Good evening everyone,
I have an cheapie Element ELGFT554 (actually my third of the same model, all of which have failed spectacularly within 2 months of purchase or warranty replacement in the following manner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqpIVQRQX8
Everything ive seen indicates this is a tab bond, or bad TCON board issue.
I have disassembled my TV down to the bare boards and tab bonds, but need a little advice at this point.
The problem is very unpredictable and intermittent, sometimes occurring straight for 3 hours, and then ceasing, sometimes occurring every 30 seconds. The one constant appears to be a brief cessation of errors when unplugged for a long period.
This leads me to believe my problem is heat related. This is to a degree confirmed by the fact that i have had it running, with a signal piped to it without the metal shield and case on it for about 2 hours now, and not a single glitch.
Enough talk, on to the pictures:
edit: please see attachment files
I have some berquist gap pad per this guide: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25371
But my tab bonds appear to connect differently.
So, here are my questions:
1) Where should i place the gap pad on the tab bonds on my set? I will do all the tab bond, although it is likely only one or two that are currently bad.
2) I looked for bulging caps, did not see any immediately, what else should i check for on the boards. I am proficient with a multimeter and can solder.
3) How can i tell who made this panel/boards? I know Elements are rebrand for the most part, im thinking it might be a funai, but i cant find any branding
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for your patience.
I have an cheapie Element ELGFT554 (actually my third of the same model, all of which have failed spectacularly within 2 months of purchase or warranty replacement in the following manner:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=smqpIVQRQX8
Everything ive seen indicates this is a tab bond, or bad TCON board issue.
I have disassembled my TV down to the bare boards and tab bonds, but need a little advice at this point.
The problem is very unpredictable and intermittent, sometimes occurring straight for 3 hours, and then ceasing, sometimes occurring every 30 seconds. The one constant appears to be a brief cessation of errors when unplugged for a long period.
This leads me to believe my problem is heat related. This is to a degree confirmed by the fact that i have had it running, with a signal piped to it without the metal shield and case on it for about 2 hours now, and not a single glitch.
Enough talk, on to the pictures:
edit: please see attachment files
I have some berquist gap pad per this guide: https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=25371
But my tab bonds appear to connect differently.
So, here are my questions:
1) Where should i place the gap pad on the tab bonds on my set? I will do all the tab bond, although it is likely only one or two that are currently bad.
2) I looked for bulging caps, did not see any immediately, what else should i check for on the boards. I am proficient with a multimeter and can solder.
3) How can i tell who made this panel/boards? I know Elements are rebrand for the most part, im thinking it might be a funai, but i cant find any branding
Any help would be greatly appreciated, and thank you for your patience.
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