Greetings from SoCal
I am new to this forum but not new to forum world. I come from Automotive end of side which is my main passion in life. Give the automotive nature, I love fixing and restoring things and I have in the past fixed many simple electronics, soldering, etc.. but this is a bit more involved so I found this forum, and I am very glad I did.
I picked up a Panasonic TC-P60VT60 with the 7 BLINK error.
Upon removing the back plate I found spider webs, dead spiders, and an amazing amount of dust. I did my best to clean the surface of the boards with a portable vacuum but will be using compressed canned air to do a more thorough job shortly.
I have completed the following evaluations:
1. Tested for grounded leads on the SD & SU boards and found none
2. Disconnect the SD board from SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
3. Disconnect the SU board from SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
4. Jump SC50 on SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
At this time, based on what I have found, and if I am understanding it correctly, the suspect is SC board. I have removed the SC board and had a very close look at it but are unable to see any visual damage, burn marks or blown components. I have also not seen any noticeable signs of arching between the board and grounding screws. I would like to prove that the SC board is the issue, in perfect world identify the issue and attempt to repair it. If I am unable to repair it, I would like to identify the SC board to be an issue before purchasing a replacement.
Question 1: What is the proper procedure to prove the SC Board being the issue
Question 2: Is there a guide that I can follow to determine the component(s) on the SC board that are at fault.
UPDATE: I believe I just found my answer to Q1 & 2 above:
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...6&postcount=10
I will be adding images shortly via my phone app! (Is Badcaps.net on Tapatalk?)

I picked up a Panasonic TC-P60VT60 with the 7 BLINK error.
Upon removing the back plate I found spider webs, dead spiders, and an amazing amount of dust. I did my best to clean the surface of the boards with a portable vacuum but will be using compressed canned air to do a more thorough job shortly.
I have completed the following evaluations:
1. Tested for grounded leads on the SD & SU boards and found none
2. Disconnect the SD board from SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
3. Disconnect the SU board from SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
4. Jump SC50 on SC board - Power on = 7 Blinks
At this time, based on what I have found, and if I am understanding it correctly, the suspect is SC board. I have removed the SC board and had a very close look at it but are unable to see any visual damage, burn marks or blown components. I have also not seen any noticeable signs of arching between the board and grounding screws. I would like to prove that the SC board is the issue, in perfect world identify the issue and attempt to repair it. If I am unable to repair it, I would like to identify the SC board to be an issue before purchasing a replacement.
Question 1: What is the proper procedure to prove the SC Board being the issue
Question 2: Is there a guide that I can follow to determine the component(s) on the SC board that are at fault.
UPDATE: I believe I just found my answer to Q1 & 2 above:
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showpo...6&postcount=10
I will be adding images shortly via my phone app! (Is Badcaps.net on Tapatalk?)
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