Here's the thing.. the other day i came home, grabbed the control, pressed power..and the tv didn't turn on. changed outlets... still wouldn't work, but i did notice that every time i would plug the tv in.. i would here the tv itself make a "click, click" sound. So basically the power is getting to the tv, but it just goes "click, click" and wont turn on. would anyone be able to help me with this problem, i would greatly apreciate it. thanx...
i have the same problem with a 32" sharp tv
nante and frank2001, generally when a TV set clicks more then once when the power button is pressed, the fauly is most of the time in the horizontal sweep circuit, or the sweep power supply circuit. Both of these circuits should not be experimented with as there is alot of High voltage in this TV set and in these circuits when the power is off or even unplgged. Having said that, If you know how to trouble shoot solid state electronics, the first thing to do is make sure you get a small soldering iron, a service manual of the TV set, a decent set of hand tools, and an ESR type capacitor meter. Oh and know how to use them all too!. Second thing would be to look in the service manual for any capacitors in the differant sweep supplies. If any of the capacitors are over 50 volts, you will need to discharge them using a 50 ohm or better at 2 to 5 watts resistor. Measure all the sweep power supplies and replace the defective ones or the ones out of spec. Check all the components including the flyback transformer for cold or bad solder connections around them. Next, if all this looks good, look in the service manual for the main regulated B+. Monitor this B+ point when you turn on the TV set and see what it does. If you get nothing or a very low voltage, or the voltage goes way higher then whats suppose to be there, you will need to trouble shoot the regulator circuit. Good Luck, and let us all know how you made out with your sets.