--- title: The Stages Of Grief In Repairing A Trinitron Found In... description: A hobbyist rescued a discarded 32" Sony Trinitron CRT TV that had been sitting roadside in Italy for at least six years. After cleaning and initial repairs,... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/the-stages-of-grief-in-repairing-a-trinitron-found-in-the-trash-umnbq2d4s twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: The Stages Of Grief In Repairing A Trinitron Found In The Trash | daily.dev og:description: A hobbyist rescued a discarded 32" Sony Trinitron CRT TV that had been sitting roadside in Italy for at least six years. After cleaning and initial repairs,... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/the-stages-of-grief-in-repairing-a-trinitron-found-in-the-trash-umnbq2d4s og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/UMnbQ2D4S.png og:image:alt: The Stages Of Grief In Repairing A Trinitron Found In The Trash og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # The Stages Of Grief In Repairing A Trinitron Found In The Trash **[Hackaday](https://daily.dev/sources/hackaday)** · 2 min read · 0 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary A hobbyist rescued a discarded 32" Sony Trinitron CRT TV that had been sitting roadside in Italy for at least six years. After cleaning and initial repairs, the TV only produced a triple-blink power LED error indicating a power supply issue on the control board. Over several months, the repair journey went through emotional highs and lows — from optimism to depression to acceptance that a more involved repair session lies ahead. The CRT panel itself and most PCBs appear to be in decent condition, with only a few resistors replaced so far. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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