Samsung HL-P6163W 61" TV "previous voltage failure" Questions

...work. I knew this when I got it. It is a Toshiba CN36G97. It was manufactured in April of 1998. The previous owner owner tells me that they had NO problems with it until one day it just wouldn't come ...

...failure of the transistor that drives the flyback which would be much cheaper, easier, to source and replace. You really need at least a multimeter to check the transistor; checking the flyback ...