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Dr_Zoidberg · 05-29-2009, 10:38 AM

I bought an old Hitachi Television at a yard sell about a week ago for 5 dollars. Thought it would be great to hook up my old 90's consoles and play games I hadn't dug out of my closet for years. I also hooked up an old DVD/VCR combo player and Cable to it. I have been using it for days without a problem. Suddenly, while sitting here, it turned itself off. I tried to hit the power button and it only made a clicking sound. I unplugged it and tried another outlet. It came on for about half a second, then kicked right back off. I have no idea what it's doing. Every time I remove the plug from the wall outlet, I can get it to power up for about half a second, then it turns back off, and just makes the clicking sound when I try to turn it on again. Can anyone advise me on this matter. Is this a simple fix or is my poor little television shot? I hope not, because I don't think I'll find another 5 dollar TV anytime soon and I don't have the money to buy a new one, nor are any of the other TV's in my home suited for it's purpose. PLEASE HELP!

05-29-2009, 10:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Dr_Zoidberg Registered User Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 1 OS: WinXP	Old Hitachi Television Won't Turn Back On I bought an old Hitachi Television at a yard sell about a week ago for 5 dollars. Thought it would be great to hook up my old 90's consoles and play games I hadn't dug out of my closet for years. I also hooked up an old DVD/VCR combo player and Cable to it. I have been using it for days without a problem. Suddenly, while sitting here, it turned itself off. I tried to hit the power button and it only made a clicking sound. I unplugged it and tried another outlet. It came on for about half a second, then kicked right back off. I have no idea what it's doing. Every time I remove the plug from the wall outlet, I can get it to power up for about half a second, then it turns back off, and just makes the clicking sound when I try to turn it on again. Can anyone advise me on this matter. Is this a simple fix or is my poor little television shot? I hope not, because I don't think I'll find another 5 dollar TV anytime soon and I don't have the money to buy a new one, nor are any of the other TV's in my home suited for it's purpose. PLEASE HELP!