Power outage damaged my television?
We had a power outage for about 45 minutes. Had at least a dozen of them over the years.
When the power came back on my TV was making a sound. I unplugged it and plugged back in and still the same sound.
I unplugged it again and waited 30 minutes and plugged it in.
I get the same sound you can hear in this audio file.
The sound occurs with the TV off and the TV will not come on via the power swtich or the cable TV switch.
Any ideas?
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When the power came back on my TV was making a sound. I unplugged it and plugged back in and still the same sound.
I unplugged it again and waited 30 minutes and plugged it in.
I get the same sound you can hear in this audio file.
The sound occurs with the TV off and the TV will not come on via the power swtich or the cable TV switch.
Any ideas?
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@coral47,
Regards, Joe
Regards, Joe
@coral47,
After posting my screenshot, I saw yours...weird! What browser are you using? Maybe it's blocking the link. I tried it here in Chrome 27, Firefox 21, and IE 10...works fine in all three. Regards, Joe
After posting my screenshot, I saw yours...weird! What browser are you using? Maybe it's blocking the link. I tried it here in Chrome 27, Firefox 21, and IE 10...works fine in all three. Regards, Joe
ASKER
This TV has no LED to know if power is on or off.
I've tried the TV's power button and the cable remote and get nothing but the noise.
The cable TV company said they can reprogram the remote, etc. but only if there is a picture.
I'll substitute a little 13 inch TV and see if it works.
If it does and the way you got yours back to working fails, then it is trash I guess.
I have a surge protector on my computer and nothing else in the house.
I've tried the TV's power button and the cable remote and get nothing but the noise.
The cable TV company said they can reprogram the remote, etc. but only if there is a picture.
I'll substitute a little 13 inch TV and see if it works.
If it does and the way you got yours back to working fails, then it is trash I guess.
I have a surge protector on my computer and nothing else in the house.
ASKER
I tried various combinations of holding in, the TV power button and plugging in the cord, and vice versa and no luck.
I replaced the TV with a spare and it plays fine.
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coral47:
I had one do that. I never figured out exactly what it was, but since all TV's now use some electricity (standby mode) even when Off, it had something to do with that ON/Off/Standby circuit. Sometimes it took a time or two for it to turn On (it would slip back into clicking mode).
The TV was a very old one, not anywhere close to a modern model.
So, the TV is not fried, it's just in a clicking mode?
I replaced the TV with a spare and it plays fine.
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coral47:
I had one do that. I never figured out exactly what it was, but since all TV's now use some electricity (standby mode) even when Off, it had something to do with that ON/Off/Standby circuit. Sometimes it took a time or two for it to turn On (it would slip back into clicking mode).
The TV was a very old one, not anywhere close to a modern model.
So, the TV is not fried, it's just in a clicking mode?
>> What browser are you using?
Same as always... FF 3.5.4 on W2Ksp4ru1.
Never had this happen before, though. Going to put my W7 with FF 20 back together shortly, and try that.
>> So, the TV is not fried, it's just in a clicking mode?
Basically. Think of it as a old, weak, circuit breaker. It just "re-trips" every time you flip it back ON. It can't handle the load anymore.
>> The TV was a very old one
: D Mine was a 32" crt from the mid/late-90's.
I finally got tired of fighting with it, and sent it down the road, when a neighbor gave me his 32" crt when he got a flat panel.
edit:
With W7 and FF 20.0.1, I see it.
Very strange, as I can see and get files in other Q's with W2K and FF 3.5.4
That sounds a little different than mine did. Mine was just a steady click- click ...
Yours sounds like your pet gremlin is practicing rifts on his snare drum.
Same as always... FF 3.5.4 on W2Ksp4ru1.
Never had this happen before, though. Going to put my W7 with FF 20 back together shortly, and try that.
>> So, the TV is not fried, it's just in a clicking mode?
Basically. Think of it as a old, weak, circuit breaker. It just "re-trips" every time you flip it back ON. It can't handle the load anymore.
>> The TV was a very old one
: D Mine was a 32" crt from the mid/late-90's.
I finally got tired of fighting with it, and sent it down the road, when a neighbor gave me his 32" crt when he got a flat panel.
edit:
With W7 and FF 20.0.1, I see it.
Very strange, as I can see and get files in other Q's with W2K and FF 3.5.4
That sounds a little different than mine did. Mine was just a steady click- click ...
Yours sounds like your pet gremlin is practicing rifts on his snare drum.
@coral47,
> Never had this happen before
EE recently did some maintenance on its website. Maybe they changed something that is causing your FF 3.5.4 not to see attachments here. Will be interesting to see what happens with your FF 21.
> Never had this happen before
EE recently did some maintenance on its website. Maybe they changed something that is causing your FF 3.5.4 not to see attachments here. Will be interesting to see what happens with your FF 21.
Oops...missed your edit...had my browser window open with your post before the edit. Yes, that is very strange!
ASKER
coral47
So you were able to hear the audio file I uploaded?
I know it had to be changed back to a .wma file.
Steady click click.......
So you were able to hear the audio file I uploaded?
I know it had to be changed back to a .wma file.
Steady click click.......
Yes I heard it.
It had more of a click- click-clickity- clickity-click- clickity-click-click-click
It had more of a click- click-clickity- clickity-click- clickity-click-click-click
ASKER
I'll delay throwing it away and may try it is a few weeks and maybe it will self correct.
Nick,
I wish you the best of luck on this...hoping you don't have to throw it away! Regards, Joe
I wish you the best of luck on this...hoping you don't have to throw it away! Regards, Joe
Thank you much. and good luck. : )
ASKER
I have to allow files extensions to be seen, so I could change the file from a .wma to a .txt so it could be uploaed to EE. To listen to the one minute video you need to change the name to a .wma.
I'm go back to that other question and ask that person to come hear and listen. A continously clicking, and the TV was off when the power went out and was off when the power came back on = should not have damaged anything.
I've been gone 2 hours and tried to plug the TV in and the same sound.
I've never heard that surge protectors were needed for TV's and the power has gone off in my dwelllings over the years at least 20 times and never had any issues.