bad inverter caps in vizio vx42l

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  • mcsatan
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    • Jan 2014
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    • USA
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    bad inverter caps in vizio vx42l

    Hey all,
    I have here a Vizio VX42L HDTV10A that i am working on for my neighbor. It was originally brought to me because it was giving signs of bad caps in the power board, which upon inspection was true.

    I replaced all of the caps on the power board and turned the tv on and now it all seems to work but the screen flickers.

    So I take the thing all apart again and search for other problems and find that all of the caps on both of the smaller boards (master/slave inverters?) on either side of the tv are popped.

    So my question is...if i were to replace these four caps, should that fix the flickering situation I have or is there something else I need to look for in addition to this?

    Thanks,
    Dustin
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    • cheapie
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      • Jul 2010
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      Re: bad inverter caps in vizio vx42l

      That would most likely fix it.

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