How Not to Repair a TV

[Betweenshades]

We had a TV dropped off just now. The guy thought he could repair it himself, but failed miserably.

See based on some research, he felt that the power supply was bad. Regardless of whether or not it's the right diagnosis, he went about replacing it the wrong way.

You see, HE CUT A HOLE IN THE BACK OF THE TV.

He gave up trying to get the power supply out and gave it to us.

As there was no way any sane human could believe this, I took pictures. Welcome to my world.

[BrenDAnn]

I...Don't even know what to say. I mean...why? I think my brain just BSoD'd!

[emilochka]

Wow. That's...just...wow.

[tollbaby]

What the hell did he cut it with??? Kitchen scissors???

[NateTheChops]

My guess is he made a cut at the top with a kitchen knife and just yanked the rest of it out with brute strength.

Is this an older TV or a flat screen? Because if it's a flat screen, then I would suggest doing to this guy what Bill did to his maker and that would solve both your problems. You might go to jail though...

[Elspeth]

wait what the hell?!?!?! I think my brain is trying to get out of my skull again. This is bad correct?!

He is lucky he didn't shock himself on something.

Also how do you even fix that? That looks like a very very expensive hole.

[chainedbarista]

my brain melted and slid out of my ear on seeing that. wtf.

[Chromatix]

You would need to replace the casing at this point, as well as fixing whatever was actually broken to begin with. Of course, if you were willing to live with a bodge job, you could cover it with a piece of plywood and some duct tape, providing the ventilation was sufficient.

[sevendaysky]

The part that hurts my brain the most is the fact that IN THE PICTURE, you can see the screws. You know, the screws that you use to remove the casing so you can get to the innards of the TV. So the guy owned some sort of cutting object, but not a screwdriver?!

ETA: Not to mention the whole warranty-voiding thing... pretty sure most warranties say that owner attempts at repairs (which generally fail) void the warranty. Of course, who expects anyone to read the warranties anymore?

[Sapphire Silk]

Looks like a CRT television. Do they even make those anymore?

This guy would do better selling this TV on craigslist for spare parts, leave poor Betweenshades in peace.

[nicolecj]

Wow... just wow.

[Captain Trips]

This kind of reminds me of the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey. Remember the scene where Dave reenters the ship through the emergency airlock? Remember the slip of paper that flew out as it opened? I've always thought that slip of paper read, "Warranty void if opened by end user."

[Kelshir]

Poor TV.

[JustaCashier]

The part that hurts my brain the most is the fact that IN THE PICTURE, you can see the screws. You know, the screws that you use to remove the casing so you can get to the innards of the TV.

But, you see, the guy was actually smart.

He saw the sticker on the back that says something like; "Caution: Shock hazard! Do not remove back cover!"

So, to avoid that danger, he cut a hole in the back cover, rather than remove it.


Mike

[Argabarga]

I'll bet he did it while it was still plugged in too