It's my birthday Saturday.
You know what I'm doing? Nothing if this chest infection doesn't fuck off, that's what. Woe is me.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:31, 1 reply, 15 years ago)

What did you do about your telly Barry?

( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:34, Reply)

I'm trying to work out a way I can break it and make it look faulty so I can take it back.
Ideas welcome.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:37, Reply)

I'm not sure how that would work Barry.
You could try leaving it switch on 24/7 for a week and see if the thing overheats.

But the chances are, it won't.
( JeffTheDogFucker Can you dig it?, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:39, Reply)

What's up with it then?

( Mrs Entity is in hiding., Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:41, Reply)

Nothing, I'm certain I'll keep it as I can't take it back now and the only way to get my money back is if it breaks.
I just don't really need it. Saying that I'm sure as soon as I move out of here and into somewhere that actually gets TV reception I'll be more than happy.
(Barry from Eastenders is, despite the words written above, not a woman, Thu 3 Mar 2011, 22:46, Reply)

Hmm
I feel sure you could do something with fuse wire - wrap it around a few components. It should last just about long enough to short something out without blowing something up. That or reverse the polarity on a nice big capacitor, switch the TV on while stood a long way away, then return the blackened capacitor to it's original state. The good bit about doing that is that it will probably take a few other bits along with it, rendering the thing un-fixable.

For something less explosive, pick one tiny diode, unsolder it and replace it the wrong way around. Should work, and it would be properly hard to find.
( Hdjejjwsjdjjf LOOK, Fri 4 Mar 2011, 1:56, Reply)