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    Any TV repairmen in the house?

    Sup?

    OK, i have a RCA HD52W59 CRT rear projection TV, its a little over a year old(mft date aug 2005) turned it on yesterday afternoon and had it on for about 10 min. and heard this loud "snap" the only way i can describe this sound would be the sound of a pebble hitting the winsheild of your car,,,only LOUD. i didn't notice any burning smell or anything, so i didn't think much about it maybe a surge from the air conditoner in the other room or something,,so i watched it for 20 ,30 more min. then turned it off,,,,,, last night it was on for about 3 hrs. all good.... Today i turn it on and it is on for like 5 min .......SNAP.....i hear it again then about 3 min. later the TV shuts off. I turn it back on and all i get is a little "whistle" type sound and the power button will light, it will then repeat this sequence 3 times total then it is off.

    Is this some sort of troubleshooting code ? like a cars will "ding" out a check engine code? could it be one of the bulbs have blown?

    I've done the unplug it and let it reset thing to no avail,
    I also took the back pannel off and looked,,,i didnt see/smell anything burnt, and the fuse next to the power cord is still good.

    Any ideas as to what it might be? Are these symtoms common? High dollar fix?

    any input would be greatly appreciated .

    MOSH ON
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  • #2
    Though I'm not a TV repairman, most things TV wise tend to be not worth it to repair (I know this from experince). Just a thing to keep in mind.

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    • #3
      "Snaps" can be a number of things. A component like a resistor or capacitor could have shorted.

      Overheating, dust, even nicotine build up can cause this to happen. Being a projection TV it could even be the hydrolics.

      You should still be within warranty on it, hopefully. Give the manufacturer a call and see what they say.
      Whataya Mean I Don't Support The System? I Go To Court When I Have To!

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      • #4
        If you cannot warranty it... dump it. The cost to replace would be close to what it would cost to get a new one.

        -Nate
        Insert annoying equipment list here....

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        • #5
          If it's out of warranty, don't necessarily give up on it. Ask around & see if anyone knows of a good reputable repair guy in your area. I just had 2 TVs fixed for $60 each. Both had crapped out completely, no picture. My dad knew a great retired Navy guy that runs a small shop out of his house, mainly specializing in marine electronics like radar & navigation equipment, but he can fix anything. He charged a flat $35 to diagnose the problem & called to let me know what was up before going any further. The kicker was that he applies the $35 to the repair if you agree to go ahead. Turned out one of the TVs had some bad solder joints that had given out, and the other needed some $2 part replaced. He turned them both around the same day for about $25 on top of the diagnosis. I tried to pay him more & he wouldn't take it! My first thought had been to dump them both & get new ones, like the guys above said, but I'm glad I didn't. Hopefully, you're lucky & have a guy like this in your area. I've heard nothing but horror stories from people taking out-of-warranty stuff to places like Circuit City, and that's where I think the whole idea about it being better to just throw stuff away comes from.

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          • #6
            I can fix it. My dad's a TV repairman... he's got the ultimate set of tools.
            Sorry, I watched Fast Times At Ridgemont High last night on Comedy Central.
            I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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            • #7
              We're tired of hearing about your tools, Joe!
              "Quiet, numbskulls, I'm broadcasting!" -Moe Howard, "Micro-Phonies" (1945)

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              • #8
                But they're ultimate! :ROTF:
                I feel my soul go cold... only the dead are smiling.

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                • #9
                  A loud snap like that is usually with the high voltage of the TV set which is associated with one of the flyback transformers. A rear projection TV set is basicly 3 TV sets in one, so it has 3 flybacks. My guess is that it started to arc over. A few times of doing that drew enough power through one of the other componenets to shut it off.

                  A quick search of that that model number tells me that's a 52". Absolutely worth repairing if not within the warranty.

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                  • #10
                    No tv repairman here.
                    If it starts acting up while under warranty I'll get it repaired.
                    If it starts acting up after the warranty runs out I end up just buying another one. Cost concerns? Anymore these days with all these new TV's much easier to buy a new one once it starts acting up, its about the same cost wise to just get a new one. Repairs on these puppies aren't cheap anymore.
                    Peace, Love and Happieness and all that stuff...

                    "Anyone who tries to fling crap my way better have a really good crap flinger."

                    I personally do not care how it was built as long as it is a good playing/sounding instrument.

                    Yes, there's a bee in the pudding.

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                    • #11
                      Sup?

                      yep its a 52",,, i had bought it used anyway so there was never a warranty for me anyway. I had just recently moved it also,, it had traveled about 18 mi. but it was a relatively smooth ride and i had taken it real slow, i never got over 40/45. i had wondered if maybe something had got rattled in the move. we have a guy that is about 10 miles away that has a shop, i'm gonna call tomorow to see what it will run. i had bought our Sylvaina 60 in. from him abought 5 years ago for 500 bucks and so far(knocks on wood) it is still running good. I've got 500 in this one also so hopefully i can get it fixed for under 200. I remembered reading about some of the guys here were service techs. and figured i'd see if anyone had any insight.,, i just couldn't find the discussion via the search.

                      MOSH ON
                      DAVE
                      "It's because the speed of light is superior to the speed of sound that so many people look shiny before they actually sound stupid"

                      "All pleasure comes at someone Else's expense"

                      The internet is where, The men are men, the women are men, and the children are FBI agents.

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                      • #12
                        I had a power surge that took out my 50" Toshiba.
                        Was ready to chuck it once the estimates came in.
                        I said screw it and opened her up... not like I could have done any more damage. I had sound, but no picture. Turns out that a $1.35 fuse on the main board blew.
                        I just went over every component and all the fuses with a meter and found the problem. I got lucky.
                        -Rick

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                        • #13
                          Most likely 1 of a possible 3 things
                          Flyback transformers
                          Capacitors popping and venting
                          Internal glass fuse shattering (this would also occur if the transformers were arcing.
                          Bring it in to be repaired. It might not be that expensive. The parts are cheap. Its all labor and diagnosis.

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