June 7, 2007 9:30 AM

Probably have an intermittant component, or a bad connection on the printed circuit board somewhere.  Sorry, where?  it is impossable to tell you this as there are thousands of connections inside this sety on the printed circuit boards.  The best advice I can give you would be for you to call an authorized RCA repair center. Good Luck and let us know how you made out with this repair.

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June 11, 2007 8:38 AM

Picture tube warrantys are a cash cow for companies.

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June 14, 2007 5:26 PM

This problems sounds similar to one that I am having. I have an RCA model# HD52W59, barely more than a year (but long enough to be past the warranty!)  I might also add that this tv was a replacement of yet another RCA 52" projection that would not power on, and sat for months in the shop.

In recent weeks, my replacement tv started turning itself on and off. Initially, it was occasional, but eventually progressed. We tried unplugging it to see if it needed some kind of a 'reset'. We plugged it back in after several hours. At that point, it turned itself on and off every couple seconds. We unplugged it yet again for a period of time. When it was plugged back in, it would not power on. *It was plugged into a surge protector, which I did check and it seemed fine.

Today I tried a different wall outlet and this time when I turned it on, the power button flashed a single time, then nine times. It did this several times before it eventually fully powered on. After that, I was able to manually turn the tv on and off at will. I got back on the phone with RCA for them to tell me what the 'single flash with 9 flashes' on the power button meant. RCA tells me this is a 'Power Circuitry' problem within the unit (either a loose wire or loose connection on a circuit board).

Hope this helps and I'd love to hear any other advice or tips that can be shared. I just cant afford to drop more $ on another new one!

July 1, 2007 5:21 AM

I seem to be having a little of each of these symptoms with my  RCA D52W20. The first issue startes two weeks ago, when it was giving me a hard time turning on. Then three days ago it got worse. When I pressed the pwr button, it would blink three times, each with a "clicking sound" in the rear left as if it were trying to come on. If I press and hold the pwr button for several seconds, I get one flash, followed by nine flashes. I read on another page that cleaning the circut board with compressed air and making sure all connections are secure shoud do the trick, but I've tried this and it hasn't worked yet.

Another thing, I've removed all the back paneling used compressed air to blow out all dust, and inspected the circut board top and bottom... and everything looks fine. No burns, no popped diodes, nothing looks out of the ordinary. What could it be?

August 29, 2007 7:17 PM

Gina68 said:

Oran said: I have an rca D52W20 chasis ITC222 a week ago it wouldnt come on when I pressed the power button. I unplugged it for a few minutes and it worked fine. Ever since then I have had to unplug it before it would power up. Now it is shutting offwhile im watching it sometimes after 30 minutes sometimes a few hours. When I go to unplug it it seems quite hot but always comes back on .Does anyone know what causes this and what average cost should be for repair?

This sounds like what mine is doing. Except, now it takes a longer period of time for the tv to sit unplugged before it will power up. I have a tech scheduled to come on 07/09/07. I will be sure to post the outcome of that visit. I hope others will do the same if they get the fix! Gina 

UPDATE!!: I had repair out here. The tech tested and disconnected the control panel in the front. For now, the tv can only be accessed by the remote control, as the panel in front was disconnected. (Its the panel that has the power, channel, etc buttons). Ever since the panel was disconnected, we have had NO incidents of the tv turning on and off by itself. Unfortunately, until the part comes in..I have no idea what the repair will cost. I do hope this helps someone and saves them some $$. When I get the final bill, I will post the figures. Good luck to all.

January 2, 2008 1:44 PM

I've worked on these units.  They are prone to CRT coolant leakage.  This usually shorts the driver board and/or mainboard.  It should be obvious if it leaked coolant.  If you lucked out and only shorted the driver board those can be had for $50 new.  Replacing the coolant is a simple fix as well.  A cracked CRT seems odd.  Those things are pretty tough.  It usually leaks at the rubber seal, as if it wasn't tightened down enough during manufacturing.

The leaking coolant and resulting shorts causes the unit's electronic protective functions to kick-in and shuts down the unit.

February 16, 2008 6:44 PM

my TV recently started acting up.  We would be watching it and would hear a loud pop after a few minutes.  I ended up finding out the the CRT on the right side has been leaking fluid on the circuit board below.  I think modfixer hit i on the head when he said that the seal is properly leaking.  How do I go about checking the seal and how to refill it.  I'm currently stuck without a TV and am going through some serious withdrawls.  

Where can I get more info on fixing my TV some kind soul have pitty on me

June 17, 2008 7:34 PM updated: June 17, 2008 8:01 PM

Gina68 all you need to do is replace the Tact switchs www.mcminone.com Part # 28-10740 $0.16  each

August 29, 2008 8:52 PM

Dwary,

Why do you say to replace those caps? Are they located on each of the 3 boards in the front? I am having the issue where it powers up - you hear the TV but mailny goes green then cycles on / off then finally off. 1 single power button flash followed by 9 more.

thanks in advnace

August 30, 2008 12:40 PM

well I understand that - asking more along the lines that is this what is causing the problem with the tv powering on / off that most are posting about... 1 single power button flash followed by 9 more.

September 28, 2008 7:49 PM

OK, so I have the D52W20 as well. The TV did exactly what most of you are experiencing. The TV picture would flicker at first then it started flickering and turning off. I would need to unplug it for a few minutes and it would work again. This got more and more frequent and now finally it wont power up. I turn it on, the sound comes one and the TV makes a sizzling sound and turns off.

What have you folks been seeing as the cause and what was the cost to fix it?