ULTIMATE GUIDE TO FLAT

SCREEN TV REPAIR

Having trouble in Flat Screen LCD or LED Television Repair?

I'm about to show you how you can...

The Course is designed as an introduction to design, function and operation of flat screen lcd tvs.
Also covered are the types and nature of component failures, their causes and symptoms, and the
repair cost implications. This serves as a comprehensive precursor to any Television repair
training courses.

How To Fix A Broken Flat Screen LCD LED TV With Lines or

Cracks

If you have a broken LCD LED TV Screen that has any type
of damage such as lines running vertically, spots or
patches, cracks or breaks, this page will give you tips to get it
fixed. Many TV’s nowadays (Plasma, LCD, LED) are large
and delicate. If a large flat screen TV is not attached to a wall,
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it has a higher chance of falling over and cracking the screen.
If your flat screen LCD TV has fallen over, most likely the
screen has taken a hit. See below for some ways to possibly
fix this without having to buy a NEW TV.

If your TV does not have a cracked screen and the

problem has just appeared on its own, you may be able to
fall back on the TV manufacturers warranty. If your TV
screen has developed spots, vertical lines, small dots,
unusually bright pixels, fading, distorted shading, or color
issues, you may be able to use the warranty. To make
contacting your TV manufacturer easier, we have included
links to most TV manufacturers below. Be sure to have your
purchase receipt, and take note of the model number and
serial number on the back of your TV.
TV brand links for warranty claims listed by
popularity: Samsung, Vizio, LG, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, I
nsignia,Toshiba, JVC, Philips, Magnavox, Sanyo,
and Emerson. These links will help you to contact the
manufacturer to file a warranty claim. If the TV has a been
cracked or a hit to the screen has caused colorful vertical

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lines, then this is something that has happened from physical
damage and is not covered under warranty.
If your flat screen TV has the dreaded vertical lines, half
of the screen has turned darker, the screen is cracked, or
the screen is broken, this can be repaired but may cost
more than you paid for the complete TV. If your screen is
cracked or broken, you can try replacing the Screen, LCD,
Plasma, or LED part. On some flat screen TVs there is a
glass panel on top of the actual screen. You need to
determine which is broken before you attempt to order parts.
Repairing a Broken Flat Screen TV
If you are going to be repairing a flat screen TV there are
certain problems you may encounter. The most likely issues
on broken TV’s will be a cracked screen, picture lines or black
spots, or image distortion problems. If the damage to the
screen has NOT gone past the screen, and has NOT gone
into the LCD, LED, or Plasma behind the screen, then fixing
the flat screen TV is going to be possible if you get the parts
you need cheap. If your TV screen is severely cracked and
the damage has penetrated beyond that, then it is deep
enough to have damaged the LCD, LED or Plasma. If this
is your case, then it may cost more to repair your TV than
to replace it.
There may be some LCD LED PLASMA TV repair
shops near you that can answer some questions for you.
Some flat screen repair shops do not repair broken screens
as the cost is not worth it. They will however replace different
internal parts in the TV that may have failed. These failed
parts in the TV may have caused the TV to not display the
screen correctly, ghosting, or a screen that is not turning on.

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If the screen is not broken but the screen does not come
on but your warranty is no longer valid, here are some
things you can do. One single part has probably failed in
your flat screen TV. There are many circuit boards and wiring
harnesses inside your flat panel TV. Some of the parts in an
LCD or LED TV are power supplies, t-con boards, capacitors,
inverters, controller boards, IR sensors, signal inputs, and
more.
One of the best places to purchase TV replacement
screens is on eBay. If you need parts like control circuit
boards and wire harnesses, useful parts online has LED,
LCD, and Plasma TV replacement parts at good prices.

One of the parts may have failed in your TV therefore

causing the screen to not turn on. Determining which part
that may be bad inside your TV may be difficult. It can be
done but is not recommended if you have no knowledge of
using a multimeter or have no electronic repair experience.
However if this is your situation, you can take the TV to a
repair shop and they can troubleshoot the issue for you. Have
them tell you the part that has gone bad, pay them the $40 or
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so bucks it cost to troubleshoot, and go home and buy the
part online yourself. This will save you money and your TV
should work like new.
If your TV is NOT fixable, most people take out the circuit
boards and part them out. Selling the audio and video
components in your broken TV may be the only way to try and
recoup the cost of the value of your TV. This is not
recommended as some used TV parts are not worth very
much. If you do decide to remove the parts, you could try
selling them on eBay.
To see how to take apart and repair a flat screen TV or
monitor, there are a few videos below which can guide you in
the right direction. Be careful when taking apart a
television as power may still be stored in some of the
parts which can cause electrocution.

LED TV Repair Tutorial – Common Symptoms &

Solutions

LED LCD TV FIX, How To For Double Image, Black

Vertical Lines, Screen Problem

LCD TV fix: bad picture screen rainbow colors

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Top ways to repair LCD monitors at home in
a professionalized way.
Info : In this post we will discuss with you some ways by which you can repair LCD monitors
at home. We will discuss on following points to repair LCD monitors at home.

 Your LED screen all of a sudden turns black

 How to fix lines on my LCD screen
 How to fix a capacitor issue in a LCD monitor
 Screen display issue or screen flickering issue
 How to find dead pixels and remove them

You are in a hurry to finish the assignments and suddenly the LCD monitor malfunctions. What
will be your state of mind? You will be shocked with sweat pouring down your face like water.
Isn’t it? What worse is that, you do not even know how to repair it so that you may continue with
your assignments? Even a mere thought of being in such a peculiar situation will send shivers
down your spine. However, you can take yourself out from such an unforeseen situation
provided that you are fully armed towards troubleshooting some of the basic things which in
probability will help you overcome the problem. This post is full of Top ways to repair LCD
monitors at home in a professionalized way. After all, LCD monitors are the most delicate part.
Needless to say, that in spite of taking full care you might experience some problems in your
LCD monitors which will land you in serious problem.

So, what to do in such cases? Read for more:-

Your screen all of a sudden turns black

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Although, it might be seemingly be the easiest of solutions on “repair LCD monitors at home”,
yet majority of people fail to check the power cord. Therefore, it is important to be sure about the
fact whether it is perfectly in place or not.

You need to equally check the power and video board

It is important to have speedy check about the power and video board as they are regarded to be
the two main components.

LCD Video board

Make sure that required tools are handy

If you want to repair LCD monitors at home you need to possess basic skills which will help you
in easing the chaos and confusion, just when you least expected it. It is advisable to keep items
handy such as a pair or pliers, Radio Shack, screwdriver along with putty knife.

Pliers

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Below are some of the videos that can help you to repair LCD monitors at home

Video tutorials on how to repair LCD

monitors at home
How to fix lines on my LCD screen

How to fix a capacitor issue in a LCD monitor

Screen display issue or screen flickering issue

LCD panel white spot issue

How to find dead pixels and remove them

However, if still you are unable to get to the root cause of the problem, then do not worry and
take help of “LCD Monitor Repair Made Easy” which can help you save money and offer you
the sure cut solution within minutes.

Do you actually know that as you buy, you will save whopping sum of money too. After all, if
you are able to save $100 to $200, then it will surely help you in strengthening your finances as
well. Isn’t it? The guide will help you learn all the intricacies in a detailed and accurate way.

What more you want when you are going to get step by step guides as well as videos? You can
get a sense of how transparent and authentic your transaction is going to be since there will be
100% Money Back Guarantee within 60 days. Another great thing worth mentioning is that its
cost is not even half of what you have expected. The guide is going to give you enough of
luxuries and opportunities to be totally satisfied with the deal which you are going to make.
Therefore, you can resume your work within minutes even after the LCD monitor develops
snags. After all, decisions which are taken at the right time, does wonders. Therefore, you should

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not wait any further towards making your way and experience the heavenly difference in the
process as well. So, what are you waiting for? Go ahead and repair LCD monitors at home.

How to repair a dead monitor

Back in September, long before I got caught up in repairing the damage caused by a water leak in my
bathroom (which turned into a full-scale remodel of the entire shower unit), I had a dead monitor. Aside
from the fact that it wasn't that old, I resented the idea that the only way to fix it was to chuck it and get
a new one. I'm not made of money, you know.

So, with a little help from Google and the geeks who have trod this path before me, I diagnosed the
problem and fixed my dead monitor. For the sake of anyone who might have the same problem, let me
offer up a little search term Bingo to assist Google in bringing this solution to you. If you want to know
how to fix a dead LCD monitor, or how to repair a Samsung LCD monitor, or if your Samsung LCD
monitor doesn't work, please keep reading.

Now that the Bingo is out of the way, on to the pictures!

The monitor is a Samsung 906BW. Apparently, Samsung had a period where they bought cheap
capacitors, the consequence of which was a lot of Samsung monitors with lousy durability.

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 The first step in this repair job, as with any repair job, is to pour a cup of coffee. The second step is to
remove the stand base and get ready to pop the bezel from the front. In this case, it was easier to lever
the screen up, allowing the bezel to press against the desk. Note that I put a towel down first to protect
the screen and bezel from scratches.

The bezel took a bit of persuading to come free. There were a couple of snap tabs holding it on, and a
grooved rim. Gentle wiggling with the edge of a thin bladed screwdriver was enough to separate it.

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There are a great many connectors and mini wiring harnesses to keep track of. I found it easiest to take
lots of pictures to refer to as I went.

Some of the connectors are physically identical, but orient separately to control different parts of the
screen, sending streams of data to the different pixel zones. Don't mix them up. Crossing the streams
would be bad.

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Once the backlight and control toggles are disconnected and removed, the mainboard is exposed.

Here's the mainboard unscrewed from the frame and flipped over for inspection...

... and there's the problem! See how the tops of the two middle capacitors are bulged upwards? Those
are popped capacitors, semi-exploded from the degradation of the electrolytes that let them hold the

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electricity. I have no idea if PopCap games (makers of Plants vs. Zombies) took their name from popped
caps as a geeky joke, or if they just like the closures for soft drink containers.

