Riddled TV Repair Forum

gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

hi guys
So my samsung LN46A540P2f is not turning on and doing the usual clicking fault that would be associated with a bad capacitor. I opened it up and could see no visible bulging so i decided to go round with a voltmeter to see if the capacitors will take and retain charge. The cap in CM853 was not taking charge so i took it out and soldered in a replacement. The replacement will not charge either and the old capacitor works now it's off the board. It's like there is a bridge completely bypassing the cap even though no problems are visible. I'm completely stumped now and have no clue what to do next. Any help would really be appreciated.

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JTS1957 · Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 2378 Location: Far, Far Away

If your monitor has the following symptoms you should consider replacing the capacitors.
No picture but power LED is on
Picture disappears after start-up
Screen Flickering
Slow start-up
Dim backlighting.
Where's usual clicking fault in that list?

Try unplugging the side A/V Input board.

gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

Hey guys, Sorry for the late reply, I've been really busy with college.

I just put the boards back in to see what the TV was doing. The click sound comes every 3 seconds. When it clicks, the LED lights up for 1 second and then goes back out. What do you think the fault could be?

I've got all day to play about with this. i can give a quick response on any tests or questions.

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gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

I've unplugged/reconnected all connectors and no change to the fault

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JTS1957 · Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 2378 Location: Far, Far Away

If you've tried unplugging the side A/V board and left rest of the connectors connected and set still has the same fault, then it doesn't involve the side A/V board.

Can you document:

gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

sorry man I'm a little slow. Did u mean unplug the AV board and then turn the TV on with the AV board disconnected? When I do that, nothing happens at all. no LED and no clicking.

gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

When I said "doing the usual clicking fault that would be associated with a bad capacitor." i just mean "A clicking sound every 3 seconds. When it clicks, the LED lights up for 1 second and then goes back out." Everything i read online says that the most common fault associated with clicking is a bad cap

gi · Joined: 21 Oct 2015 Posts: 7

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AUgwBEUhUYE

Could that be the source of the problem? He doesn't really give the symptoms of his fault, but it's the only thing I can find that doesn't just say that it's a bad cap. Sounds a bit dodgy tho

JTS1957 · Joined: 21 Jan 2009 Posts: 2378 Location: Far, Far Away

So the only thing you can prove is they are both 46" CCFL backlit LCD sets - vintage, series etc. on YT set are unknown.

Boards, at least from a distance, appear to be laid out similarly.
http://www.shopjimmy.com/samsung/ln46a540p2fxza

Samsung UN60ES7100F
UN: Technology. UN is LED LCD, LN is CCFL LCD, and PN is plasma. The "N" stands for North America.
60: Size
E: Year. "E" for 2012, "D" for 2011, "C" is for 2010. ("C" is also for cookie.)
S: A slim LED LCD model. This could be an "H" instead, for a deeper model.
7100: Series
F: Not, sure, actually...