Leaky CRT's I own a Hitachi 51F500 rear projection TV that I bought in 2003. Two weeks a go I noticed that the TV was shuting down by itself. I took off the back and noticed some standing liquid (antifreeze) on the circuit board. One of my CRT's leaked. I understand this is a common problem with Hitachi. My question is, "...is the repair which will cost around $300 worth it?" The tech can't garauntee other issues won't come up due to the leaky CRT in the future and I could buy a new TV for $500 - $700. --thanks

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I would not repair unless you also replace any circxuit boards that the liquid fell on. although it is now water it will corrode the parts & will most likely cause further problems. the only way to ensure that future problems are not related to this is to replace the boards affected. good luck.

Posted on Feb 01, 2007

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