These capacitors look OK, but since they are from the same manufacturer as the popped capacitors, I
replaced them all.

An electronics clip stand is helpful for this kind of thing. Rather than hunting around for individual
capacitors, I bought a repair kit from LCDalternatives. I searched for my particular model of Samsung
LCD monitor, paid my $19 and got a set of six replacement capacitors, rating matched to the originals.

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I removed all the capacitors (FYI, this is a nice video on how to desolder capacitors) and soldered in new
ones. Here is the backside of the circuit board after the replacement. The wires sticking up are the
capacitor stems, before trimming...

... and after trimming. I should note that I used a voltage meter to check the integrity of the solders and
the new circuits before sealing everything back up. I didn't want to have to rip it all apart again! Once
the circuits were good, I put it all back together and ran the initial power-up smoke tests. It all checked
out, so I plugged it back into my computer and...

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... success!

This was a $19 repair that saved me the $200-300 for a new monitor. There are lots of videos and blogs
about people dumpster diving for "dead" monitors, brought back to life via this method. I don't know
that I'll pursue that course, but it was satisfying to be able to bring mine back to life.

Repairing an LCD Display with failed

capacitors
An awesome member of our community made this guide. It is not managed by iFixit staff.

Most LCD displays fail due to capacitors. A bad capacitor usually makes the display fail to
power on. Some other things that can fail include coils & flourescent tubes. Surprisingly, the
actual LCD lasts a very, very long time. http://www.badcaps.net/foru

Bad capacitors can be identified by looking at them. This guide will walk through the steps of
opening the monitor, locating bad capacitors, selecting replacements, and the soldering required.

Tools

 Phillips #00 Screwdriver Most LCD monitors use Phillips screws.

 Soldering Iron

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Step 1 — Failed Capacitors

 These steps are as generic as possible, since most LCD displays use a similar design.
However, you will need to think carefully about how to take the display apart so you can
put it back together, and have it still work!
 The images are from Repair ViewSonic VX924 LCD Monitor Blinking Green power
Button (youtube). You should watch it through once to get an idea for what it's like.
 First, remove the plastic back of the monitor. The stand/pedestal may be attached by
screws, or the back and the stand may all be one unit.
 Keep the screws you removed with the plastic back. That way they won't get mixed up
with the screws you take out of the internal parts.
 There is also probably some sort of snap-on device molded into the plastic back.
o In the video, a piece of steel is used. A screwdriver or a piece of strong, flat
plastic can also do the job.
o Snapping the back off should take some strength; however, too much force will
permanently damage the plastic.
o Start with very little force and poke the edges of the back. If one corner moves
easily but another corner seems solid, then you may have missed a screw.
Gradually increase the force you are using until the snaps come off.

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 After removing the back, you need to unscrew the power unit.
 Some displays use an external "brick" and have a 12V DC power plug.
 Most displays, especially larger ones, have an AC plug (wall outlet). This guide shows a
display with an AC plug.
 Locate the power unit and remove any screws to access it.
o You may also need to remove protecting tape. This tape blocks RF noise ("static")
from distorting the display. It is ok to cut the tape carefully, or you may be able to
unpeel it.
 Unplug all the cables that come from the power unit and supply power to the other parts
of the display.
o Be sure you memorize how they go back together!
o It's usually a good idea to pull out your digital camera and shoot pictures of the
boards before you take them apart. This will help you put them together the same
way.

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 Identifying bad capacitors is fairly simple. Start with a search for images of bad
capacitors to see what they look like.
 If one capacitor has failed, there is a good chance the ones around it will fail, or may have
partially failed. They were manufactured around the same time. Also, when a component
fails, the rest of the circuit can be damaged by the electrical stress.
o Doing them all at the same time is fairly easy.
o New capacitors cost a few cents.
 Each capacitor is coded on the side with:
o Manufacturer and/or Product (Green box in the image)
o Red box: Capacity (micro Farads); Blue box: Voltage (V); Yellow circle:
Temperature Rating (C)
o Notice also how the capacitor on the right has obviously "blown out".

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How I fixed my Samsung LCD TV
Everyone now can be an expert in anything with the help of the internet. Here’s how I DIY’d my
Samsung LCD TV and saved $300 – $400.
The LN series Samsung LCD TV never really powers up instantly even when new. But the time
it takes to power up the TV took longer and longer (as long as 10 minutes in some cases). The
LED light on the power button would flash with clicking sound. This will eventually lead to your
TV not powering up at all. Mind you, the TV is less than 2 years old. Turns out that this is a
known problem with most Samsung LCD TVs with model number starting with “LN” and slew
of other models as well.
The problem is caused by ‘blown’ capacitors on the power board. Samsung apparently wanted to
save 5 cents or so on each capacitor by not using proper ones with ample amount of capacity to
handle the load. I haven’t yet found any official recall on this issue. Anyway, legality or
corporate greed aside, let’s get to the fun part.

