grundigblues
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Oct 4, 2004, 7:48 AM
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Grundig picture failure & arcing / burning smell
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I have a grundig 14" portable (manufactured 1992) which was working great until one day recently when the picture suddenly went from full screen down to postcard size with distortion and colour 'wobble' - followed by a burning smell and some smoke from the rear grille. I turned it off, left it for a few minutes, then tried to switch on again. the red led standby light came on, but no picture or sound, and the sound of arcing and more burning accompanied by a small amout of smoke from the rear grille again. so I powered off and plugged out. The arcing / smoke was coming from a location to the left of the tube (as you look at the tv from the front) and about halfway between the front and back, so I presume it's not a tube fault.
Anybody have any suggestions as to the cause ? Could it be a simple component failure, or is it likely to be a complex (and expensive) replacement, which might not be worthwhile on an aging set (although it has relatively very little work done).
many thanks.
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