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Lacjack · 06-21-2004, 09:19 PM

Hey hey,
I just aquired a RCA colortrak plus from my friend. He gave it to me because it simply won't turn on. It is a very straightfoward problem it seems, no picture=big problem, but I wanted to look into the problem more to see if it can be cheaply repaired. Has anyone run into this problem with a 5ish year old RCA television? If so what was wrong, or if you know how it can be fixed that'd be great. Trying to narrow down the problem as best I can before fiddling with the innards of it.

Scorpion23 · 06-21-2004, 10:42 PM

Well, it's a long shot but worth looking into due to ease of repair.
I had an old 27" RCA that experienced the same problem. The power button on the front was used so much that the switch was knocked off the board, although the plastic part of the button still felt like it worked. At the same time, it bent back the IR receiver on the board so you couldn't turn it on by remote either.

Simple fix, just bent the IR port back and didn't worry about replacing the manual power button. Odds are this isn't your problem though. Let us know how it turns out.

BTW: Please don't open TVs if you don't know all the safety precautions, it's very easy to get hurt or killed in an instant.

Lacjack · 06-22-2004, 09:24 AM

Thanks for the warning, I wouldn't try to work with the core of the electronics, what with fear of death and all, but I will try to see if my problem is similar to yours.

06-21-2004, 09:19 PM	#1 (permalink)
Lacjack Banned Join Date: Apr 2004	RCA TV Troubles Hey hey, I just aquired a RCA colortrak plus from my friend. He gave it to me because it simply won't turn on. It is a very straightfoward problem it seems, no picture=big problem, but I wanted to look into the problem more to see if it can be cheaply repaired. Has anyone run into this problem with a 5ish year old RCA television? If so what was wrong, or if you know how it can be fixed that'd be great. Trying to narrow down the problem as best I can before fiddling with the innards of it.

06-21-2004, 10:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
Scorpion23 Psycho Join Date: May 2003	Well, it's a long shot but worth looking into due to ease of repair. I had an old 27" RCA that experienced the same problem. The power button on the front was used so much that the switch was knocked off the board, although the plastic part of the button still felt like it worked. At the same time, it bent back the IR receiver on the board so you couldn't turn it on by remote either. Simple fix, just bent the IR port back and didn't worry about replacing the manual power button. Odds are this isn't your problem though. Let us know how it turns out. BTW: Please don't open TVs if you don't know all the safety precautions, it's very easy to get hurt or killed in an instant. __________________ "Empirically observed covariation is a necessary but not sufficient condition for causality" - Edward Tufte

06-22-2004, 09:24 AM	#3 (permalink)
Lacjack Banned Join Date: Apr 2004	Thanks for the warning, I wouldn't try to work with the core of the electronics, what with fear of death and all, but I will try to see if my problem is similar to yours.