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pilotswife
05-06-03, 06:45 PM
It seems my TV needs a new Horizontial Output Transisor (HOT). I have a 1996 Magonvox 25" TV and a few days ago it went dead. But before it died the picture had lines going diagonially and then I could not turn the TV off so I unpluged it. Now it won't come on. I have done my homework and figured out that the HOT has gone bad. I called the repair man who wants $85 just to look at it. Can my husband fix it himself?

HELP I feel like an amish person without my TV
Thanks

Teratum
05-06-03, 11:10 PM
If you really sure that the problem is from HOT, you can look at the transistor number and buy a replacement. It is probably cost less than $10 for the transistor. It has only 3 pins to solder, and not likely mounted on a heat sink. It should be relatively easy to replace.
alung
05-07-03, 01:20 AM
That's a big clue--Not being able to turn off the TV sounds like the problem is elsewhere. The HOT has little to do with controlling power on the TV.

aaron

dakota
05-07-03, 08:57 AM
The lines you mentioned may be a clue. And the Horizontal Output Transistor will be mounted on a heatsink. But that should not be a problem. Take a look at the pictures on the following link and see if one of them are close to what you saw. If they were a much much brighter version of "Retrace Lines", the transistor is not a likely cause.

http://www.fixyourowntv.com/symptoms.html

Dakota