Peter245149
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Hi everyone complete beginner here and may have tried biting of more than i can chew but i hate the society idea of a throw away and replace culture and have always tried fixing things when they break before just throwing in the towel and spending more money than is needed on more consumer products. When i say beginner i might be under selling myself, I have in the past been able to change tablet digitizers, iphone screens and most recently a henry the hoover carbon brushes in the motor.
My problem is my 50" samsung plasma tv its more than a few years old now but it has served well and am reluctant to replace it so easily without looking into fixing at home. I know there are professionals out there who earn a living fixing these items but i like the idea of being about to learn new things and repair myself..........so
The tv has the typical not powering on but clicking constantly which is most commonly (google search) associated with capacitor problems on the power board. After following some recurring advice from different sources i have (hopefully) 100% diagnosed that the problem lies on the x-sus board >>(pictured below
**broken link removed**
From what i can tell the capacitors in question are most likely in the bottom right of the picture 4x 250v 150uf , 1x 160v 150uf, 1x 25v 330uf.
Now none of these capacitors have popped at the top that is even remotely visible and neither is there any blown or discharge from below them, no burn or chard marks around on near them or anywhere on the board ......
so simply after all my long winded dribbling explanation my simple question is where do i head next ??.......
i would like to solve the problem at the component level if possible and would be capable of soldering the new capacitors in.....
But have also found a replacement board on ebay at approx £40 although the seller will except offers on this price .....
its about 2 things personally achieving the fix on my own (with forum help) and keeping costs as low as possible .....
I do own a multimeter but have very limited knowledge using it and it does not seem to have the function or properly checking the state of each capacitor ..
Please any electronic Jedi's out there can help i would be very grateful ( but not enough to actually pay you ..... lol )
My problem is my 50" samsung plasma tv its more than a few years old now but it has served well and am reluctant to replace it so easily without looking into fixing at home. I know there are professionals out there who earn a living fixing these items but i like the idea of being about to learn new things and repair myself..........so
The tv has the typical not powering on but clicking constantly which is most commonly (google search) associated with capacitor problems on the power board. After following some recurring advice from different sources i have (hopefully) 100% diagnosed that the problem lies on the x-sus board >>(pictured below
**broken link removed**
From what i can tell the capacitors in question are most likely in the bottom right of the picture 4x 250v 150uf , 1x 160v 150uf, 1x 25v 330uf.
Now none of these capacitors have popped at the top that is even remotely visible and neither is there any blown or discharge from below them, no burn or chard marks around on near them or anywhere on the board ......
so simply after all my long winded dribbling explanation my simple question is where do i head next ??.......
i would like to solve the problem at the component level if possible and would be capable of soldering the new capacitors in.....
But have also found a replacement board on ebay at approx £40 although the seller will except offers on this price .....
its about 2 things personally achieving the fix on my own (with forum help) and keeping costs as low as possible .....
I do own a multimeter but have very limited knowledge using it and it does not seem to have the function or properly checking the state of each capacitor ..
Please any electronic Jedi's out there can help i would be very grateful ( but not enough to actually pay you ..... lol )