tv trouble

95teetee said

this.

I had a broken TV sitting in my basement -it had fallen (about a foot) off a box it was sitting on, and quit working-I figured maybe a connector had dislodged or something. I decided to pop it apart and have a look (it had been sitting for about 10 years, give or take).

Something in there, when I touched it, nearly sent me across the room. Some of those capacitors can hold a charge for a long time :D

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Yeah, they dont call it a "fly-back transformer" for nothing, thats what it usually makes you do when you touch it. There is a way to discharge those, I thing you unplug it, and turn the power switch on mechanically, or hold the power button in for about 10 seconds. Supposed to discharge it, but be careful in there. There are a few fuses in there, usually ceramic style. Nice thing about CRT's is they last for 20 years EZ, no telling how long that Wally mart Vizio LCD will. We are already seeing plasmas go dark. I bought the last HD CRT Toshiba sold because its on 12 hours a day with 2 kids and a stay at home wife. It should outlast most newer tech TV's by 2 fold at least.