RCA repair question

Hello there.

You will need to write down your SERIAL number from your model/serial tag.
Example: 15114672UY...... UY is the date code. First letter is the year, second letter-month.

1980 E March
1981 G April
1982 J May
1983 L June
1984 N July
1985 P August
1986 R September
1987 T October
1988 V November
1989 X December
1990 B Jan.
1991 D Feb.
1992 F March
1993 H April
1994 K May
1995 M June
1996 Q July
1997 S Aug.
1998 U September
1999 W Oct.
2000 Y Nov.
2001 Z Dec.
2002 A Jan.
2003 C Feb.
2004 E Mar.
2005 G April
2006 J May
2007 L June

Hope that helps,


Mike

It just happened to me on 4/7/10. My vizio p50hdm made a popped noise & did not turn on. I purchased the tv at costco on June 2005 w/amex card. I pulled my amex statements from 2005 then called costco with my member # and they found the transaction. If you purchased the tv before 4/2007 the item is grandfathered with the 100% customer garrantee. After 4/2007 the return policy changed to 90 day money back return 2 year warranty and you get an additional year if you purchase w/amex card for a total of 3 years. Be very nice to the Costco people even if they give you an attitude on the return of tv. I got a credit for $2200. I just purchased a samsung led tv 46 series6 back lit & internet. Amazing Technology. & I Love Costco

i had this happen last year, now my tv is messed up again. when we had the problem with the unusable signal, the tv repair shop told us it was the main motherboard that caused it. ended up paying $250.00 to have it fixed. Now, our tv is broke again, this morning turned it on, got the green light, then just started flashing red, hasnt worked any at all today, reset it and everything. My suggestion, if you can afford to buy a new tv, do it, because I called the repair shop again this morning about the new problem, they said after the 1 year warrentt from rca runs out all they do is tear up. My tv isnt even 4 years old, bought it at the end of 2007, now its tore up twice, going to purchase a samsung in the morning from brandsmart. Good Luck!

If you have little experience of TV repair then take off back cover of Sony Kv-27FS210 and find Screen Control Knob on flyback transformer, turn that knob slightly CW or CCW and turn on TV to get picture. I think you need to turn ON TV few times to get proper adjustement of screen volts.

Above said procedure is for non-tech person.
(Tech person will adjust screen volts (G2) as per procedure mentioned in service manual with proper tools.)

It is still possible the z sustain board is bad. or an x driver board.

the photon charges at the back of the tv might be damaged, try to take it in to be repaired if not i suggest u buy a new one, please, please, please do not take it apart to fix it urself, alot of bad burns have happened to people who try to fix plasma tv's.

Hi, Standby i'll sent you how.for a while

try changing the cap 150 on the same board as flyback transformer this should help with the tv not staying on.

Same as mine...wiggle the connector and see if you get a picture. If so, loose connection inside.

That crackly sound could be the flyback transformer sizzleling. if thats the case the horiozontal output transistor is probably bad as well. This repair should be done only by a quilified service person and shouldnt cost over 200 bucks if that much UNLESS of course it was the power sullpy shorting out but most likly in this set what i mentioned. Good Luck