Loud bang, unit stopped working

Oh yeah!
Did you have to play with "power button" or trying to squish your "clicker" before set went down south?
Probably-yes? Or, have heard loud bang? May be. may be not?
Have your TV was loosing picture or shutting off due to regular usage? If you answered 'yes" at least twice, you need to surrender your efforts to specialists!
There is nothing you can do to revive your "baby", unless you know where to look and what to do next! Diagnostics of Plasma is a "Top Gun" of skills: it will shut down for any reason, when "brain computer" detects a fault! Plasma TV has a dozen of power supplies, plus "sustainers" and "buffers" which are subject of high voltage and high current circuitry. Therefore, those are guarded well by "shut down" system. Each independent power supply is under constant monitoring, to prevent major overload and possibly structural damage of display itself. 6 years old is enough to accumulate multiple troubles. But the first one , which was ignored or considered "self healing" killed your set! not literally, but at this particular condition. Please: don't even dare to open TV, unless you are the semi-pro! You must start from the very beginning , usually power supply, and if that's not a case(bet, you'll find bloated capacitor), then proceed to check sustains fuses and bloated large capacitors. If you see them bloated and any fuse is open(ceramic ones), STOP right there!
Or, call local reputable repair shop.
Alex's Television will help you on your premisses. Philadelphia Metro and Suburban areas.
Good luck.
Alex.
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It's most likely a timing problem, you may try too adjust it yourself; Loosen set screw on distributor and get a timing light. there also a chance it jumped a timing gear when you heard the loud bang..

You can try installing the game you want to play on the Xbox 360 Hard Disk, which reduces the motor noise to an extent, however there is no permanent way to fix the loud fan motor noise while playing the game with the disk in the drive.

Make sure you keep your Xbox 360 unit well ventilated, ensure it does not gather dust near the small vents and openings on the unit.

Regards
KreativeGeek

Mine is loud also when playing games. When playing DVD's it is not. I think it is a factory defect on some of the systems. I would not attempt to pull apart the DVD drive and try and fix it. It is working and on an XBOX 360 you should feel lucky that it is.

The compressor is that black casing you see at the bottom of your refrigerator - inside this sealed case is the motor assembly which stits on 3 or 4 springs that act like a cushion - you have a little gap at the bottom where the lubricating oil is present. Your springs have likely worn out and when the compressor shuts off the assembly is banging against the rigid casing make that loud "klonk" or bang noise. It IS normal for compressor to make some faint "tick-tick-tick...tick.....tick" when shutting off, but loud banging, bell sounds, etc, means the assembly is banging on the case from the inside - you can indeed live with the noise, your compressor will function normally, probably for months, or even years - it can also keep wearing out and one day the noise might get very loud (like a very high humming noise) - There is NOTHING that can be fixed, you either pay $400+ to change the compressor or buy a new refrigerator - If you DO replace a compressor usually the replacement will be noisier - Keep a thermostat inside your refrigerator at all time to make sure your compressor is still keeping your refrigerator and freezer cool.

I have a Sony KE-32TS2 set. We heard a very loud bang, and the screen is dead. We still have audio and the ability to change channels. One electrician friend suggested a blown capacitor in the powersupply. I'm pretty handy with electronic repair. Can I do this myself?

We recently had the same problem. After cleaning both the furnace filter and the humidifier water panel, the clicking noise (electric air filter) and the loud bang went away.

someone shot your tv.





no really, I am just a smart a$$ --- but the loud pop sounds like it may have been one of the capacitors in the power supply board. check for a POPPED cap (rare) and if there is one, test the components in the related circuit - as SOMETHING had to happen to make a cap fail like that - maybe a voltage regulator? give it a look..

That is a common problem with this radio, for it can not go to loud without going down in volume or shutting down.