DeeInKY
Well-Known Member
Anyone try soldering any capacitors on tv boards?
My 11 year old Samsung appears to be on the way out. After some online sleuthing, it appears that the problem is in the main video board. It appears easy enough to change out. The alternative would be replacing any bum capacitors and trying that. With the age of the tv, most of the available parts are rebuilt. A new one (if you can get it.) is $340 with a small rebate when you return the bad board. I have replaced boards in PCs and this seems no harder. With the price of new parts so high, I just bought a new one of the same size (32 in.) with higher resolution for $270.
My 11 year old Samsung appears to be on the way out. After some online sleuthing, it appears that the problem is in the main video board. It appears easy enough to change out. The alternative would be replacing any bum capacitors and trying that. With the age of the tv, most of the available parts are rebuilt. A new one (if you can get it.) is $340 with a small rebate when you return the bad board. I have replaced boards in PCs and this seems no harder. With the price of new parts so high, I just bought a new one of the same size (32 in.) with higher resolution for $270.