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Re: [LUG] OT: Scavenging from a TV

 

On 21/02/18 13:55, Tom wrote:
On 21/02/18 12:05, Julian Hall wrote:
It depends what you mean by 'died'. Does the power sound like it comes on? Any lights? Does the screen come on at all? Was it on and suddenly stop working?

Julian

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum

On 21/02/18 08:48, Tom via list wrote:
Our 4 year old 32" Panasonic TV just died and I was wondering if its worth prising it apart to see if anything can be scavenged (or indeed convert it to a monitor - the screens seems OK). Anyone tried this of late?

Tom te tom te tom




For a week or two it wouldnt switch on in the morning from standby - you had to switch it off and back on. Then it would start ok and then turn itself off and sit there with a flashing green LED (the one that goes red on standby) for about 5 minutes then go black and then start flashing again. I've googled it but no luck. Search for parts drew an 'out of stock' even though its only 4 years old.

Tom te tom te tom


Consumer driven world.. they want you to send it back for repair or buy a new one, so they don't make parts available, or decided it's too old (yes I know!) and discontinued spares. It does sound as if the PSU slowly died and then finally gave up.

Julian

Si Vis Pacem, Para Bellum


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