Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

[Rubenlily]

Re: Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

So just dispose this POS? I've never soldered in my life. Looked easy on YT lol. I just paid $25 for it so I don't care if I will have to throw it away but should I keep it and practice removing SMDs and stuff?

It's not my job this. I just do this for some extra in the pockets and because it's fun. Usually I have easier TV's to work on.

[nomoresonys]

Re: Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

Just takes a little practice, some things really need hot air or a type of tool, looks like your damage IS repairable, best to practice on spare junk boards, you can get a usable hot air station for less than 50 dollars, not to worry, everybody screws it up their first attempts. There's plenty of good videos on youtube for repairing damaged traces, pads etc. Try to approach every repair with the doctor's oath, "first do no harm" Definitely take it slow and pick a day when you have your maximum patience.

[Davi.p]

Re: Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

Haven't you got some free space to store it until you practice on free boards? In second hand sites there tons of modems and printers for free.. also some cracked screen tv..

[nomoresonys]

Re: Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

Some examples from our ebay, not sure how good the around 18 dollar little ones are, have not tried one but there's plenty to choose from: https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...acat=0&_sop=15

[nomoresonys]

Re: Philips 50PUS6503 - dead panel? Picture

Some useful tools for tv repair, you won't need all of them of course, depending on the individual issue but you could tackle a whole lot of problems if you had all of them, the dim bulb testers are easy to make, the few parts needed do not cost much: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jzQmanfGs54