RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off.

Posted by mrdavis842 (A) on September 13, 2014 at 11:58:59

In Reply to: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. posted by Dave Pogue on September 12, 2014 at 06:42:01:

Did you maybe accidentally set a timer to turn it off?

It could be several things and there is not enough information to really pinpoint anything. Does the audio still work when the display goes dark or is the TV completely dead? It is more than likely related to a heat issue of an aging part or component. You could try putting a fan behind it, preferably with the back cover removed (and even the shield over the boards removed) to see if it still does it, to get an idea.

I would check 3 things first: the inverters, the power supply capacitors and the display lamps and their connections at the lamps.

Measure the inverters and look at the electrolytic capacitors on the power supply board. Often you can just look at them and see that they are bad, or going bad, by their swollen case and/or leakage. If they look good but, the lamps and inverters also checkout good you will need to remove them and take measurements. If one or more is bad then replace them all (on the PS board). You can probably find a capacitor replacement kit on ebay or some other website for your TV model if you do not want to buy them separately. [It could also be an electrolytic capacitor on the processor board but that is not very likely.]

If it is one of the lamps or its connections it is more than likely the one at the top that takes all the heat from the rest below it.

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Topic - Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - Dave Pogue 06:42:01 09/12/14 (22)

Here's why - cdb 15:33:28 09/17/14 (4)

You nailed it. - Dave Pogue 19:15:06 09/17/14 (3)

RE: You nailed it. - Jack G 04:50:09 09/18/14 (2)

RE: You nailed it. - DavidLD 05:06:08 09/18/14 (1)

RE: You nailed it. - Dave Pogue 06:58:00 09/18/14 (0)

Things are looking up. - Dave Pogue 05:06:09 09/16/14 (6)

Afterthought - Dave Pogue 05:16:44 09/16/14 (5)

RE: Afterthought - DavidLD 07:09:43 09/16/14 (4)

RE: Afterthought - Dave Pogue 07:40:36 09/16/14 (3)

RE: Afterthought - cfraser 12:11:34 09/16/14 (2)

RE: Afterthought - DavidLD 04:16:27 09/17/14 (1)

RE: Afterthought - cfraser 11:11:02 09/17/14 (0)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - mrdavis842 11:58:59 09/13/14 (3)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - Dave Pogue 12:27:55 09/13/14 (2)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - mrdavis842 14:02:55 09/13/14 (1)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - unclestu 15:19:39 09/14/14 (0)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - cloudwalker 18:40:52 09/12/14 (4)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - Dave Pogue 19:25:14 09/12/14 (3)

I would contact Sharp - cloudwalker 20:19:54 09/12/14 (2)

you never told us if it is under warranty - cloudwalker 16:11:23 09/13/14 (1)

Unfortunately I don't know - Dave Pogue 04:54:53 09/16/14 (0)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - jedrider 10:20:16 09/12/14 (0)

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RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - mrdavis842 11:58:59 09/13/14 (3)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - Dave Pogue 12:27:55 09/13/14 (2)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - mrdavis842 14:02:55 09/13/14 (1)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off. - unclestu 15:19:39 09/14/14 (0)

RE: Sharp 40-inch Aquos TV keeps turning itself off.

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