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Actually, speaking of legality, I have to mention this one thing: DO NOT attempt this fix
yourself if you are not comfortable working with electronics, soldering, or anything that requires
delicate, skillful pair of hands. Do not blame me if this doesn’t work for you. This fix worked in
my case and I’ll leave it at that. Your TV may or may not have other problems that results in
similar symptoms. Okay, now that I got that out of the way…

1. Open up the back panel. There are lots of screws back there. Make sure each and every one of
those are out otherwise you’re gonna risk cracking the panel. If you have to force the panel off,
chances are you’ve missed a screw or two. The panel should lift off without any resistance once
all of the screws are accounted for.

2. Locate the power board. That’s the one pictured below. The area in red is where the
problematic capacitors are located. You need to separate the board to work on it. Remove all
connectors. (Take a picture if you’re worried that you might not remember how to put those
back. But those connectors should fit only one way on specific component only). Remove screws
that hold the board onto the TV (along the edge of the board, marked by the black line)

3. If you look closely, you’ll see some of the capacitors are bulging on top (normal capacitors
have flat top). Some may even have black goo oozing out from the top. These are indications of a
blown capacitor. These are dirt cheap. Makes me wonder what Samsung was up to. Higher rated
capacitors couldn’t have cost them more than few cents a piece.

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4. On the board, the location numbers are printed for each capacitors. Locate the blown ones that
need to be replaced. I had 4 bad ones in my case. I got my capacitors at Radio Shack (1000uf,
35v). The microfarad (uf) is same as the old ones, the 35 volts is higher than one Samsung used,
but that’s okay (actually, better).

5. Now you have to desolder the old ones out and solder the new ones in its place. You do this
from the other side of the board. The location numbers are printed on the other side too so you
can locate them easily. There are number of good soldering tutorials on YouTube, so go watch
those first if you never soldered before.
IMPORTANT: Make note of the polarity of the capacitor leads (+, -). The new capacitor should
be soldered on the same way. If this is reversed, capacitor will blow within few seconds. The
polarity should be marked on the side of the capacitor usually with a stripe with big minus (“-”)
sign on the negative side.

6. Once new capacitors are soldered on successfully, put everything back together. Mine worked
like a charm and the whole thing cost me less than $10.

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Tips and tricks on repairing LCD
monitors
If you are a student like I am, sometimes it just too expensive to buy new hardware. And why should you?
There are many companies, faculties that throw away used non-working equipment. Here I will show you
how you can repair used LCD monitors practicly for free.

In the past year or so I managed to repair about 50 LCD monitors out of 60, that I sourced around my
town. From my experience I can tell you, that you can have a working LCD monitor in under 20 minutes
practicly for free with no profesional tools required.

LCD monitors are not that complicated as some of you think. They are made from 4 parts: LCD module,
main board, switched regulated power supply (SMPS) and button board.

From my experience, the main faults are:

- 85% faulty capacitors

- 10% faulty inverters

- 5% other issues (faulty buttons, main board, LCD module, CCFL, FETs)

Fixing this problems is very easy and very cheap. You can get capacitors and buttons in your local
electronics store. Inverters are sometimes a problem to get, but ebay will probably have the one you are
looking for and its price is around 5$.

There are many different brands of LCD. The most common are Samsung, LG, HP and Dell. And they are
all more or less the same. You should also know the fact that many LCD modules are compatible. For
example, I replaced an LCD module from HP to Samsung and it was a perfect fit. This is because the
modules are basicly same dimensions and same LVDS connector for all types. Sadly it is not the same for
mainboards and SMPS. But hey, SMPS can be fixed and main boards and LCD modules are very rarely
defective.

LCD issues can probably tell you which part is faulty. So lets go to the symptons:

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1. LCD lights up for less then 5 seconds, then it goes blank (check if you can see picture):

- it could be dead capacitors on the inverter low voltage line (high probability)

- it could be a faulty inverter (low probability)

- it could be a faulty cold cathod flourescent tube inside LCD module - CCFL (very rare)

2. LCD power LED blinks but monitor does not light up:

- it could be dead capacitors on the 5V logic line to the main board (high probability)

- it could be faulty main board (very rare)

- it could be a dead LCD module (very rare)

3. LCD turns on, the picture is fuzzy:

- it could be faulty capacitors on SMPS (high probability)

- it could be defective main board (low probability)

- it could be defective LCD module (very rare)

- flex cables in the LCD module have a weak connection (very rare)

- LVDS cable is defective (very rare)

4. LCD turns on, backlight turns on, but gray or white screen appears:

- LCD module is defective (high probability)

- poor connection of LVDS cable (very rare)

5. LCD emmits strange buzz sounds:

- dead capacitors or inverters (high probability)

- faulty CCFL (low probability)

6. LCD works ok, but sometimes it seems like that buttons are pressed for no reason (OSD menu appears):

- faulty buttons (high probability)

- faulty main board (very rare)

7. LCD appears to be completly dead (no LED signal light)

- it could be faulty capacitors on the 5V logic line (high probability)
- it could be the fuse on SMPS (rare and probably for a reason)
- it could be faulty main board (very rare)

These simptoms can tell you very much of your fault. Now lets beggin with our dissasembly... I had a 17"
Samsung monitor, with an issue number 1.

