Crushing my $2200 HDTV

[Coadster32 793]

Well, here is a couple of short videos of me and my nephew smashing up my Samsung 46inch DLP TV. This thing cost me $2200 when I bought it, and now would cost me $800 to fix it. (I bought a new tv instead). I tried to sell it but it wouldn't sell.

My nephew rides a 70's Craftsman Suburban, 10hp-8speed. Aftere we collided, I pushed him like he wasn't even there. :ychain:

[farmer 1,081]

What you call a "flat screen" sorry .. the force was truly with you.

happy 2011!

:D

[Sparky-(Admin) 23,856]

Hmmmm........new years eve, two guys on small tractors with plows smashing a TV........any beer been consumed tonight boy's?

Mike...........

[Gerry w 2]

Are those racing tires on that RER in the garage?? Look like mini slicks!!

[HorseFixer 2,013]

Gosh Damnit Chris! Boy does this ever make me proud of you!!!! But on the other hand Im kinda P!$$ed off on account of I wasnt there to help!! <_< I think Sluggo could have been entered into the picture somehow? But your still not a proffesional, cause you haven't wrecked something that is perfectly good yet and has alot of value! Remember practice makes perfect! I think that Sears Suburban Tractor would be a good place to start!

[stevebo-(Moderator) 8,590]

Lots of beers !!! Love it !! Only thing better would be a loader smashing it

[Gene_S 93]

Oh my gosh Chris that is some major destruction of a TV... Now you have a mess to clean up... :ychain:

[dgoyette 12]

Good way of releasing the frustration of a $2200 HDTV only lasting a few years! Smashing things is way under rated HA HA!

[bitten 134]

:ychain: I love to destroy things

[Suburban 550 28]

Great video, Chris. I think I finally met someone crazier than Duke. Smashing his Blackberry was only small potatoes compared to your TV. After him looking at your video, I think we will see a fully automated Sluggo in Dukes future. :D

[buckeye 5]

:ychain: I can hear somebody in the background say "you want a jello shot?"

[chesbaycruiser 83]

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how much that warms my heart!!!

I too purchased a Samsung DLP TV...50"....for about the same money. It lived just beyond the 1 year warranty (about 14 mo) then the main circuit board died. I was told the same thing...probably about $800 to fix it. (It still had the original batteries in the remote.) I raised hell with Samsung, but they didn't really give a rat's a*s about me or my problems.

I thought I was something when I watched it smash on the floor of the giant compactor at the land fill drop-off, but you, Coadster, are DA' MAN!!! I SALUTE YOU SIR!!!!

:ROTF:

[Ken B 3,202]

Way to go Chris! I say send the video to Samsung and tell em to stick it.

[Coadster32 793]

Oh my gosh, you have no idea how much that warms my heart!!!

I too purchased a Samsung DLP TV...50"....for about the same money. It lived just beyond the 1 year warranty (about 14 mo) then the main circuit board died. I was told the same thing...probably about $800 to fix it. (It still had the original batteries in the remote.) I raised hell with Samsung, but they didn't really give a rat's a*s about me or my problems.

We are not alone. They were on a verge of a class-action lawsuit for this issue. They still make great tv's but really messed up big on this one.

Way to go Chris! I say send the video to Samsung and tell em to stick it

That's a good idea Ken. I know nothing will become of it, but at least to say I forwarded it to them, I could go to bed with a little dignity, and smirk on my face. :banghead:

[mowerman1193 42]

Another TV company may pay big money for that footage for their next advertisement..You should send it to the other companies. Maybe you and your Wheel horse could be famous...

Kevin

[Stepney 2,354]

My god, that Round Hood is moving! Did you modify it at all!? Mine was nothing like that... (Though I wish it had been) :)

[Save Old Iron 1,571]

Sadly, with a little more research, that issue could have been resolved by replacing a ventilation fan and $30 worth of components. I have friends who have removed the backs of their dead DLP's to find the ventilation fan completely clogged full of hairs and dust, everything that gets kicked up while the TV is on during vacuuming of the house. We fixed a non starter a year or so back with a fan and 3 power supply caps that didn't like their hotter environment after the fan jammed. A simple repair actually. Sorry I didn't see this thread 2 years ago when it happened.

[Coadster32 793]

Chuck,

Don't feel bad, that's the first thing I bought. Cleaned it up everything really good, but it still didn't work. I got the schematic, and tested it all out the best I could. All the boards were getting power, but the main board was apparently shot. It was a common problem with that TV. Wonder not why they don't make them anymore.

[roscoemi 245]

It would have been a little messier if you used a blower, just sayin. :ychain:

[Save Old Iron 1,571]

The one we worked on had obvious bulging of the capacitors on the power supply board. I think we replaced two large caps and two small ones amounting to about $25 total.

Another trick to consider is applying a little pressure to the integrated circuits on the boards. With the advent of "super chips", manufacturers do not push components thru the pc board and solder - now they solder the legs of the chips to the same side of the board. Circuit boards will flex with cold / hot cycles and eventually a solder joint will break and the TV fails. Applying a bit of pressure to the "chip" will sometimes isolate the offending chip by allowing the bad solder joint to heal temporarily and the TV springs back to life. A quick touch with a soldering iron or judicious application of hot air from a heat gun to the broken solder joint will fix the issues.

I had taken to fixing IPods years ago when my kids were still in high school. Anytime one of their friends left the Ipod in their rear pants pocket and sat down, my kids brought home yet another project for me. After re-soldering the broken connections, the sweet tunes continued.

[squonk 44,704]

It would have been a little messier if you used a blower, just sayin.

You could have shot into the back of a wagon like the tree service dudes do with their chippers of the farmers do with their combines! :)

[JamesBe1 84]

Yeah, I have one like that. A couple of years ago it started turning off after about 10 or 15 minutes of use. I checked everything I could think of and even replaced the lamp. No luck. Finally, I took out every circuit board and cleaned the connectors. I put it back together and it's been humming along nicely for the past two years. I enjoy the picture even though I don't watch much tv at all. My friend who fixes tv's as a sideline told me to dump it and get a new one. I just couldn't bring myself to buy another foreign made tv, so I decided to keep this one I had going as long as possible. It's been almost 10 years now.

Too bad they don't make tv's in the US anymore.

[clintonnut 127]

Awesome!

I had some fun with box fans about a month ago. One wouldn't die after stabbing it several times in the motor area with a digging bar. Golf club did some damage to the untouched ones too!

[Coadster32 793]

On a side not to crushing the tv....I tried the same technique on an old microwave...(Don't ask). Anyway, I think the microwave actually won. :hide: