Re: Magnavox 27MS5402/17 CRT - no picture, flashing green light



Based on this, I'm guessing then that going forward sometimes the set may turn on just fine and other times it may not? Or are you saying the fact that it sat around for a year could be why it had a hard time firing up initially, but now that it's working it should be good to go from now on? Hmmmm, maybe it's worth taking the back off again and doing what I can to check the capacitors better....

Re: Magnavox 27MS5402/17 CRT - no picture, flashing green light




Thank you, I had been trying to find something online that would tell me what the green flashes meant; I assumed they were a specific code that a service person would know, but I wasn't sure how to go about divining them.

So on Sunday I had taken the back off thing to look for 'obvious' problems (not really sure what I was looking for, but figured if I saw something on fire that would be bad) and cleaned off circuitry as best I could with qtips and rubbing alcohol; it still wouldn't...

I'm going to assume my beloved Magnavox CRT is toast, but also figured maybe this was a good opportunity to dip my toes into he circuitry waters and maybe learn something new. Also, I don't want to trash it if it's a fairly cheap/easy fix!

My 20-year-old Magnavox has gotten me and my kids through many a gaming console change and worked great up until the other day. Following a long distance move, it sat in our garage for a year and now that I brought it in and turned it on I get no picture; instead, a green light blinks on the front of it; 7 flashes, one long flash, then 3 more...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

I doubt anyone will actually ever see this, but what the heck - HI! I am Scott, from Maryland (United States). I have an interest in microelectronics but zero training or background. I've done some minor soldering, mostly just replacing batteries in old SNES cartridges so that my kids could save their games.

I found this forum because my 20 year old CRT television doesn't appear to be working, and thought maybe this could be a fun/interesting way to learn something new but clearly will need some help and assistance...