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lilshawn:

how about if you hold down the power button and plug it in, will it turn on?

tony.silveira:

bigbuffs,

i just added a tv also that won't power back up when it gets power.  can you try something?  hold in the power button on the tv then plug it in.  keep holding the button.  unplug the tv.  while still holding the button, plug it back in.  does it come on?

mine did.  a simple solder point later and now the tv powers on thru the smart strip

spystyle:

LOL, I just did this the other day.

If the TV "turns on" when the power button is "jammed" and you plug it in, you are in business. You can solder an on/off switch to the power button's 2 solder points.

Here are some pics of my most recent TV surgery :

http://postimage.org/gallery/2t2dqiac/

When the on/off switch is "on", the button acts jammed. When it is "off", the TV acts normally.

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If the TV does not "turn on" when the power button is "jammed" and you plug it in, you need to have 2 power buttons. Some TV's simply can't work for a "one button power solution".

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I've used some LCD monitors that turn on automatically when AC power is present. This saves a step :)

lilshawn:

i had to throw a toggle switch onto a 42" LCD...when the switch is on, the tv comes on with the power, but it also locks out the rest of the buttons (which is okay to keep from people changing the inputs and whatnot.) but i can still turn it off and do my adjustments.

mgb:

I use these relays a lot on building systems like fire alarm and access control:
http://www.altronix.com/products/product.php?name=6062

you can use a 12volt plug in transformer from your smart strip and hit the trigger on this relay. the relay can be configured to just activate for a certain amount of seconds so the relay contact would hit the tv power up and then the relay would shut back off.

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