JohnnyBlaze

So went to put cartoons on this morning (for the kids) and it won't turn on! Just the standby flashes on and off and that's it.

It's an LCD 40" don't no the model number. I've googled and it just says to unplug it for a bit but that doesn't do anything.

Anyone have any advice or is a trip to bright house in order. Saturday night and all we've got is a crackly alarm clock radio to entertain us.

Brun

Surely the model number is on the back??
My advice - don't but another Matsui

Brun

.....and surely you're not gonna pay weekly @ 64.7% apr?

Shaun

Bright House - are those thieving ****ers still in business!!!!



Flashing stand-by light sounds like a blown power board of sorts.

maca1983

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I had this on a tv so got my mates dad to check it out and it was foobarrrred! would cost more to fix than tele was worth, sold it on ebay for £50 so atleast I got summit

JohnnyBlaze

Got a good deal from a mate, 2yr old 50" samsung plasma £250

Saint AAI

A lot of problems with TVs not turning on are power supply related. Usually a couple of capacitors gone, costs pence to fix yourself. If it's anything to do with the panel, then bin it as it probably won't be economical to repair.

JohnnyBlaze

I suppose the only to find out would be to open it up?

Saint AAI

Yes, then look for capacitors that have gone slightly dome shaped on top. They should be flat. Obviously make sure the TV is not plugged in.

Heres a site with pics for what to look for (it's a site for motherboards, but it shows examples of knackered capacitors):
http://www.pcstats.com/articleview.cfm?articleID=195

Find the capacitors that have gone, get the part number off the side and google it to buy new ones. Take a photo to help you remember which way round they go. Then de-solder the old ones and fit the new ones. Put everything back together and power up.

JohnnyBlaze

Thanks for the info, much appreciated.

JohnnyBlaze

I've ended up gettin the plasma off a friend, it's lg though not samsung. Nice tv but il still try and fix the old one before in bin it.

Saint AAI

Here's a couple of pictures of one I did a few weeks ago. It was on a monitor, but same sort of thing. I take pictures of everything as I'm taking it to bits so I know how it goes back together if I forget. These pictures show the 2 black capacitors to have gone. Just be careful not to damage ribbon cables when taking it apart. The board on the left is the power supply and the small one on the right does all the audio visual stuff.

JohnnyBlaze

On second thought I think il take it to tip, getting flashbacks of when I changed the outer casing on the wii, what a nightmare.