Is my Plasma TV rooted?

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timj46

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#171622 25-Apr-2015 16:14

I have an 7-8 year old Panasonic plasma which goes black when the fridge on the same circuit switches on or off. The green light stays green and the sky messages still show up. The blackout lasts 2-3 seconds, just wondering if its on the way out or if I have an electrical problem ? Seems to be happening more often as time passes.
Thanks,

scuwp

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#1291344 25-Apr-2015 16:19

To test your hypothesis, why not try your tv from another unrelated PowerPoint (eg run and extension cord) and see if the same problem occurs? If it still happens you have your answer.

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Lurch

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#1291356 25-Apr-2015 16:31

Our new fridge does that to our TV, just need to move the TV to another circuit.

Shoes2468

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#1291402 25-Apr-2015 17:43

Lurch: Our new fridge does that to our TV, just need to move the TV to another circuit.

Or if moving the TV to another circuit you could always get a small ups, that might be enough to flatten out the power dip at a fraction of the cost of a new tv

Lurch

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#1291455 25-Apr-2015 18:54

Shoes2468:
Lurch: Our new fridge does that to our TV, just need to move the TV to another circuit.

Or if moving the TV to another circuit you could always get a small ups, that might be enough to flatten out the power dip at a fraction of the cost of a new tv

Why would you be buying a new TV, just plug it into another circuit in the house that is not on the fridge circuit :-) It's not a fault with the TV it's the amount of draw on the circuit you have it plugged in to, but yes a small UPS would possibly help.

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#1291465 25-Apr-2015 19:14

Lurch: .... It's not a fault with the TV it's the amount of draw on the circuit you have it plugged in to, but yes a small UPS would possibly help.

Plasma TVs draws a lot of power - a small UPS may not cut it.

A heavy duty UPS costs $1,000 plus.

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timj46

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#1291470 25-Apr-2015 19:33

Many thanks to all who took the time to reply, have switched to another socket (rather than running off multi box) and it seems to be fine now. Was looking forward to a new TV but never mind I will wait until it really dies.

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#1291485 25-Apr-2015 19:44

timj46: Many thanks to all who took the time to reply, have switched to another socket (rather than running off multi box) and it seems to be fine now. Was looking forward to a new TV but never mind I will wait until it really dies.

The moral of the story - don't run high-power devices from a multi box

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#1291679 26-Apr-2015 11:51

scuwp: try your tv from another unrelated PowerPoint

just picturing running a different slideshow to test the tv ... :P

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#1299113 6-May-2015 14:20

When it eventually fails (tomorrow or within years from now) - please remember to offer it to me for parts!
I pay from $1 to $40 cash for plasma TVs - dead or alive with or without screen (does not matter if broken)

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#1299249 6-May-2015 16:24

Sounds more like its just a HDMI dropout than a failing TV.

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