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LCDs are encased in plastic housing which is hold together with few screws and a click sistem. This is
probably the tricky part of disassembly. When you remove the housing, carefully remove the LCD module.
But before you proceed, unplug the CCFL cables from the SMPS board that hide behind a metal shield.

Metal shield

Unplug these cables

When you are finished with CCFL cables, unscrew the LCD module and carefully unplug LVDS cable from
the module. Now you have a full view of the main board and SMPS.

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BE CAREFULL! The big capacitor on the mains voltage line on SMPS could still be charged. So make sure
you discharge it before proceeding.

Now that you are done with that, unscrew the SMPS and look for faults. In most cases a dead capacitor is
visible. But if there is no visual sign of a fault, replace all capacitors on the SMPS. This will fix all your
problems in most cases. I also recommend that you replace all capacitors on voltage lines on SMPS even
if they appear to be good.

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 SMPS

Faulty capacitor here is visible

Next use your multimeter and measure the resistance of high voltage side of the inverter. In my case the
high voltage side of the inverter shows about 620 Ohms on both of the inverters. Because values on the
both inverters are the same, I can assume inverters are OK. But if the value varies between the two
inverters, the one with lower value is faulty. So you will have to replace it. You will most likely find inverters
on ebay.

FETs can sometimes be faulty too, but it is very rare. If you can see cosmetic fault of overheating, try
replacing them too.

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 SMPS botton

High voltage side of the inverters

Button board

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When you are done, put everything back together, except for the plastic housing. Now you can plug your
LCD to the mains and see if you get a NO SIGNAL screen for more than 10 seconds on your LCD.

LCD appears to work :)

Now that everything seems to be OK, put the plastic housing back on, plug your LCD to a computer an
leave it running for an hour. If no problems will occur. Then the LCD is fixed :)

Now you have a new LCD monitor for 0.15$, the cost of a capacitor

If capacitors are the case, the success rate is almost 100%. If you diagnosed other faults, like main board
fault, LCD module fault or CCFL fault, the cost of the repair is too high and you will have to search for
another LCD monitor. Don't forget to store your working parts from a busted LCD monitor, because they
might come in handy if you try to fix some other LCD monitors.

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Here you can see some other pictures of faults:

Faulty capacitors

Inverter from an 19" Samsung, faulty high voltage side CD

Faulty main board - no visible sign of a fault. Tried to change voltage regulators but no luck...

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If you end up with different working parts of different LCD monitors and all the same size, lets say 19".
With a little knowledge and some spare time, you can put together a working LCD monitor. But you will
have to make your own housing, because the SMPS and the main board will probably not fit in the original
housing. That's how I made a 19" LCD monitor in my workroom, made from a 19" Samsung LCD module
and button board from Samsung, SMPS from Dell and main board from HP monitor. But this will require
some more electronics skills, because SMPS and main board power connector is in most cases different.

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One of the things people might be wondering about 4K TVs is whether they can be used as full time
monitor displays for computers. Well, the short answer, as the following video by MrThaiBox123 of
Youtube shall show is YES. This solves a lot of the screen real estate issues plaguing many of us since
most laptop or desktop computer monitors hasn’t really gotten past high definition level pixel counts. If
you only have a laptop, you could set this up for your home work station so that when you get home, all
you do is plug in your laptop and you can have a bigger, more spacious screen to work with. Will
certainly come in handy if you’re into photography, graphics and video which usually require ample
screen space.

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Inverter Board

The complaint of this Olan LCD TV was no power so I had to remove the cover in order to perform
the troubleshooting job.

Once the cover was removed I could see 3 circuit boards i.e; the power board, the mainboard and
the inverter boards-see the photo below:

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The first board to check was the power supply board. However, the fuse and other major
components were checked to be in good condition. I powered up the power supply and check on the
output voltages in the mainboard and inverter connectors. It reads zero volt, so this means either the
power supply itself has problem or something shorted in the mainboard or inverter board that causes
zero volt.

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I decided to remove the inverter board connector first and see how it goes.

I was actually surprised to see that once the connector was removed the LCD TV power LED lighted
up!

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So this means the inverter board was shorted causing the power supply not to work. I set my
mutlitmeter to diode scale measure between the 12 v dc supply pin and the cold ground pin and the
result was shorted-see the photo below:

I started to trace from the 12 volt dc line and eventually when I removed the high voltage transformer
the short circuit immediately went away. This confirms that one of the high voltage transformer pin
was shorted to ground.

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Since I can’t find the exact part, I used a much simpler way which is to modify a 4 Lamps external
inverter board. You must know what you are doing because there were 4 wires in this external
inverter board. Each wire has it owns function such as the VCC, Ground, Adj, On/Off. For your
information, this is one of the most popular ways to modify LCD TV inverter board when you can’t
find the parts to replace in the original board. Besides, it is much faster and saving your precious
repair time.

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Once done the modification, I had to look for a suitable place to secure the inverter board. Since this
board is small, it was not a problem to fix it on the TV-see the photo below:

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The LCD TV came back to life when I applied the power. Another job done and made some profits.

