Tv suddenly stopped working. plugged it into
Hello,
When you stay the TV stopped working, do you mean it doesn't turn on any more? If yes, your TV has developed a power problem.
We don't stay in the same area, so I wouldn't know precisely where you can get it repaired. But you could read through the below and see if you can fix this yourself, or ask a family or friend that has the ability to help you out or assist you as two good heads are better than one.
The
issue you describe is consistent with a power supply board issue. This
is the board where the AC goes to. This problem may have occurred as a
result of irregular power supply, or excess power supply or power surge.
The
TV is receiving current but cannot circulate or transfer the current to
other necessary part of the TV because of the defective power supply
board. You might be lucky it's just a blow fuse. Also a defective
transformer can cause your TV not to power on.
All these can be checked on the power supply board.
But
more often bad capacitors causes problem on the power supply board. I
do not think the power board needs replacement, rather those defective
capacitors is causing this issue. Open unit up and take a look at the
power supply board.You will probably see one or more electrolytic filter
capacitors that are bulged up in the top-not perfectly flat like the
others.
The value of these capacitors will be different, most
likely they will be somewhere around-820 to 2200uF/25 V( or /10V
sometimes)
You can replace them with same values but I would
recommend the voltage rating to be higher(like 35V for an original 25V)
for reliability purposes.
What happens is,these bulged top
capacitors will cause a low and unfiltered DC voltage=main board will
malfunction(the relay will keep clicking until the caps are holding
enough charge to bring the voltage up over a threshold point).
You
can buy these capacitors at any Fry's or Radioshack store or you can
order them online at vendors like "mcmelectronics.com"(look for
electrolytic capacitors). After replacing these capacitor(capacitors)
most likely the normal operation will be restored. Or you can by a
refurbished complete power board to save you some stress.
Note:
There may be also some other causes for this symptom ,like a defective T
con board ,or main board,but the bulged top capacitors are the most
common cause for this issue.
If you don't know about TV
repairers, take the TV to the nearest repairman to fix the fault for
you. Also, note that TV stores a lot of current, so wait a while before
opening the TV back cover.
I hope this helps.
Regards.