gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) (09/13/90)
I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that didn't help. Anyone have suggestions as to why it may be doing this? Thanks -- Internet: Gordon.Edwards@Atlanta.NCR.COM NCR Corporation UUCP: uunet!ncrlnk!ncratl!gedwards 2651 Satellite Blvd. Amateur Radio: N4VPH Duluth, GA 30136
reddy@mips.COM (T.S. Reddy) (09/13/90)
In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on >for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on >for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that >didn't help. > >Anyone have suggestions as to why it may be doing this? > >Thanks > >-- >Internet: Gordon.Edwards@Atlanta.NCR.COM NCR Corporation I had the same problem with my KV27XBR10 (I had posted it to this newsgroup a few months ago). The problem was traced to a faulty relay on the power supply board. The Sony serviceman replaced it and my set's been working fine since. -- T.S.Reddy e-mail: reddy@mips.com
rainer@boulder.Colorado.EDU (Rainer Malzbender) (09/14/90)
In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on >for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on >for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that >didn't help. > ... (plea for help deleted and ignored) Hey, consider it a blessing. A few years ago my TV went on the fritz and I didn't bother to fix it. Haven't gotten as much reading and other stuff done before or since. Now I gotta watch Twin Peaks, though. -- Rainer Malzbender "Having a deep aversion to useless complication, Dept. of Physics God naturally chose the antisymmetric tensor U. of Colorado, Boulder as His medium of expression." - M. Schwartz
romeo@argus.Tymnet.COM (Michael Stimac) (09/14/90)
In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on >for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on >for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that >didn't help. > Our Sony TV has exactly the same symptons. ????? michael stimac
os9john@gkcl.ists.ca (John Beveridge) (09/14/90)
I'd rather suspect something in the power supply is getting a tad too
warm and shutting itself down. (Don't some regulator chips have
tempurature protection circuits?) Or, there just might be a "cold"
solder joint somewhere.
Undoubtedly, some techno-wizard will supply the correct answer, and
soon.
.....jb
I claim full responsibilty | What goes around, comes around.
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- os9john@gkcl.ists.ca - ists!gkcl.ists.ca!os9john -robin@uhccux.uhcc.Hawaii.Edu (Robin Amano) (09/14/90)
In article <3802@tymix.UUCP> romeo@argus.Tymnet.COM (Michael Stimac) writes: >In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >>I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >>random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on >>for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on > >Our Sony TV has exactly the same symptons. >michael stimac Maybe someone opened a beer can near by! Sorry couldn't resist. Does your TV have a sleep switch? Sometimes I hit mine by accident, one hour later zap it turns off. I'm not saying you're hitting it by accident but maybe your remote control is faulty and setting it off or maybe the sleep circuitry is faulty. My Sony has a sleep light on the front to say that it is on. But, something could be wrong with that too. Ask Sony they are usually good at selling schematics or giving tips.
john@qip.UUCP (John Moore) (09/14/90)
In article <3802@tymix.UUCP> romeo@argus.Tymnet.COM (Michael Stimac) writes: ]In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: ]>I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at ]>random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on ]>for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on ]>for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that ]>didn't help. If it has a remote control, the following story may be of some help. I used to get cable (back when I lived in town) and had a remove control cable box. It would occasionally change channels on its own. Replacing a defective flourescent light in the room cured the problem. If you know where the remote sensor is, try covering it with something for a while and see if it is still stopping. -- John Moore HAM:NJ7E/CAP:T-Bird 381 {ames!ncar!noao!asuvax,mcdphx}!anasaz!john USnail: 7525 Clearwater Pkwy, Scottsdale,AZ 85253 anasaz!john@asuvax.eas.asu.edu Voice: (602) 951-9326 Wishful Thinking: Long palladium, Short Petroleum Opinion: Support ALL of the bill of rights, INCLUDING the 2nd amendment!
jtl@chinet.chi.il.us (Joe Lynn) (09/14/90)
In article <41477@mips.mips.COM> reddy@mips.COM (T.S. Reddy) writes: >In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >>I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >>random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on >>for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on >>for about a minute. I tried using a surge protector but that >>didn't help. >> > I had the same problem with my KV27XBR10 (I had posted it to this >newsgroup a few months ago). The problem was traced to a faulty relay >on the power supply board. The Sony serviceman replaced it and my >set's been working fine since. I had the *same* problem, too, on my KV20TS20. In my case, it seemed like the power switch was broken (no play in it at all). This happened a month after I got the set. After going around for three months with American Express (no, they *didn't* replace the set for me-- damned liars), Sony (who had a *60-day* lead time on any repair), and the store that I bought it from, I finally got rid of the thing, vowing to stay away from Sony for a long time. (Sony has discontinued this model, by the way.) The store where I bought the set (Polk Bros. in Chicago) replaced it for me with a Panasonic CTL-2063S. Haven't had one single problem with the thing in 6 months. --Joe Lynn
commgrp@silver.ucs.indiana.edu (BACS Data Communications Group) (09/14/90)
In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >random times while your watching it... Maybe you're playing it too loud and your neighbors are zapping it with their remote controls through the window. :-) :-) Plastic Jesi are more cost-effective than surge suppressors. Surge protectors do nothing when the line voltage goes too low. My Sony TV has the opposite problem: When I push the power button to turn it off, it comes back on unless I hold the switch long enough for the filter capacitors to discharge. -- Frank Reid reid@ucs.indiana.edu
michael@fe2o3.UUCP (Michael Katzmann) (09/15/90)
In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: >I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at >random times while your watching it. Could be a power supply problem related to the flyback - switchmode. Try powering the logic stuff of a separtate supply for a while and see what happens. Perhaps you should get one of those TV sets that fix themselves..... a "christian science monitor" --------------------------------------------------------------------- email to UUCP: uunet!mimsy!{arinc,fe2o3}!vk2bea!michael _ _ _ _ Amateur | VK2BEA (Australia) ' ) ) ) / // Radio | G4NYV (United Kingdom) / / / o _. /_ __. _ // Stations| NV3Z (United States) / ' (_<_(__/ /_(_/|_</_</_ Michael Katzmann Broadcast Sports Technology. 2135 Espey Ct. #4 Crofton Md. 21114 USA Ph: +1 301 721 5151
rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu (Rick Brink) (09/22/90)
From article <4520@qip.UUCP>, by john@qip.UUCP (John Moore): > In article <3802@tymix.UUCP> romeo@argus.Tymnet.COM (Michael Stimac) writes: > ]In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes: > ]>I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at > ]>random times while your watching it. Sometimes it will stay on > I used to get cable (back when I lived in town) and had a remove control > cable box. It would occasionally change channels on its own. Replacing > a defective flourescent light in the room cured the problem. > I've got the same problem, remote control sears tv, but the remote is ultrasonic not IR. The thing is designed so you cannot defeat the remote circuits. Any ideas before I junk the thing? Please reply to me, I don't get to read the list often... rbrink@hubcap.clemson.edu @ '