Flat Screen TV Turns Off By Itself – What To Check – How To Fix

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Is your TV turning off by itself? Does it turn off all on its
own after a few seconds? There are different reasons why
your TV turns itself off or seems to turn off by itself. The
different reasons are listed by category below. You can use
this “TV turning off” as a troubleshooting guide. The methods
to fix or troubleshoot why your TV will turn off all by itself will
work
on Samsung, Vizio, Mitsubishi, LG, SONY, Panasonic, HiS
ense, Hitachi,Element, Magnavox, Sanyo, and all other TV
models.

TV turns off by itself

Is Your TV Turning Itself Off?

Your TV TIMER may be set to turn the TV off after a
specific time.
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Instructions – How to turn off the TIMER on your TV…
(works on most TVs)
1 – Turn your TV ON.
2 – Press the MENU button on your TV remote control and
enter SETUP menu.
3 – Press the ENTER button on your TV remote and enter the
TIME menu.
4 – Use the arrow buttons on your TV remote to select the
TIMER and press ENTER and the TIMER screen will appear.
5 – Use your TV remote and turn the TV TIMER mode to off.
6 – Press the EXIT button on your TV remote control to exit
settings.
If your TV has the SLEEP TIMER set, follow the same
steps above but go into SLEEP TIMER instead.
NOTE: It is possible to set the Sleep Timer by mistake by
pressing the Sleep button on your TV remote control.

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 TV turns off after a few seconds? – Check timer and
AUTO OFF settings in the TV menu

Are You Using Your TV With A Cable Box Or

Satellite Box?
If so your TV may seem to be off but the cable or SAT box
is not turned on.
1 – Make sure the Cable Box Or Satellite Box is turned on
and the input on the TV is set to that box.
2 – If the Cable Box Or Satellite Box is turned on, your cable
or SAT box may not be sending your TV a signal.
3 – Test the cable box or satellite box signal output by
pressing the info/guide button on the satellite box or cable box
remote.
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4 – After pressing the info/guide button, if the TV screen
displays the guide data then your issue is caused by the cable
or SAT box.
5 – If your TV screen will not display the guide data then be
sure to change the input source on your TV using the input
button on your TV remote.

Are You Are Using The TV As A Computer

Monitor?
Is the stand-by TV light blinking for a few moments after
you press the power on button on your TV remote?
If so, then your PC is in sleep or hibernate mode. Wake up
your PC by moving the mouse and the TV should turn back
on.
NOTE: If your TV screen does not turn back on then be sure
to change the input source on your TV using your TV remote
control.
If the above TV WILL TURN OFF BY ITSELF methods did
not work, try a MASTER RESET or FACTORY RESETon
your TV. You will find this in the main settings of the TV
menu. Try the Master reset and that may fix your TV from
turning off by itself.
Also, if you have a Smart TV that is connected to the internet
by WIFI, try updating the system bios or the TV
software that controls it. Look for TV update settings in the
menu. Try the reset and the system update and if that does
not FIX your TV, you may have an issue with a component in
the TV.
TV power supply boards
If all the above has failed to work, and you have checked and
rechecked that the components attached to your TV ARE
working properly, and have tried the reset and update
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options, you may have an issue with the TV itself. You
could have a power board issue or other board issue. To fix
a blank TV screen or find out if a board in your TV may be
bad, try reading this page here about TV has sound but no
picture.

Repair A Flat Screen LCD TV With Power Issues – Power Board?

How to repair an LCD flat screen TV that won’t turn on? I

have a 55″ inch flat screen TV that is not working properly and
would like to repair it. The TV works but I think maybe a board
or a cap inside is bad. Can you give me some advice as to
what may be the issue? I will explain what I have found so far.
TV has power and it stays on standby just fine, the red light
turns on when plugged in but no turned ON. Once turned ON,
the light turns orange for a few seconds and then it goes to
the ON green light. Sometimes it starts going only to orange
but then back to the standby red light. The TV will work but
only after turning it ON and OFF like 15 to 40 times. Do
you think the power board or power supply is going bad
therefore the TV will not turn on properly? Any help is
appreciated.

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We have seen many large flat screen TVs do this. It is
usually one or more bad capacitors on the power board.
 A cap is a few bucks and easy to replace if you can
desolder and solder.
 You need to identify the bad capacitor.
 The bad cap will look buldged out or extra fat and
deformed.
 The small cross on the top of the cap usually splits when
they go bad.
 (This is because of a chemical reaction in the capacitor that
expands therefore leading to the buldging.)
 Find the bad cap and replace it.

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UNPLUG THE TV FIRST… Then open the TV case carefully
and gently. Gain access to the inside of the TV so you can
see all the boards inside. Look at the capacitors on the
power board for any signs of buldging. If you see no
buldging caps then you may need to just replace the
complete power board which are not expensive.

