TV just started doing this , whats gone wrong ?

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s8n
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TV just started doing this , whats gone wrong ?

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hi shmups members , my about 14 year old CRT TV just started doing the below...............


if i turn the TV off for 5 mins and then on again it sometimes goes away , other times if i leave that image on there for about 10 mins it just automatically goes back to normal.


anyone know whats happened ? ..........and the million dollar question can it be fixed ?



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kamiboy
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Re: TV just started doing this , whats gone wrong ?

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Sounds like a capacitor issue. If so then easy enough to fix.
gray117
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Bowing; that it comes and goes suggests maybe capacitor problem or perhaps even a bend/crack in solder or pcb somewhere.

Likely it can be fixed, only issue is finding the problem - is likely to be a little difficult to eyeball unless a capacitor is noticeably bulging... tvs also tend to have more boards+caps than your regular arcade monitor chassis.
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s8n
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thanks for your tips kamiboy and gray its much appreciated
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