dell w4200hd tv totally dead

[cadillacman]

My latest pickup. Guy said he moved and when he picked up the tv, he was unknowlingly stepping on the power cord, the cord pulled out sand the tv hasnt worked since. Dumb story i think, as the cord is made to disconnect and i dont see anything getting hurt, but i suppose anything is possible.

Have already swapped cords and no dice. When plugged in i have nothing. No click, no pop, no led, no screen or backlight, totally dead. I will pull it apart later tonight after th kid goes to sleep. Are there any common probs with this set?

[PlainBill]

Re: dell w4200hd tv totally dead

My latest pickup. Guy said he moved and when he picked up the tv, he was unknowlingly stepping on the power cord, the cord pulled out sand the tv hasnt worked since. Dumb story i think, as the cord is made to disconnect and i dont see anything getting hurt, but i suppose anything is possible.

Have already swapped cords and no dice. When plugged in i have nothing. No click, no pop, no led, no screen or backlight, totally dead. I will pull it apart later tonight after th kid goes to sleep. Are there any common probs with this set?

With a story like that, I hope you didn't pay more than $20 for it. It reeks to high heaven.

As I recall, the panel is built by LG Electronics. Heck, the whole thing may be built by LG. Not even a click suggests a problem with the AC input or the standby supply. Or had LG advanced beyond relays by that time???

PlainBill

[cadillacman]

Re: dell w4200hd tv totally dead

Im a glutton for punishment. $60.

Heres the kicker- its alive!!!!

FIrst off, he had the thing apart... uhoh i know..


looked around, no bulging caps, fuses rang out good. However i only had one led lit on the power board, No +5 led on the mainboard... HMM..

got to poking around, have +5 out of the ps. Went to test +5 at the mainboard connector, when pushing on the pin with my dmm lead, the +5 lit up on the mainboard. Reached for the power button, click, charge, VIOLA!!!
The frickin power connector to the mainboard was half off!

she was alive!! Ran for about 2 mins then shutoff. The main fuse checks open. DAMN i thought..i knew that was too easy...

Then i got to looking. The moron mustve replaced the fuse trying to make it work. I found it had a 2a fuse in there, the holder called for an 8amp as this is the main fuse! Popped in the correct fuse, back up and running. I read posts about these units buzzing and all kinds of other krap, seems like i got a good one because shes pretty quiet.

Now i just have to fugure out how the hell to switch inputs without a remote to do some further testing, then its time to put it back togther! WHOOHOO!!


it took me a awhile to realize why had no audio- no onboard speakers LOL

man this tv is frickin sweet pic is nice too

[cadillacman]

Re: dell w4200hd tv totally dead

Heres some pics for your viewing pleasure.

I know the reviews suck, but i really like this tv.

you know what? spent a bunch of time uploading, trying again, failure !!!!

the uploading thing here sucks. Im embedding em, hope i dont piss you guys off too much but these are worth posting for all to see.

[cadillacman]

Re: dell w4200hd tv totally dead

This tv is still going strong btw, figured i would follow up.

[illtww]

Re: dell w4200hd tv totally dead

Was this a Craiglist buy? Nice set!