LCD LED TV Repair power boards

At times, caps don’t always bulge out & you cannot
measure capacitance with a regular volt meter. You
COULD order all the electrolytic capacitors you need for the
TV power board. This would be time consuming and might not
even work. A new power board would make the most
sense. Need to find a special part for your LCD or LED flat
screen TV? Here is a Parts Store for LCD TV Parts.
TV Power Supply: The power board converts the ac line
voltage which is 110 volts AC to lower voltages that are
required for the operation of the television, very important is
the stand by 5 volts needed by the microprocessor to stay
wake so when it receives a command such as power on to
turn on the power supply, then the power supply generates
the secondary voltages needed which can vary by television,
some are 12 to 18 volts needed by the audio circuit and 24
volts supply to the inverter board and numerous other
voltages.
LCD LED FLAT SCREEN TV power boards
Here are some videos for Repairing an LCD LED flat
screen TV with power issues…

LCD TV Repair – No Power, Power Supply Common

Symptoms & Solutions
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 How to Replace Power Supply
LCD TV Power Supply Tutorial Help for LCD TV Repair Fix

Element Hisense Dynex Insignia LCD TV Power Supply

Repair Fix
Involves troubleshooting and repair of the power supply board

Testing LCD TV Power Supply Boards~STEP BY STEP

Need to know for sure if your power supply board is faulty
before buying a replacement?

Easy way How to test Capacitors, Diodes, Rectifiers on

Powersupply using Multimeter
Best Easy Way How to Accurately test Diodes, Capacitors,
bridge rectifiers in TV power supply boards,
“how to use multimeter” to test or read TV parts in power
circuit boards commonly in LCD, Plasma, DLP TVs

How to Troubleshoot an LCD TV

Three main ways to troubleshoot an LCD TV that does not
require in depth knowledge of TV repair

TV Screen Cracked From The Inside | Where To Buy? | How To

Replace?

The inside of my TV is cracked. You can see it’s cracked

from the inside because you can only see the crack when
the TV is on. There is no visible damage to the
outside. Nothing has come into contact with the screen. It
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cracked on its own from the inside. It’s a VIZIO E50 50-
Inch 1080p Smart LED HDTV. The screen is distorted on one
side when you turn it on. It’s a 50″ Class, LED E Series Smart
TV. The specs are: Smart TV w/ built-in Wi-Fi, 1080p Full HD
– 2 million pixels, Full-Array LED Backlight w/ 12 Active LED
Zones, Clear Action 240 w/ 120Hz Effective Refresh Rate and
3 HDMI / 1 USB Ports. This TV cost $599.00! We didn’t pay it
off, we are paying it month to month. How much would it
cost to repair this television?

TV Screen Cracked From The Inside

What about TV warranty?
Did you buy a warranty from the store? Many times when
you buy the TV the cashier (or online store) will ask if you
want the 2 year replacement warranty for ANY type of issue
your TV could have with no questions asked.Check to see if
you bought this warranty and if so return the TV
ASAP! Usually a crack on the inside of the TV screen is
considered a thermal crack from heat (an internal failure)
not impact damage. You should contactVizio or whatever
company makes your TV and ask about thermal screen crack
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old and mounted on a wall therefore not able to be easily
touched or knocked over.

TV replacement screens available online… See below…

TV brand links for warranty claims listed by
popularity: Samsung, Vizio, LG, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic,In
signia, Toshiba, JVC, Philips, Magnavox, Sanyo,
and Emerson. If you get no help from the TV manufacturer,
then you can look into fixing it yourself or getting a quote from
a TV repair shop.
Can the screen be replaced?
You can replace the inside of the screen yourself. The usual
problem you find here is the inside screen costs as much
as the TV itself. You can take the TV to an authorized repair
shop. If the crack is on the inside, they will tell you the crack is
internal and not from impact damage. The TV repair company
may be able to convince the TV maker to send you a new TV
or they may be able to get the new replacement screen and
replace it for you for free. This is not the usual outcome, only
for about 25% of internal cracked TVs get fixed covered under
warranty. It all depends on the make and model of your
TV. Samsung, Vizio, LG, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, Insignia
, Toshiba,JVC, Philips, Magnavox, Sanyo,

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and Emerson. Sony, Vizio, and LG are usually a little better
to deal with thanSamsung or Element based on customer
satisfaction ratings. If you can’t get anyone to budge to fix the
screen or send a new TV, read on below on how to replace a
screen yourself…
Where can I buy a replacement TV screen?
There are aftermarket replacement screens for LCD, LED,
and Plasma. They are usually not available next day. Most of
these aftermarket replacement screens are available on
websites like Alibaba, AliExpress, ShopJimmy,
and eBay so it will take awhile to receive them. Check the
sites mentioned to see if your screen is available in generic
form. A generic screen replacement will usually be made in
China and ship directly from China. Be sure to email them a
few times to be sure the replacement screen will fit the TV you
have before buying.
The images below are replacement TV screens from
eBay. We have tried to show all TV models
includingDynex, Emerson, Sylvania, LG, Samsung, Sony,
Toshiba, and Vizio. Click an image below to go to eBay and
find your exact replacement screen.

