k0ua
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On the other side of the chassis.
How many of you fix your own TVs?
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On the other side of the chassis.
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Also has reverb....
Also has reverb....
As long as you have basic tools and some mechanical ability, the internet makes fixing just about anything, from cars to appliances, possible.
Google the make and model, and your issue. Most of the time, you will find what you need to know, in a few minutes.
In the case of electronics, when you can't get a PC board, or an exchange repair for a fair price, the parts needed to do you own repair are often for sale in a nice bundle. Or, if you are a little more savvy, you can find them yourself for even less money.
It's pretty easy to solder in something like a power supply transistor, and fix a board for almost nothing.
I once saved a $650 ECM furnace motor by replacing a thermistor on a PC board inside it. It didn't take any special technical knowledge to see the thermistor had turned to charcoal. And, a simple internet search confirmed that it was a common defect. I was cold for a few days waiting for the part to come, but my heart was warmed by the thought that for $3, It was going to be back in business.
Google the make and model, and your issue. Most of the time, you will find what you need to know, in a few minutes.
In the case of electronics, when you can't get a PC board, or an exchange repair for a fair price, the parts needed to do you own repair are often for sale in a nice bundle. Or, if you are a little more savvy, you can find them yourself for even less money.
It's pretty easy to solder in something like a power supply transistor, and fix a board for almost nothing.
I once saved a $650 ECM furnace motor by replacing a thermistor on a PC board inside it. It didn't take any special technical knowledge to see the thermistor had turned to charcoal. And, a simple internet search confirmed that it was a common defect. I was cold for a few days waiting for the part to come, but my heart was warmed by the thought that for $3, It was going to be back in business.
caver
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k0ua
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It was a joke. Three identical replies. Like echo....
That flew right over my head at a high rate of speed!.:laughing:
gonna have to get up awfully early in the morning to pull one on ole Moss.
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We have a TV in our room that I picked up for free along the side of the road, it didn't want to stay on, would flicker on and off. Replaced the power supply board with one off of eBay for 30 bucks and it's been good for a year and a half now.
Aaron Z
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k0ua
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But you have to understand that a lot of people would be afraid to take the back off of the TV even if they could figure out how to do it, and wouldn't know a power supply from a threshing machine. Nor what its purpose in life is. To a lot of people all technology is "black magic". They don't have a clue how anything works, and really don't even want to know.
