Anyone know much about TV repair?

[Kaido]

The component input went out on my 32" CRT TV. Everything else works - RF, composite, s-video. I've tried swapping cables & sources to no avail. Anyone know how much it is to get the Component fixed, or how to fix it?

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Do you get a blank screen?
Blue screen?
Purple screen?
Black screen?
Do you see an image but the color is whacked?
What happens if you tweak on the jack? (Grab the cables and apply pressure up, down, left, right)
Does it matter if the source is 480p or 1080i?

 

[FoBoT]

if the jacks have just come unsoldered, then it should be cheap if done by the right person

otherwise, who knows, $100 ? $1000? you might as well live without it until you get a flatty

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy
Do you get a blank screen?
Blue screen?
Purple screen?
Black screen?
Do you see an image but the color is whacked?
What happens if you tweak on the jack? (Grab the cables and apply pressure up, down, left, right)
Does it matter if the source is 480p or 1080i?

Blue screen, which is the default color for the TV. Tried yanking on them, I get a little flicker but no image. No HD source, it's just a regular TV. Tried Xbox & DVD player sources. For a week or two before it went out, if I yanked a bit on the jacks/cables to the side, it would come on for awhile. Now it's just gone. The TV is only a couple years old, adult owned and operated.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
if the jacks have just come unsoldered, then it should be cheap if done by the right person

otherwise, who knows, $100 ? $1000? you might as well live without it until you get a flatty

Yeah, that's what I'm wondering - if it's even worth it to get it repaired. Might as well buy a new bubble tv. I use a projector some of the time, the TV is more for regular cable broadcasts and for daytime use.

 

[krunchykrome]

TV's arent expesnive these days. I think it might be a better choice to just buy a new tv altogether.

 

[FoBoT]

yes, that sounds like the jacks have lost their connection. a quick solder job may fix it

 

[Whoozyerdaddy]

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, that sounds like the jacks have lost their connection. a quick solder job may fix it

I concur.

 

[Kaido]

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, that sounds like the jacks have lost their connection. a quick solder job may fix it

I concur.

Any special things to watch out for when opening a TV?

 

[jlbenedict]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, that sounds like the jacks have lost their connection. a quick solder job may fix it

I concur.

Any special things to watch out for when opening a TV?

Leave the tv unplug for a long time, before getting your hands in there..

I'd hate to see someone diving right in, and not realizing all those high, charged up components in a CRT type television..

 

[FoBoT]

Originally posted by: Kaido

Originally posted by: Whoozyerdaddy

Originally posted by: FoBoT
yes, that sounds like the jacks have lost their connection. a quick solder job may fix it

I concur.

Any special things to watch out for when opening a TV?

just getting electrocuted and dying


the tube can keep a very HIGH voltage charge for a very LONG time. there are stories of people messing with Tv's in junk yards and getting shocked

be careful not to touch anything but the low voltage jacks that need fixing

 

[d3n]

Those caps used in the electron gun assemblage are quite nasty

 

[Kaido]

Yeah, that's why I figure I may be better off getting it repaired