Need Help With My Solid State TV

[radiotvnut]

The first thing you need to determine is do you have high voltage to the CRT. When you turn it on, do you feel static on the face of the CRT?

To determine if the CRT filament is lit, look at the neck of the CRT, just past where the socket plugs in. You should see an orange glow in the neck if the filament is lit. If necessary, turn off the lights to make it easier to see.

[mwplefty]

There's a couple problems with doing that:

-I can't seem to detach the power cord from the back of the set. In other words, when I take off the back, the power cord is still attached and I can't get it off. Therefore, I can't turn on the tv when the back of the set is off.

-I'm very limited on how much work I can do personally on this set. I bought it for two reasons: 1) I was told that it would work fine with a DTV converter box. Originally, I was planning on making a few minor/basic adjustments and setting up a converter box right away. 2) If I didn't buy it, chances would've been good that within ten days, the owner would've thrown it out. (He had been trying to sell it since late-June of last year). I couldn't stand to see another person dispose of their old analog tv because of the damn DTV transition. However, I don't want to mess with a picture tube if I'm not 100% sure of what to do.

On a sidenote, I originally sent this message to those living in the Chicagoland area because I figured this was something I lacked the skills in to do on my own and would need their assistance.