TV switching on from standby

Excuse me being a bit off topic but...........

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own. At first I thought it might be my Philips
Pronto playing tricks so I took it to bed with me and the tele was back on
in the morning so not that.
I think there was a recall on my model to replace a dodgey power switch so I
tend to just put it in standby with the remote to save wear on the switch.

Anybody know why this is and if it is a sign of anything more serious about
to happen? (Like flames)!

Regards, Nige

"Periproct" wrote in message
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Excuse me being a bit off topic but...........

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own. At first I thought it might be my Philips
Pronto playing tricks so I took it to bed with me and the tele was back on
in the morning so not that.
I think there was a recall on my model to replace a dodgey power switch so
I
tend to just put it in standby with the remote to save wear on the switch.

Anybody know why this is and if it is a sign of anything more serious
about
to happen? (Like flames)!

Regards, Nige

You could get somebody around to attempt a repair, but given its age it is
probably not worth it.

I suggest unplugging it when you go to bed, which will allay your fears of
flames when asleep and will prevent it from switching on.


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John Porcella

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own.

Does it have a standby timer? IF so, perhaps that got turned on
accidentally.

John

"Periproct" wrote in message
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Excuse me being a bit off topic but...........

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own. At first I thought it might be my Philips
Pronto playing tricks so I took it to bed with me and the tele was back on
in the morning so not that.
I think there was a recall on my model to replace a dodgey power switch so
I
tend to just put it in standby with the remote to save wear on the switch.

Anybody know why this is and if it is a sign of anything more serious
about
to happen? (Like flames)!

Regards, Nige



This 17 year old tv has given you extremely good service.
It will be the same as an old car - repair it and another fault
will appear.

Throw it away and buy a new one.

Regards

Has it got anything like a touch sensitive switch? There used to be
switches on older TVs that looked like two metal strips and when you
"pressed" them, your finger made the contact and thus activated the switch.
These can get to be dirty and the dirt and grime conducts sufficiently to
make a contact.

Also, many of the switches on TVs work in a similar manner but with a button
that has a small rubber pad with some conductor on the back. The inside of
your TV is probably very dirty and this dirt may be making the contact.
Unfortunately in this case you would have to strip the case down to clean
the contacts which is possible but not a job for the feint hearted. And
don't forget to unplug the set and leave it alone for a couple of hours
before even starting as there are some nasty voltages in the back of these
and you want them to go before you brush up against something!

Seems a pity to discard an otherwise perfect set but be prepared to pay
something like £50.00 to get someone else to sort it out, if you can find
anyone that it. Welcome to the throwaway society - sigh.

Paul DS.

Paul D.Smith wrote:

Also, many of the switches on TVs work in a similar manner but with a button
that has a small rubber pad with some conductor on the back. The inside of
your TV is probably very dirty and this dirt may be making the contact.
Unfortunately in this case you would have to strip the case down to clean
the contacts which is possible but not a job for the feint hearted.

Feint - A deceptive action calculated to divert attention from one's
real purpose.

You *could* try tricking the TV ;o)

Honestly IMO the 'switch off at the wall' approach sounds like the
best.
For this small inconvenience you'll probably get a couple of years more
service out of it, and save power, reduce fire risk etc.
The cost/danger of fixing it doesn't add up.

ALex

"Periproct" wrote in message
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Excuse me being a bit off topic but...........

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own. At first I thought it might be my Philips
Pronto playing tricks so I took it to bed with me and the tele was back on
in the morning so not that.
I think there was a recall on my model to replace a dodgey power switch so
I
tend to just put it in standby with the remote to save wear on the switch.

Anybody know why this is and if it is a sign of anything more serious
about
to happen? (Like flames)!

Regards, Nige



Who ya going to call... Ghostbusters!

Slightly off topic, but maybe helpful: The ancient TV in our bedroom
has no remote control (it's a cheap model from about 20 years ago), but
we have it plugged into an OnDigital freeview box. To turn it off at
night, we've got a remote power socket from Maplin. iirc we paid around
£15 for four (during a promotion). It works off 2.4Ghz radio waves or
whatever it is, instead of infrared, so doesn't need line of sight.
Just another way to keep an old television in surface once you're too
old/fat/lazy to do without a remote

"Heracles Pollux" wrote in message
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"Periproct" wrote in message
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Excuse me being a bit off topic but...........

My elderly Sony Trinitron (1988 vintage) has started to switch itself on
from standby all on its own. At first I thought it might be my Philips
Pronto playing tricks so I took it to bed with me and the tele was back
on
in the morning so not that.
I think there was a recall on my model to replace a dodgey power switch
so I
tend to just put it in standby with the remote to save wear on the
switch.

Anybody know why this is and if it is a sign of anything more serious
about
to happen? (Like flames)!

Regards, Nige



Who ya going to call... Ghostbusters!


:-)

Thanks for all your suggestions.
The switch seems to be a mechanical thing and I assume, seperate from the
'infra red coming out of standby' side of things.
I'll probably keep it going a while longer using the switch on the wall
socket while I keep my eye out for something really sexy to replace it.
The radio sockets from Maplin sound interesting cos the Pronto can do radio
as well but I'll have to look into that.

Regards, Nige