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Sony Bravia 32" TV will not turn on????
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I've got a 32" Sony Bravia TV KDL32EX301 when I turn the TV on it comes up with the Sony logo then turns straight back off again. A red light starts flashing it flashes about 18 or so times.
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Count exactly how many times, it's an error code.
Sorry Nigel but i couldn't read that without thinking of Basil Fawlty thrashing his Austin 1100 6 lashes indeed!
Sorry - missed the 'f' key - and not to mention 'lashings of ginger beer'
If the screen is not working how will you get in the service menu?
There's probably nothing you can do except get a Sony specialist to check the set.
The Sony logo may appear momentarily but, as Nigel Goodwin pointed out, the back light may be faulty as indicated by the 6 flashes
If the LED is flashing, then the set has already shut down completely - you can't enter service mode if the set isn't working.
As I said before, looks like it probably needs a new LCD panel.
What did they do then?, replace the entire LCD?.
CCFL's aren't usually replaceable - except in a very few cases (with some older Sharp sets being a notable exception).
They 'may' have replaced the inverter, which although part of the LCD panel is sometimes available separately.
but if the panel is "dud" it sometimes can be worth risking it, if the alternative is to scrap the set.
I keep a box of assorted ccfl tubes recovered from broken screens that I have scrapped for this purpose.
I took a small (22 inch) scrap Samsung panel to pieces the other week, because I had identified the fault as one of the CCFL's - purely as a matter of personal interest, and to see if it might 'just' be a poor connection or something (I have seen burnt connections inside LCD panels).
It took a LOT of getting to pieces, and I was shocked to find that it was edge-lit (from top and bottom) with two incredibly thin tubes side by side - so instead of the normal multiple diffuser sheets, there was a solid piece of plastic about a quarter cm thick (making the tubes about 1/8cm thick).
£86 was an absolute bargain
They certainly haven't replaced the LCD panel for that, and I'm impressed if they replaced a CCFL tune inside the panel.