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A television that will not power up at all usually has a supply-side fault, not a wrecked panel. Our accredited technicians diagnose dead sets across Gauteng, often on the same day you call.
The details
When a TV refuses to switch on, most owners assume the worst. In our workshop, the majority of completely unresponsive sets turn out to have a fault on the power supply board or standby circuit, and both are very repairable. Before you write the television off, it is worth letting a qualified technician spend twenty minutes with a multimeter on it. Falcon TV Repairs handles dead-set callouts across Gauteng every week, and most of those televisions go home working.
The standby light tells us a great deal before we even open the cabinet. No light at all points towards the mains input stage, a blown fuse or a failed primary supply. A light that glows while the set ignores the remote and the power button suggests the standby rail is alive but the main rails are down, or that the mainboard is not issuing its power-on command. A blinking light is often a diagnostic code we can read against the manufacturer's fault tables.
You get a fixed price quoted before any repair begins, so there is no meter running while we work. Every job leaves with a written workmanship guarantee, and if the numbers ever favour replacing the set instead of fixing it, we say so plainly. That straightforward approach is a big part of why more than 150 customers have left us five-star Google reviews.
What we cover
The specifics, in plain language.
SYMPTOMS
No standby light, a light that blinks in a repeating pattern, a faint click from inside the cabinet, or a set that died during a storm or load-shedding switch-over. All of these point to the supply stage rather than the screen itself.
CAUSES
Blown primary fuses, shorted rectifier diodes, swollen electrolytic capacitors and failed standby transformers head the list. Gauteng's surges and outages are hard on these components, and they tend to fail long before the panel does.
TESTING
We confirm mains reaches the board, test the fuse and bridge rectifier, measure every output rail under load and check whether the mainboard is sending its power-on signal. That sequence isolates the fault to one board quickly.
REPAIR
Most dead sets need component-level work on the power supply board: replacing capacitors, diodes, MOSFETs or the standby controller. Where a board is beyond economic rework, we fit a tested replacement and prove all rails before reassembly.
BRANDS
Samsung, LG, Hisense, Sony, Skyworth, TCL, Sinotec and JVC dead sets come through our hands constantly. Familiarity with each brand's supply architecture means we know where the common weak points hide on your model.
ADVICE
If your set is elderly and the fault sits on an expensive or unobtainable board, we tell you before charging for the repair. Our advice on repairing versus replacing is honest, even when it costs us the job.
Why Falcon
Honest diagnosis firstWe tell you when a repair is worth it — and when it isn’t
Fixed price upfrontQuoted before any work starts; nothing added later
Quality partsProper components, not pulls from scrap sets
Workmanship guaranteeEvery repair backed in writing
All major brandsSamsung, LG, Hisense, Sony, TCL, Skyworth and more
Same-day where possibleMany faults are sorted the day you call
How it works
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Phone or WhatsApp us the symptom, the TV brand and size, and your suburb. A photo or short video helps us arrive prepared.
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We identify the actual fault — on site or in the workshop — and give you a fixed price and an honest repair-or-replace answer.
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Approved? We do the work with quality parts, test it thoroughly, and set everything back up the way you had it.
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You get the TV back working, with our workmanship guarantee behind the repair.
FAQs
What people ask us before they book.
Send a photo of your dish, decoder or TV on WhatsApp. We can often tell you what's wrong before we get in the van.
WhatsApp a photoUsually yes. A completely dark standby light almost always means the power supply has failed at the input stage, and that is one of the most economical repairs we do. The panel, mainboard and speakers are typically untouched, so restoring power brings the whole set back. We confirm the diagnosis first and quote a fixed price before touching a soldering iron.
It depends on which components failed, but power supply repairs generally come to a small fraction of what a comparable new television costs. Because we quote a fixed price upfront after diagnosis, you know the full amount before any work starts and can decide with real numbers in front of you rather than estimates.
Same-day service is our standard across Gauteng, not a premium extra. Call in the morning and in most areas we can collect or visit that afternoon. Straightforward power faults are often diagnosed the same day, with the repair completed as soon as any required components are on the bench.
Either works. Our technicians carry test equipment for on-site diagnosis, and many power faults can be confirmed at your home. If board-level soldering is needed, we collect the set, repair it in the workshop and return it, so you never have to transport a large screen yourself.
Very possibly. The surge when power returns after an outage is notorious for punching through rectifiers and capacitors in TV power supplies. We repair switch-on surge damage every week, and we will happily advise on surge protection so the replacement components are not exposed to the same abuse.
Yes. Every repair we complete carries a workmanship guarantee, and we put it in writing rather than leaving it as a verbal promise. If the same fault returns within the guarantee period, we make it right at no additional charge. That written commitment is standard on every job, not an optional extra.
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Next step
One call gets an accredited technician onto your unresponsive set, usually the same day, with a fixed quote before any work begins.
Same-day service across Gauteng · Fixed pricing · Workmanship guarantee
Contact
Tell us your suburb and what you need. We'll tell you honestly when we can be there — often the same day.
