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DIY Television Repair

My most recent article talked about repairing your own lcd television. For all you DIY tv repair people setting at home with a dead television and have the basic knowledge to take it apart and replace a board or two I have good news for you! All you have to do is leave a message on my post with the exact model number and the symptom of the set, whats wrong, dead, no picture, no sound etc. I have been doing television repair for over 30 years now and I can pass on what tips I have on the particular models and almost guarantee I can fix it without even seeing it!! Keep in mind it’s all on you. I can not be responsible for any accidents due to you trying to service your own tv. The way I look at it if you want to tackle it and think you can, I can suggest what to do even point you in the right direction for the parts. I have my own television repair shop and could even rebuild most power supplys cheaper than replacing boards. More in depth guys that can use a multimeter I can probably help even more in some circustances! If you can tell me the model number of your tv and the symptoms I can send you atleast 3-5 tech tips that will almost guarantee to fix it. I have kept all my repairs in a database at my shop and keep it up to date daily. Go ahead what have you got to loose? List the set and I will help you, why because I think alot of people are capable of repairing them if they just have the tech knowledge to tell them what board to replace. Listed below is just a few of my repairs I have on file.

Samsung : Lnt4061fx : Takes Several Attempts Before Set Will Turn On
PREVIOUS SHOP HAD REPLACED THE 5 CAPS IN THE SECONDARY OF THE SWITCH MODE POWER SUPPLY, [2] 2200UF/16V [2] 1000UF/25V [1] 1000UF/16V, WHICH USUALLY

Samsung : Ln52a650 : Intermittent Thin Vertical Lines
I FOUND THAT IF I FLEXED THE LVDS CABLE FEW INCHES ABOVE THE MAIN CONTROLLER BOARD I COULD GET THE THIN VERTICAL GREEN LINES TO COME AND GO, CLEANING

Toshiba : 65hm167 : Dots On The Screen
Ordered DLP chip P#4719-001997 installed it and found that the chip did not work. Got vertical stripes. In few days had Samsung TV that needed chip an

Vizio : P50hdtv20a : Very Faint Distorted Video & Black Blotches
CAUTION LIKE MANY VIZIO PLASMA MODELS THE PLASMA PANEL WILL FALL FORWARD WHEN YOU REMOVE THE SCREWS

Samsung : Ln32a450c1dxza : Screen Is White
Sreen gets white(washed out) only when tv is on the stand. On this model, samsung mounts t-con board on bottom. The ribbon cables from the t-con go to

I will send you some good tips to repair your own tv so for all you DYI guys give it a shot!