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From: john@qip.UUCP (John Moore)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics,rec.video
Subject: Re: Television turning itself off
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Date: 13 Sep 90 23:47:48 GMT
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In article <3802@tymix.UUCP> romeo@argus.Tymnet.COM (Michael Stimac) writes:
]In article <595@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM> gedwards@ncratl.Atlanta.NCR.COM (Gordon Edwards) writes:
]>I have a Sony TV that has a really bad habit of turning off at 
]>random times while your watching it.  Sometimes it will stay on
]>for a half hour or an hour but other times it will only stay on
]>for about a minute.  I tried using a surge protector but that 
]>didn't help.
If it has a remote control, the following story may be of some help.

I used to get cable (back when I lived in town) and had a remove control
cable box. It would occasionally change channels on its own. Replacing
a defective flourescent light in the room cured the problem.

If you know where the remote sensor is, try covering it with something
for a while and see if it is still stopping.
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