When the tv is turned on, the picture does not come on immediately. The screen stays black and the red light on the front of the set will flash on and off. It could take up to 10 minutes for the picture to finally come on. A few times it has not come on at all. Once the picture is on it will work as normal. Why does the picture take so long to come on? Thanks. Thomas

Hello

It is due to your TVs picture tube base socket trouble. Base socket is one that connects the base card with the picutre tube pins. You can locate it at the base end of the picture tube, soldered on to a printed circuit board, and pluged to it. It can be detached from the picture tube neck alongwith that printed circuit board by applying a slight backward pull. Be cacious not to shake the board sideways of upwards or downwards, as it may damage the picture tube pins. Just pull it straight backward. A little pressure may have to be applied sometimes.
After detaching it, look at the wire connections to that base socket. Note it, and resolder it out from the board. Go for a new one of same type. Look keenly to the pin confuguration of the new one with the orginal. Buy one with made up of super quality material. Replacing it will solve your problem. OK.