Emerson Model # TC2555D
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The model of my TV is an Emerson Model # TC2555D. When the power
button is
pushed you can hear a click but it doesn't power up.
Any suggestions?
Thanks Dave
David
it probably has a very weak and poor picture due to a worn out picture tube.
It has been at least three years since I have seen one of those models come
in that did not simply have a worn out picture tube. They would generally
last 2 years under normal usage before the emmision would fall off rapidly
leaving a dim off color picture.
The set needs its power supplies and deflection circuit troubleshot and
repaired to the component level.
David
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KenyD
usually repairs these sets. Maybe $100. As for the picture quality, let
the customer decide.
KenyD
p.s. How can you condemn it when you haven't even assessed it?
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Tom MacIntyre
>Throw it out? Come on now....HOT, 20W stand up resistor and a few caps
>usually repairs these sets. Maybe $100. As for the picture quality, let
>the customer decide.
>
>KenyD
>p.s. How can you condemn it when you haven't even assessed it?
They do often develop bad CRT's, but if the picture was good before
the problem, it may be worth a try.
Tom
David
model alone, all dead. Out of the 47, guess how many had a picture
that was even partially acceptable? ZERO. So like the KNOWN bad
Zentih crt's, this one gets assumed bad until proven otherwise.
Several people called back to complain and demanded money back EVEN
AFTER we told them (and put it in writing on the receipt) there would
be NO guarantee on picture quality after the repair as our experience
was that very few of those looked good. We even would go so far as
hook up the crt checker and give them the readings for emmision which
was NEVER above 25% for the tube. We typically would check the crt's
on every set over 5 years old AND other sets that had a history of
problem crt's before .
It simply is not cost effective to repair the set and then let the
customer decide if they want to pay for the repair. We would
specifically ask the customer to be very honest as to how the picture
quality looked before deciding to ok the estimate. We would also ask
them if the picture looked somewhat green, dim, and other common weak
crt problems to help them think about how it really looked.
BTW this was a $199 tv set when it was brand new (you can replace it
TODAY for $170). As a result we rarely had to go any further than the
counter when the typical customer found out that any typical repair
ran between $75 and $100 and we expected a pre-approval for the $100
OR them leaving a $40 minimum labor diagnostic fee up front with the
tv set.
David
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Tom MacIntyre
>In last years database of tv sets alone, I had to work on 47 of that
>model alone, all dead. Out of the 47, guess how many had a picture
>that was even partially acceptable? ZERO. So like the KNOWN bad
>Zentih crt's, this one gets assumed bad until proven otherwise.
Problem is that it's a small sample, from just a single source, and
there is no objective measure as to what constitutes a bad CRT in this
case.
How many times has a "perfect" gray scale been done, with the contrast
and brightness properly set, etc, and the customer looks at it and
complains that it looked better before, when it was out of focus,
washed out, and colour temperature and balance out to lunch? :-)
Tom