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I turn tv on . I hear a clicking sound and red light starts blinking. Got it fixed one time and tech told me the main board needs to be replaced. He is asking around $300. My ? is it worth it and could i probably by the part and be able to do it myself.
We cannot get tv to turn on!!! If we use the on/off button the red light
starts blinking and we also get a clicking sound. In trying to get the tv
to turn on, we unplug the tv and wait 10 seconds and plug back in. This
can sometimes take hours. Please let us know what to do and how
much it would take to repair and if we could possibly repair ourselves.
We have only had this tv for probably five years. I bought it brand new
and spent $2,000.00 on it. I cant believe that this item, costing as much
as it did, would only last 5 years. If that's the case, you better believe
I will never buy a Toshiba product again and let everyone else know
what a bad product it is.
Please get back to meWe cannot get tv to turn on!!! If we use the on/off button the red light
starts blinking and we also get a clicking sound. In trying to get the tv
to turn on, we unplug the tv and wait 10 seconds and plug back in. This
can sometimes take hours. Please let us know what to do and how
much it would take to repair and if we could possibly repair ourselves.
We have only had this tv for probably five years. I bought it brand new
and spent $2,000.00 on it. I cant believe that this item, costing as much
as it did, would only last 5 years. If that's the case, you better believe
I will never buy a Toshiba product again and let everyone else know
what a bad product it is.
Have the same problem with my Toshiba... It's ashame that toshiba has not recalled this problem with the blinking light burn out .....Have the same problem with my Toshiba... It's ashame that toshiba has not recalled this problem with the blinking light burn out .....
AnonymousAug 27, 2008
I've had the same problem. Its happened at least 4 times now and I'm tired of it. Toshiba knows they have a problem. Maybe when it burns someones house down they'll decide to recall this.I've had the same problem. Its happened at least 4 times now and I'm tired of it. Toshiba knows they have a problem. Maybe when it burns someones house down they'll decide to recall this.
Same problem - can it be fixed short of taking it to a TV repair shop. I've had good luck fixing other elctronic units as long as they're discreet components.
Same problem - can it be fixed short of taking it to a TV repair shop. I've had good luck fixing other elctronic units as long as they're discreet components.
AnonymousFeb 15, 2009
Me Too, I replaced the convergenvce chips about two years ago, looks like I'll have to replace again. This time it happened when I left the X-Box on overnight. Me Too, I replaced the convergenvce chips about two years ago, looks like I'll have to replace again. This time it happened when I left the X-Box on overnight.
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I had the same similar problem and through the process of unplugging and re-plugging the set I finally got the set to come on and stay on, then smoke started coming from the back of the tv from a convergence chip. What I found out was that the chip shorted out tripping the tv safety and I overcame that burning the bad chip completely out eliminating the short but with the blue color off. The chips generally are only $5-10 from partstore.com -
BTW - I think this is one of the better picture quality projection tv's out there compared to my hitachi, sony, and rca and even a friend's mitsubishi.
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Hi Sai,
You have done what you could do. Here on please let the TV tech take over. Because you need to check the power board and the main board with a multi meter before diagnosing the fault. Good Luck.
Short circuited component/s at its main board. These blinks [flashes] are fault indication (Error Codes).From the number of blinks occur at one time switch ON, you can get an idea about the faulty circuit stage inside it.This will make repair easy.These are called blinking codes. Make sure about the exact number of blinking of the standby/power led, by switching On & OFF the set, for at least two times.Count it carefully.If you wish to get some details, check the site linked here.It has details about blinking codes, and fault locating, to many popular brand TVs and other devices.Viewing it in "Mosaic" will make surf easy. http://electronicshelponline.blogspot.com/
Blinking codes details to many popular brand TVs are given.
Samsung told me this was a common problem and I would have to have it serviced by an authorized repair facility. My problem ended up being the internal power supply, but they also told me the main boards burn up.
the only way is by bringing to a tech.i think there is no need fro self-fixing with problems like this.try tapping the tv several times then turn it on.
I just had this problem fixed. In my case, it was because the insulation on the CRTs was cracked, and when it would warm up, the shielding would separate and would let 5000 volts arc across the main board. This, obviously, damaged the board. The tech didn't catch the arcing right away, so they replaced the main board twice before they used a high-temp RTV to patch the insulation.
The power-cycling was a result of the damaged board.
The point of this story is that the broken part may be a symptom of the real problem.
Moe,You have several Broken Conns via your Mother Board after doing about 500 in the Past 8 yrs,What you need to do is Get a Magnifying Glass and look at the Bottom of the Main Board and look for Ring Breaks around Conns *Note,Any thing on a HeatSink or Plug Conns,Will be Checked First,Use 60/40 Solder and a low heat soldering Pencil to Fix
Good Luck ttech
We cannot get tv to turn on!!! If we use the on/off button the red light
starts blinking and we also get a clicking sound. In trying to get the tv
to turn on, we unplug the tv and wait 10 seconds and plug back in. This
can sometimes take hours. Please let us know what to do and how
much it would take to repair and if we could possibly repair ourselves.
We have only had this tv for probably five years. I bought it brand new
and spent $2,000.00 on it. I cant believe that this item, costing as much
as it did, would only last 5 years. If that's the case, you better believe
I will never buy a Toshiba product again and let everyone else know
what a bad product it is.
Please get back to me
mine does same red + looks like an x on some # red show up on part of sceen
Ditto for ours two....
Have the same problem with my Toshiba... It's ashame that toshiba has not recalled this problem with the blinking light burn out .....
I've had the same problem. Its happened at least 4 times now and I'm tired of it. Toshiba knows they have a problem. Maybe when it burns someones house down they'll decide to recall this.
Same problem - can it be fixed short of taking it to a TV repair shop. I've had good luck fixing other elctronic units as long as they're discreet components.
Me Too, I replaced the convergenvce chips about two years ago, looks like I'll have to replace again. This time it happened when I left the X-Box on overnight.
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