We have a gateway srs bbe plasma tv in our bar and we had a series of power outages recently. our tv won't go on or off without using the reset button and when we try to turn it on, the screen starts to light up and an hour glass appears and then it fades to black. we can not get it to turn on at all. HELP!
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(I'm copying a guest's comment above. What Gateway told him does seem to work - although in my case, the monitor was slow to start when plugged directly into the wall, and it was immediately fixed when I plugged it back into a heavy duty power bar.)
hey, I had the same problem. Gateway told me "Plug the monitor power plug directly into a wall electrical outlet
or
a different wall outlet by removing any surge suppressors." I did that
and it works. It might be a certain kind of power bar they do not like.
It worked for me so try that and see if that helps.
SOURCE: there is no picture on my plasma. there is only a blue screen
Just fixed my Gateway P46M103. I was getting a picture, sometimes it was clear as long as the picture scene didn't change - if the scene changed I would get white lines up and down the screen. Seems there is a problem with the power board and if not fixed in time can fry other boards or components. If you know how to work on electronics, download the service manual, look over it so you can identify the boards... Remove the back and take a look at the YSUS connector on the left side of the power board. Mine was arching when I slightly moved the cable - WARNING - DO NOT DO THIS IF YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING - (THERE IS 160vdc and it will BITE YOU) - Anyway, remove the bracket and the board and with a magnifying glass inspect the solder points for the connector - I had five cracked/cold solder joints causing voltage flux. I verified and adjusted the Vs, Vw, and Vxg to specs with a DVM. TV now looks excellent.
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I was able to resolder the pin shown in the picture and it fixed my problem as well. I also used a razor and cut off the last socket for that pin on the connector and put a dedicated connector on so that it will take the heat a little better. Also when I re-soldered that pin on the bottom side of the board I scraped away some of the protective coating around the solder puddle so that I could make a bigger solder puddle to add a little more strength and heat resistance.
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jeff
I just took the back off my Gateway for a simular problem
I just took the screws out of the legs on the back of the set and all the screws around the edge then the support where the legs were attached and then the screws around the box with all the video jacks that pulls off. Hope this helps
brucep63
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