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if its just a case of soldering a fuse then buy a soldering iron and whip it out its not under warrenty so your not gonna interfere with that.

only a case of heating the solder pulling the old bits out and throwing a new one in with a bit of fresh solder

Greetings,

I've also got the same tv and the same thing happened to mine.

I was fortunate enough to still have warrenty on it and Maplin did the repair.

Can I suggest (if you're not confident) taking the set to a local computer repairers with the back off and show them the fuse. Appealing to their better nature will prob. get you the job done for the price of a pint. 

youve found the problem thats the hardest part.if its simply soldering then yes a complete novice can do this

but do you know why the fuse has blown in the first place?

quiet often a power surge would be enough to blow it

becarful when inside not to touch anything else as certian parts remain live

when soldering as soon as the solder changes color ( becomes shinny) its hot enough to work

the only thing i carnt work out is why the fuse is solderd in rarther than held in a fuse holder.

lastly never replace it with a larger size. Using an oversized fuse may cause additional damage. If the same size blows again there is some sort of fault, typically something like a shorted diode, electrolytic capacitor, or switching transistor.

Quote: Originally posted by jeepster on 28/7/2009

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Thanks for the advice so far.

Iv'e had the tv at least 4 years, probably 5, so I don't think I will try and get it done under warranty, particularly as it was probably the fact that I tried to connect it directly to a 12 volt leisure battery using crocodile clips!

G7ACU, that sounds like a good idea. Can't quite work out from the pictures why I would need 2 though?

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check this out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187190/EU-law-gives-consumers-year-guarantee-goods-kept-secret-retailers.html

Quote: Originally posted by pete1946 on 28/7/2009

check this out.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1187190/EU-law-gives-consumers-year-guarantee-goods-kept-secret-retailers.html

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OOhh Sorry,no did not see it LOL still cant ??

AARRE the croc clips,see it now.

While I agree fitting the new fuse in a fuse holder, much better to fit a proper fuse holder such as this one,  it has a single pin at each end so more likely to fit and far better quality.

The other thing is, the printed circuit board is very likely to have tracks on both sides, this means the connecting holes through the board are plated to take solder, therefore, removing anything soldered in those holes is not at all easy!.

Best suggestion then is as said, a computer repair shop or indeed a TV repair shop if such a thing exists anymore?!

Quote: Originally posted by Surfer01 on 29/7/2009I guess it all depends on how much jeepster paid for the telly originally as these can be picked up now for under £20!

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Post last edited on 29/07/2009 20:03:39

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ahh..

i'm reading this on exactly the same telly, i use it as a monitor as well as my caravan telly.

did you actually blow the fuse by connecting the croc clips the wrong way round, or is it a common fault. if so i'll take some precautions before my next trip.

what value and size is the fuse.

stu