The fuse inside my phillips DVD home theater system keeps blowing fuses. I recently had a power surge and noticed that the fuse was blown. I replaced it with the same kind and now eveytime I connect the power cord to an outlet it blows the fuse again.

Fuses are usually inside on the circuit board. A blown fuse is usually burnt, so it will be visible. If you are not sure, you can remove it at hold it up to a light. You should see a small wire inside the fuse. If it is blown, you will see a break in the wire. Keep in mind, a blown fuse indicates something is wrong. If it blows again, have it tested by a electronic technician.

Perhaps the surge strip has blown a fuse. Try plugging directly into a wall socket, bypassing the surge strip. If it lights up, then you know you have to get a new surge strip. In any event, it is most likely a fuse that's either in the surge strip itself or in the rear of your Philips receiver, near where the AC plugs into the chassis. All electrical appliances and devices have a fuse. Find it and take a look and see if you can ascertain if the nicad wire is broken inside.

if no any power indicator the first place to be check is the power supply where in the fuse get blow. if the fuse blown with darkened color that was mean has shortened line, might the amplifier circuit get damaged that cause of popping before it totally down.check for bad amplifier ic and shorted diodes.

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You may have to at this point open the main unit and check your line fuse for blown condition. If found blown replace fuse with same voltage rating and ampereage rating.

May be a fuse inside blown , if it makes a loud pop that can take out a fuse, If you find one blown , replace with same type and try machine .Dont replace with higher rated fuse though , if it keeps blowing. Try using headphones and if you get sound , may be speakers.
pete

Fuses almost never go bad something causes them to blow. Even when a blown fuse is found in electronics just t replacing it can cause more damage if something caused it to blow, a repair person looks for bad parts before replacing a fuse. Only microwaves are known to blow fuses and replacing the fuse fixes it. About the only thing that people can do is unplug a short time and try it again. And need i say is the power outlet ok.

Pop the top of the DVD player and check the fuse. It's located right next to the AC power plug on the inside. If the fuse is OK, replace the DVD player. Repairs cost more than a new unit. Sony has DVD players from $ 40. Any repair on any device would cost more than that. If your lucky, the unit just took a surge and blew the fuse. Hope this helps

You can try replacing it with any 10 amp fuse just to see what happens. If a new fuse keeps blowing out then you have a shorted power amplifier inside(they consist of transistor or a single chip). These device look normal most of the time short out with any visual indication. If you desolder the power amp chips(they are mounted against an aluminum heat sink to dissipate heat) and the fuse quit blowing then it is the problem.

If you're NOT still under warrantee you should at least open the reciever and look for a blown fuse near where the power cable enters the set. If it is blown, it will be obvious and make sure that the set is unplugged before replacing it. If it blows again, or if it is not blown, your problem is probably in the 'X' volt regulator and you will need professional help with the repairs. You can also check the board where the components are mounted and resoled any that look bad. Brief power outages may cause the receiver to turn off on its own. If you are using a surge protector, try connecting the set directly to the wall outlet. In your case it could caused by a blown fuse, a leaky diodes or a bad solder joint at the horizontal drive transformer. All can be replaced at a local electronic or hardware store and they're easy to replace If this does not correct the problem, you may need to have your reciever serviced.