# TV help

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [January 19, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680 "2003-01-19T21:10:29Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![kgriffey79](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/2bfe46/32.png) [@kgriffey79](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kgriffey79)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/1 "2003-01-19T21:10:29Z")

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My brothers APEX tv broke. I cracked it open and took out the blown fuse. It was a 125V 4A. I went and bought another one. It was a little different, the one in the set had two little balls on the wire. The knew one is GMA, whatever taht means, but the guy at radio shack said it didnt matter. I put a new one in, and it blew it right away. Tried the second fuse and it also blew. What is wrong?! Too much power?

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**Author:** ![AndrewL](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@AndrewL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AndrewL)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 9:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/2 "2003-01-19T21:25:32Z")

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Something else in the TV is broken, a short or something causing the fuse to blow. The TV needs to be repaired, replacing the fuse won’t help anything.

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**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\
**Post date:** [January 19, 2003, 11:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/3 "2003-01-19T23:32:33Z")

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I’m sure someone else will come along and say this as well but be REALLY REALLY careful when you take apart a TV. Even if it’s been unplugged for a while some of those capacitors still have the potential to kill or at least give you a real nasty burn/shock.

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**Author:** ![hammerbach](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/73ab20/32.png) [@hammerbach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hammerbach)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/4 "2003-01-20T16:47:05Z")

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Former TV repair guy here.  
Please take it to a shop. If you continue to put in fuses and watch them pop, you may make the problem worse, and you do take a risk poking around in there.

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**Author:** ![handy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b5a626/32.png) [@handy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/handy)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 4:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/5 "2003-01-20T16:50:19Z")

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Here, save your life & get a new Apex, they are on sale right now at [circuitcity.com](http://circuitcity.com)

Apex 27’’ TV  
Brand/Model: APX SP271

$179.00

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**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\
**Post date:** [January 20, 2003, 5:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/tv-help/149680/6 "2003-01-20T17:29:37Z")

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**"Save Your Life & Get a New Apex"**

Now that’s an advertising slogan if I’ve ever heard one.