Zenith on-off
#1
06-27-01, 03:32 PM
Hello,
I bought my mother a Zenith 27" TV some years back ... not many. The set has always worked beautifully. On being moved to a new location, the on-off switch seems to have stopped working. I can't say for sure that the moving was the cause but it's something to consider. Turning on (or attempting to turn on)the TV from the remote or on the set itself results in a low click from the TV but nothing, neither picture nor sound, results. Duplicating the procedure produces no click from the TV. In order to get the click again, I must remove the plug from its outlet and replug before pressing the remote or switch. It doesn't seem that this would be a major breakdown but I'm learning not to be surprised with anything that involves repairs
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Thanks for any light you might shed on this problem. My mother will also appreciate any help. She will turn 91 on July 5th and this is her baby
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I bought my mother a Zenith 27" TV some years back ... not many. The set has always worked beautifully. On being moved to a new location, the on-off switch seems to have stopped working. I can't say for sure that the moving was the cause but it's something to consider. Turning on (or attempting to turn on)the TV from the remote or on the set itself results in a low click from the TV but nothing, neither picture nor sound, results. Duplicating the procedure produces no click from the TV. In order to get the click again, I must remove the plug from its outlet and replug before pressing the remote or switch. It doesn't seem that this would be a major breakdown but I'm learning not to be surprised with anything that involves repairs
.Thanks for any light you might shed on this problem. My mother will also appreciate any help. She will turn 91 on July 5th and this is her baby
.
#2
06-28-01, 07:07 AM
Good Morning, boichick:
I see from another post that this is really a Hitachi TV and not a Zenith.
You say that you moved the set to another location. Was this move local (within the same residence) or did you move it to a new residence?
The reason that I ask this is that Old Smokey has a 27" TV sitting in the living room that was moved to a new residence recently (about 800 miles) and it no longer turns on. In my case, the movers (good old National Van Lines) dropped the thing enroute and imploded the picture tube.
So, please clarify the parameters of your movement of the TV.
Smokey
I see from another post that this is really a Hitachi TV and not a Zenith.
You say that you moved the set to another location. Was this move local (within the same residence) or did you move it to a new residence?
The reason that I ask this is that Old Smokey has a 27" TV sitting in the living room that was moved to a new residence recently (about 800 miles) and it no longer turns on. In my case, the movers (good old National Van Lines) dropped the thing enroute and imploded the picture tube.
So, please clarify the parameters of your movement of the TV.
Smokey
#3
06-28-01, 01:51 PM
Hitachi that doesn't turn on
Good afternoon, Smokey,
What are we going to do with all these 27 inchers that don't turn on?
As far as I know, this set was not dropped. I wouldn't, however, bet my life on movers not dropping anything. There is no external evidence, which might be expected due to it's weight, that the thing was dropped. Is there a quick way to find out if the picture tube has imploded? Would I nevertheless get that click if the picture tube were imploded? You understand that by not turning on, I don't only mean that the picture or sound doesn't come on, but that the on light or led, or whatever it is, doesn't either.
The move, btw, was about 15 to 20 miles but that isn't a function of whether or not the movers dropped the box, is it?
That's the best answer I have for you smokey. Wish I could do better.
Thanks so much for being here, smokey, I wonder if you can imagine how much you are appreciated.
What are we going to do with all these 27 inchers that don't turn on?
As far as I know, this set was not dropped. I wouldn't, however, bet my life on movers not dropping anything. There is no external evidence, which might be expected due to it's weight, that the thing was dropped. Is there a quick way to find out if the picture tube has imploded? Would I nevertheless get that click if the picture tube were imploded? You understand that by not turning on, I don't only mean that the picture or sound doesn't come on, but that the on light or led, or whatever it is, doesn't either.
The move, btw, was about 15 to 20 miles but that isn't a function of whether or not the movers dropped the box, is it?
That's the best answer I have for you smokey. Wish I could do better.
Thanks so much for being here, smokey, I wonder if you can imagine how much you are appreciated.
#4
06-28-01, 02:35 PM
Good Evening, boichik:
I get a little suspicious when I hear the set was moved and even 20 miles is bad enough.
Look at the screen on the TV. Notice anything unusual? Maybe a circular pattern on the screen that looks like dust?
The television industry has blessed us with a picture tube that has a fragile neck. The same television industry puts a multitude of electronics (a deflection transformer, convergeance electronics, and (now I hear) color driver electronics on that fragile glass neck. If the set was not handled correctly, if it was set down hard, etc., the weight of the electronics is enough to snap the neck off the picture tube. The tube has a minor implosion and the vacuum is gone. It may have been just a minor bump and the neck only "cracked".
Smokey says to take to back off the set to make sure the picture tube is intact. All the symptoms you are talking about on this forum say that it is not.
Smokey
I get a little suspicious when I hear the set was moved and even 20 miles is bad enough.
Look at the screen on the TV. Notice anything unusual? Maybe a circular pattern on the screen that looks like dust?
The television industry has blessed us with a picture tube that has a fragile neck. The same television industry puts a multitude of electronics (a deflection transformer, convergeance electronics, and (now I hear) color driver electronics on that fragile glass neck. If the set was not handled correctly, if it was set down hard, etc., the weight of the electronics is enough to snap the neck off the picture tube. The tube has a minor implosion and the vacuum is gone. It may have been just a minor bump and the neck only "cracked".
Smokey says to take to back off the set to make sure the picture tube is intact. All the symptoms you are talking about on this forum say that it is not.
Smokey
