Very rare early Sony Plasma; Should I rescue?

[crtfool]

Originally Posted by kx250rider

According to the searching I did, and word-of-mouth from my friend (Sony-authorized tech since 1977), and others, this is a very rare set. I guess they had problems, as these all died in less than a couple of years for one failure or another. Maybe these will be the CT-100 of 2025? Several people had no idea Sony ever made a small plasma (vs. LCD) set. Note that they don't say "Bravia or WEGA anywhere... Just "FLAT PANEL COLOR TV" on the top of the case.

Charles

Last year a coworker gave me a KE-32TS2 that just needed a power supply - it also was marked "FLAT PANEL COLOR TV" on the top of the case. I could not get any documentation or help regarding repairing the power supply, which was not built by Sony - it was a third party unit that Sony used. I attempted to repair the power supply - which someone already attempted to make repairs on, but could not find some replacement parts, so I bought a NEW power supply that had all the latest upgrades on eBay for $135. The set works perfectly, and was well worth the investment. I am keeping the old power supply as a parts donor to make future repairs if necessary.