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  • Solder Boy
    Senior Member
    • Nov 2006
    • 178
    #1

    LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

    Picked this up from one of my clients last week.. finally got around to it a couple of days ago. Unit didn't turn on at all. Opened it up and voila I found 4 bulged caps.. there was a 5th one in the group that wasn't bulged but I replaced it anyway.

    The model is L204WT-SF

    Put it back together somewhat.. well I got the thing to turn on at least but still no image on the screen, no logo either.. ** scratching head** So I checked the rest of the caps on the board one of the 50v ones read 6 on the ESR meter so that is kinda iffy and the other 50v one had no reading whatsoever.. so I know I have to replace this.

    My question is about the Schottkey diodes.. there are 2 of them on the board.. I'm not 100% sure if they are bad or not.. but I think they are... when I measured them with the OHM meter.. they read completely shorted in both directions.
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    • smason
      Badcaps Legend
      • Feb 2010
      • 1652
      • Canada
      #2
      Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

      Is there an image on the screen if you look with a flashlight?

      I fixed an identical board last week. It was just caps.
      I replaced ALL the caps, including the small electrolytics.

      I would check the Schottky's out of circuit, to ensure you're not measuring something in parallel to it. Remember that a Schottky will measure some conductance in the reverse direction, though shouldn't read completely shorted.
      36 Monitors, 3 TVs, 4 Laptops, 1 motherboard, 1 Printer, 1 iMac, 2 hard drive docks and one IP Phone repaired so far....

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        • jetadm123
          Badcaps Legend
          • Feb 2010
          • 2169
          #3
          Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

          I agree with smason that you should check the diodes out of circuit. It's hard to believe that both of the dual diode paks are shorted out.

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            • retiredcaps
              Badcaps Legend
              • Apr 2010
              • 9271
              #4
              Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

              Originally posted by Solder Boy
              ones read 6 on the ESR meter

              My question is about the Schottkey diodes. when I measured them with the OHM meter.. they read completely shorted in both directions.
              6 is high. For caps it should be around 0.6 or less I believe.

              The diodes are bad, but check out of circuit to be sure. It could be the surrounding components affecting the measurements.
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                • Wrog
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Oct 2009
                  • 472
                  #5
                  Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

                  Have you checked the fuses yet?

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                    • Solder Boy
                      Senior Member
                      • Nov 2006
                      • 178
                      #6
                      Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

                      Thanks for the input guys! I did check the fuse.. it's good. I will replace the rest of the caps first and see what happens. I won't bother with the diodes unless replacing the caps doesn't solve it.

                      It was too bright in my living room to even check for an image with a flashlight.. will provide an update when I get the replacement caps
                      www.bcrelectronics.ca

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                        • Solder Boy
                          Senior Member
                          • Nov 2006
                          • 178
                          #7
                          Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

                          Just an update on this Flatron: I finally got it repaired and running!

                          I obtained the 2 caps I needed.. soldered them in.. put everything back together somewhat.. held my breath, turned it on... and voila! It came to life picture and all.

                          Woohoo! This is my first successful LCD repair. I was pretty stoked about it yesterday when I fixed it. Did a google search of the model number.. this thing was worth almost $400 back in 2007.

                          Had to do some fiddling around with the controls to get the screen to look ok as it appeared to be "washed" out. Brightness, Contrast and Gamma levels were all screwy so I got that solved..

                          Now I just have to get a decent video card with DV-Out to get the full benefit of this beauty!

                          www.bcrelectronics.ca

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                            • jetadm123
                              Badcaps Legend
                              • Feb 2010
                              • 2169
                              #8
                              Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

                              Originally posted by Solder Boy
                              Just an update on this Flatron: I finally got it repaired and running!

                              I obtained the 2 caps I needed.. soldered them in.. put everything back together somewhat.. held my breath, turned it on... and voila! It came to life picture and all.

                              Woohoo! This is my first successful LCD repair. I was pretty stoked about it yesterday when I fixed it. Did a google search of the model number.. this thing was worth almost $400 back in 2007.

                              Had to do some fiddling around with the controls to get the screen to look ok as it appeared to be "washed" out. Brightness, Contrast and Gamma levels were all screwy so I got that solved..

                              Now I just have to get a decent video card with DV-Out to get the full benefit of this beauty!


                              Congrats, it's always nice to hear a success story!

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                                • retiredcaps
                                  Badcaps Legend
                                  • Apr 2010
                                  • 9271
                                  #9
                                  Re: LG Flatron Widescreen Issues

                                  Originally posted by Solder Boy
                                  I obtained the 2 caps I needed.. soldered them in.. put everything back together somewhat.. held my breath, turned it on... and voila! It came to life picture and all.
                                  Another good example for newbies reading this. The 2 caps replaced were the 50V in post #1. One measured 6 ohm on the ESR and the other had no reading.

                                  Both of these caps would show no visible bloating, yet they were bad.
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