Hello again lifesavers.
I have a KDL-55W755c that came in dead - not even standby light going on. Tested the power supply - all correct. Tested the output pins on the Led driver board (in which the power cord plugs in) - all seemed fine.
I got a service manual for this model and tested the DC/DC converter by checking voltages on selected components. Every voltage was present where it should be. Service manual says that in this case a "Muffin" replacement is needed. This is the moment where I got stuck as I wasn't able to Google my way through it - till this day I have absolutely no idea what the "Muffin" is.
Decided to just swap the mainboard instead of trying to find out the meaning of "Muffin". Even had an actual muffin during lookout for the board. Found one from 50" 755c, exactly the same board numbers.
After installing it I was greeted by flashing green/Amber lights. "Firmware please" it said. Downloaded it from Sony website and flashed it - could see the status light change to dimming white, which - according to various places in the Net - means it is reading the firmware and installing it. After some time the TV resets and... Continues to flash green/Amber, this time with Android setup sound playing in the background. I can hear it reacts to the remote as well.
It is not a backlight issue as the backlight works fine when mainboard is disconnected from the PSU, and there is no picture visible when flashing with torch.
Green/Amber flash means panel Id error, which I guess maybe could be solved by choosing the correct panel Id in service mode - the problem is I have no picture and can't really do it blind.
I've seen various threads about a corrupted Android update that caused this sets to fail this way. At this pont I am suspecting that the board I received from eBay has the 'bricked' soft on it, that doesn't 'want' to be overwritten.
My questions to you are as follows:
1. Is anyone able to explain what a "Muffin" is? Eeprom?
2. If the board I received has a corrupted firmware on it, would it update over with fresh update from Sony website?
3. Is there any reasonable way to make 1 properly working board out of the 2 I have? I suspect swapping the firmware is 'a bit' more complicated than transferring an iC containing it?
What's my best shot now? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by.
I have a KDL-55W755c that came in dead - not even standby light going on. Tested the power supply - all correct. Tested the output pins on the Led driver board (in which the power cord plugs in) - all seemed fine.
I got a service manual for this model and tested the DC/DC converter by checking voltages on selected components. Every voltage was present where it should be. Service manual says that in this case a "Muffin" replacement is needed. This is the moment where I got stuck as I wasn't able to Google my way through it - till this day I have absolutely no idea what the "Muffin" is.
Decided to just swap the mainboard instead of trying to find out the meaning of "Muffin". Even had an actual muffin during lookout for the board. Found one from 50" 755c, exactly the same board numbers.
After installing it I was greeted by flashing green/Amber lights. "Firmware please" it said. Downloaded it from Sony website and flashed it - could see the status light change to dimming white, which - according to various places in the Net - means it is reading the firmware and installing it. After some time the TV resets and... Continues to flash green/Amber, this time with Android setup sound playing in the background. I can hear it reacts to the remote as well.
It is not a backlight issue as the backlight works fine when mainboard is disconnected from the PSU, and there is no picture visible when flashing with torch.
Green/Amber flash means panel Id error, which I guess maybe could be solved by choosing the correct panel Id in service mode - the problem is I have no picture and can't really do it blind.
I've seen various threads about a corrupted Android update that caused this sets to fail this way. At this pont I am suspecting that the board I received from eBay has the 'bricked' soft on it, that doesn't 'want' to be overwritten.
My questions to you are as follows:
1. Is anyone able to explain what a "Muffin" is? Eeprom?
2. If the board I received has a corrupted firmware on it, would it update over with fresh update from Sony website?
3. Is there any reasonable way to make 1 properly working board out of the 2 I have? I suspect swapping the firmware is 'a bit' more complicated than transferring an iC containing it?
What's my best shot now? Any help would be highly appreciated.
Thanks for stopping by.
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