.

ian@huth · 30-10-2003, 11:45

What make is it?
How old is it?
When did you buy it?
Where did you buy it?

paulyoung666 · 30-10-2003, 12:09

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Originally Posted by ianathuth

What make is it?
How old is it?
When did you buy it?
Where did you buy it?

it is a phillips 28" widescreen about 4 years old , so it is well out of guarantee , i have rang a couple of repairers local to me and they reckon it is the tube , if so it is time for the bin and a new one , that reminds me i must check out my contents insurance policy

ian@huth · 30-10-2003, 12:47

omg, you should warn the guests at your party not to put drinks on top of the tele because they may get knocked over and damage the tele.

paulyoung666 · 30-10-2003, 13:09

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Originally Posted by ianathuth

omg, you should warn the guests at your party not to put drinks on top of the tele because they may get knocked over and damage the tele.

could always blame the kids i suppose

paulyoung666 · 30-10-2003, 17:21

anyway , i have had a tv engineer around this afternoon and he reckons after poking around in the back it is indeed the tube , now heres the weird thing he offered to clean it for me at a cost of Ã‚Â£35 , so i am thinking to myself clean it , seems weird so i said leave it for now and i will see what the wife wants to do , so he says fair enough puts it back together and leaves , now here is the really weird bit , before he came the tv was working ok the picture was fine but the control to alter the amount of colour wasnt working , i.e. you couldnt make it show black and white , after he went the amopunt of colour can be altered and the picture itself looks a damned sight better than it did , so that leaves me wondering if all that wanted doing was a few contacts cleaning here and there ???????????? , anyway i am waiting for someone to come here and tell me i am wrong and no doubt when i turn the tv on in the morning it wont be working properly again

Tricky · 30-10-2003, 17:23

Do you still get dry solder joints anymore? - Could be that a break in the solder has now been put back in place making a better connection?

paulyoung666 · 30-10-2003, 17:53

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Originally Posted by Tricky

Do you still get dry solder joints anymore? - Could be that a break in the solder has now been put back in place making a better connection?

maybe , i know that he pulled a few connections apart and cleaned them so maybe that sorted it out , who knows , it works at least for now , who cares

lynx2oo2 · 31-10-2003, 08:02

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Originally Posted by paulyoung666

it is a phillips 28" widescreen about 4 years old , so it is well out of guarantee , i have rang a couple of repairers local to me and they reckon it is the tube , if so it is time for the bin and a new one , that reminds me i must check out my contents insurance policy

If you decide to chuck it, let me know, I will be waiting by you window for you to throw it out !!!

paulyoung666 · 01-11-2003, 09:07

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Originally Posted by lynx2oo2

If you decide to chuck it, let me know, I will be waiting by you window for you to throw it out !!!

you might have to wait a while it is behaving at the moment

although maybe i shouldnt have said that

05-11-2003, 14:55

did he take the board off the back of the tube. These contacts can be bad at times. Age old trick of a TV eng was to take the board off the back of the tube, discharge the tube, connect a box of tricks up to the tube which heats the guns up and burnt the skin of the phosphur and then put it back together. Often looked like a new TV.

paulyoung666 · 05-11-2003, 15:20

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Originally Posted by gary_580

did he take the board off the back of the tube. These contacts can be bad at times. Age old trick of a TV eng was to take the board off the back of the tube, discharge the tube, connect a box of tricks up to the tube which heats the guns up and burnt the skin of the phosphur and then put it back together. Often looked like a new TV.

yeah he did remove the board and clean the contacts , he offered to clean the tube for Ã‚Â£35 as well but i said i would hang on , anyway it is still working ok , damn i said it again

:p :p :p :p :p

06-11-2003, 10:24

If it plays up again and your not looking for an excuse to change the TV it is worth getting the tube cleaned. However it is a bit of a hit and miss affair, no guarantees but i've seen TV's go on for another 5yrs+ after the guns in the tube being cleaned

albone · 07-11-2003, 20:09

best idea is to weigh up the pro's and the con's and work out if the cheaper option is to clean it or cut your losses and go for a new one but four years ain't that old! years ago the tube pins could be bent to make a better connection it may be what this bloke has done making things better now and the offer of a clean up as a precaution.