Vizio TV replacement screen

How do I install my new replacement screen?
Once you have a replacement screen, we will explain to you
how to install it yourself. These generalized “screen
replacement” steps will help you to complete the
replacement process. NOTE: When you received your
replacement screen, included in the box, you should have
received detailed info on “how to replace the screen”.
See instructions if included in replacement screen box.
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 LCD TV Repair Parts Overview – How to Fix LCD TVs
How to take TV apart and replace cracked screen:
1. Unplug TV from wall.
2. Remove all external cables.
3. Lay TV on a soft flat surface.
4. Locate the frame screws to remove the cracked TV screen.
5. Remove the screws.
6. Remove the frame around the cracked screen.
7. Remove internal cables going from the TV frame to the
cracked screen. (Label internal cables if needed for putting
back together)
8. Remove the cracked TV screen.
9. Put the new replacement screen into the TV and connect
internal cables.
10. Turn the TV on and cross your fingers.

Flat Screen HDTV Has Sound But No Picture – Screen Is Not

Cracked
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My TV is a 55″ Smart LED/LCD HDTV. Made by Vizio.
The TV picture has gone out but sound still works. Screen
is NOT cracked. The screen is black. TV powers on. The LED
light comes on briefly. Screen sometimes flickers. The screen
flickers in a dark room for a split moment. Turning the TV from
ON to OFF causes it to flicker white and gray. This is before
the sound will come on. I removed the back panel cover and
checked the boards. I am not sure what to look for to see if a
board or a part on a board is damaged. The sound works. Is
there a way to check and see if one of the boards is causing
this issue? If I do find the problem, is there somewhere to buy
a new board for my TV at a decent price?

Flat Screen TV Has Sound But No Picture

Try a few simple things first to try and fix your TV before
replacing parts…
1 – Unplug TV overnight. Plug back in and SOMETIMES it
may work and fix your issue.
2 – Unplugging the TV and everything hooked to it, then
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plugging it back in may clear the problem.
3 – Be sure the TV is set to the correct input. If it is set to DVI
or Component input when it should be in the HDMI input this
will cause issues.

Back of HDTV
inputs – Try another input if no picture
If the 3 quick fix checks above do not resolve your issue,
try this:
Press the TV menu button. If no menu appears the problem
could be a bad tcon display board or backlight inverter board.
Turn off the room light and check TV for backlight glow. If it
has a glow then the problem can be a loose tcon connection
or bad tcon board. Check connections.
Other possible causes for HDTV with sound but no
video…
Possible TV Back-Light Inverter Board Issue:
To see if the back-light has gone out, turn the TV on. Turn the
lights off and make the room dark. Shine a flashlight onto the
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screen at different angles. If you can see some of the picture
then the back-light has gone out. (It should glow a slight grey
if it’s working) To fix this you need a TV backlight inverter
board. You can buy one online for a relatively low price.
Usually the board will have a few bad capacitors on it. You
could attempt to repair it yourself if you can identify which
capacitor has gone bad. A capacitor kit for a TV board is ultra
cheap. You are best off buying the backlight inverter board
and installing it yourself. A back-light inverter board should be
from $10 to $25 dollars depending on your TV model.

Back-light Inverter boards for all HDTV’s

Possible Power Supply Board Unit Issue:
If you cannot see the screen at all using the flashlight method,
then you may have a bad power supply board or loose
wire/connection. If you can still hear the TV sound then it may
be the power supply board. If you find the power supply board
is bad and you decide to order a new one, make sure the
power board part number matches with the one in your TV,
there are many different types out there for all TV’s. The
power supply board will cost around $20 to $30
dollars. (Replacing the power supply is the last resort as if the
sound is working but there is no picture, this is most likely not
the issue but on SOME TVs this fixes the problem)

Power Supply Boards for HDTVs

NOTE: On some model TVs the Inverter board and the Power
unit board are on one board, so check your TV model number
to be sure you are ordering the correct parts.
MORE THINGS TO CONSIDER:
If you have your TV on an HDMI input, the HDMI board may
have a bad capacitor. (With this issue there will be no sound
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as HDMI carries sound as well as picture) If you find the
HDMI input is bad, hook your TV another input and order the
correct HDMI board in the meantime.

HDMI Input Board for TV

Main Board Bad?
You may have a bad main board. There are videos below to
help you to determine if you have a bad main board and how
to test certain components on any type of circuit board in your
TV.
Main Boards for TVs
If you have a Vizio TV, Vizio has a year replacement
warranty. If your TV is under a year old contact Vizio or the
maker of the TV to see if it is covered by warranty. TV brand
links for warranty claims listed by
popularity:Samsung, Vizio, LG, Sony, Sharp, Panasonic, In
signia, Toshiba, JVC, Philips, Magnavox, Sanyo,
andEmerson. These links will help you to contact the
manufacturer to file a warranty claim.

LCD TV Easy Fix (sound but no picture)

TV Has Sound But No Picture Troubleshooting Guide

No Picture LCD TV Repair

How to test Capacitors, Diodes, Rectifiers on TV Power

supply using a Multimeter
Test diodes, capacitors, bridge rectifiers in TV power-supply
boards, “how to use multimeter”
to test or read TV parts on power circuit boards commonly in
LCD, LED, Plasma.

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