Would you mind help me to learn?

[senz_90]

Good day everyone

Since I am on this great forum not a long time, I have many pdf file on my harddisk that I makes from this forum (from budm, tom66, retiredcaps, etc that I couldn't say one by one), You all inspired me to be a TV technician!!. All about troubleshooting PSU, TV, and computer display. I takes many time try to see youtube and this forum thread to learn how to troubleshoot a TV (LCD, plasma, led) problems.

Yeah, I am hobbyist, not technician that everyday could see the TV problem in front of on their eyes (this is interesting for me). I am very very very curious want to learn how to fix a TV and computer display, I have learn a bit about how to troubleshoot power supply, but I didn't really know how good about my skill on troubleshoot main board, T con board, inverter on TV because I am just reading it and never practice it on the real problem.

I have see the budm photobucket (warehouse of knowledge), several tom66 youtube guide and his great site offers service manual for some tv, retiredcaps guide and the others.
I am not a rich man that has a rich parents, so if I want to get a course (maybe I am still capable buy a book about troubleshooting) maybe I have to work 1~2 years before to get a money (on my town course if expensive I think and not every technician want to teach you)

Sorry if I have a bunch of question (please don't bother to read)
where should the first I have to learn troubleshoot TV and computer display? Are you all have course before to be a technician?
what book that you read, suggest? would you mind give me the site that could makes me a capable techinician like as a free ebook site or basic skills require to troubleshooting TV? Yes I have read a basic troubleshooting from budm site on fixya site, but I want to learn specific with image included (because I don't have a TV in front of me)

Pardon me if my question bad. I think to buy several broken TV to learn but is this worth it? I am just afraid what if the TV I bought ever repaired by the others technician and already mess up.

[capkid]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

I've posted some of these links in the past for TV repair info:

http://electronicsrepairtips.weebly....ics-books.html

http://www.tvrepairinfo.com/ <--- Dave Maltz is the site owner, and he also has a Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/GrantsPa...?feature=watch

Norcal715 on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/norcal715

There are lots of other good sites online.

It can be a gamble sometimes, as TV's can have unrepairable issues. I personally bought more plasmas than LCD TVs, since the panels seem to have a lower failure rate.

[senz_90]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

I've posted some of these links in the past for TV repair info:

http://electronicsrepairtips.weebly....ics-books.html

http://www.tvrepairinfo.com/ <--- Dave Maltz is the site owner, and he also has a Youtube channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/GrantsPa...?feature=watch

Norcal715 on Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/norcal715

There are lots of other good sites online.

It can be a gamble sometimes, as TV's can have unrepairable issues. I personally bought more plasmas than LCD TVs, since the panels seem to have a lower failure rate.

Thank you very much
I have download all of dave lcd tv repair made easy. hehehe. So some TV have unrepairable issues? is that because components didn't available? I have read some thread that T-con (timing control board) hard to repair is true?

Ebay is great enough? my parents TV is flat CRT so I am considering to buy some LCD or Plasma TV for cheap if I could repair it to give for my family.

Repairfaq (lack of picture) and jestine young site is great because full of picture. I have several ebook from jestine young about troubleshooting smps and test electronic equipment. I have think to invest buy the lcd repair ebook from jestine young, any one ever read it and good?

[retiredcaps]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

Pardon me if my question bad. I think to buy several broken TV to learn but is this worth it? I am just afraid what if the TV I bought ever repaired by the others technician and already mess up.

I learned by buying or getting free used/broken computer lcd monitors. If you can get them cheap, say $5 or less, you will learn how a SMPS works.

Almost everything runs on a SMPS today so if you can learn and more importantly, make mistakes on the free or cheap electronics, your success rate at repairing lcd TVs and plamsa are much better.

For example, a SMPS in an unloved 15 inch lcd monitor, because everyone wants bigger, operates exactly the same as one in a new shiny 22 inch LED monitor.

Fixing computer lcd monitors is a good primer for lcd TVs as they basically operate the same. Plasmas, in addition to the SMPS, have all sorts of sustain boards and repairing them can be difficult.

Personally, I have never worked on and never will work on a CRT TV. Too big, too heavy and relatively too dangerous.

BTW, you mentioned budm and tom66. They were not members when I first joined badcaps.net back in 2010. For me, I learned most of what I know by reading PlainBill's posts. You can learn a lot from his posts as well.

[senz_90]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

I learned by buying or getting free used/broken computer lcd monitors. If you can get them cheap, say $5 or less, you will learn how a SMPS works.

Almost everything runs on a SMPS today so if you can learn and more importantly, make mistakes on the free or cheap electronics, your success rate at repairing lcd TVs and plamsa are much better.

For example, a SMPS in an unloved 15 inch lcd monitor, because everyone wants bigger, operates exactly the same as one in a new shiny 22 inch LED monitor.

Fixing computer lcd monitors is a good primer for lcd TVs as they basically operate the same. Plasmas, in addition to the SMPS, have all sorts of sustain boards and repairing them can be difficult.

Personally, I have never worked on and never will work on a CRT TV. Too big, too heavy and relatively too dangerous.

BTW, you mentioned budm and tom66. They were not members when I first joined badcaps.net back in 2010. For me, I learned most of what I know by reading PlainBill's posts. You can learn a lot from his posts as well.

I have learn a bit SMPS from ATX PSU and repair it and several weeks ago from CRT TV. Maybe this could makes me more easy to troubleshooting TV PSU.

Forgive my ignorance I don't really see the details joined date. Yeah I know PlainBill is well technician, but I couldn't see much reply or guide from him, I guess because he is already retired from his signature. Like I said, I couldn't say one by one you all. Trust me, I am very believe PlainBill is good person and knowledgeable person, especially you learn much to test voltage regulator from him. I have to try search his thread

what do you mean by sustain boards on plasma? what makes it hard to repair?

Maybe my question is too much and makes you all bother. please be patient with me.

[selldoor]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

what do you mean by sustain boards on plasma? what makes it hard to repair?

This might help - should be a sticky really

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18542

[senz_90]

Re: Would you mind help me to learn?

This might help - should be a sticky really

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=18542

Oh, I have read but you know I don't have any experience, I just know main board, Power board (PSU), and T-con that connected via LVDS cable on LCD, I am more concern on LCD because more cheaper and easier to buy it on my town. Looks like I have to learn more on different site with picture about plasma.

After makes a bunch of question above, maybe this is very confusing. forget all question above. I have to dig myself question about board, connector, etc. So i just wanna ask one question that I am more concern about this.

What books that you read to learn troubleshoot TV and computer display that includes pictures (from basic and newbie side)?