Hello all,
Recently I have inherited a non-working 50" Samsung FP-T5074 plasma display television from my parents, and want to get it working by pretty much any means seeing as how it cost $2500 new and I don't have my own TV.
I am not sure if there was a storm or a power outage, but the day before the opening ceremony for the Olympics, my mother said that the TV just completely stopped working; this has happened once before, where the TV had a blinking power LED. They had an electronics repair shop fix it for around $200, and if it really comes down to it, I'm willing to pay to have this television fixed, but seeing as how I am somewhat electronically inclined (and have recently been slammed with medical bills), I would rather do it myself if it's possible.
Here is some information on the current situation of the television:
When I was given this set about 2 weeks ago, upon plugging it in, the power LED did not light up, nor was there any sound whatsoever from the set's insides. Following what I had read on the internet, I promptly went to partstore.com and bought some Samsung 12V 250A fuses to replace the ones on the PSU. After I had replaced them, I plugged in the set and it immediately, without me pressing the power button, started to power up, played its little power-up tune, and then started to go into a loop where it continued trying to power up. After about 3 attempts of it power up on its own, it seemed to start giving up and the time in between its attempts grew shorter until all the clicking from the PSU stopped, and the power LED started blinking; the LED would stay on for about 3 seconds, then would turn off for about 1 second, and repeat.
I have visually inspected all the capacitors in the set and none appear to have any bulging or solution oozing from them, however, I do not have a multimeter at the moment but I do have access to one, but not until Tuesday morning (US, central time).
I am prepared to test voltages, however I don't think that I am prepared to do any major soldering; about as much as I would feel comfortable doing would be replacing capacitors. I would feel much more comfortable replacing a board if that's what it comes to.
Any help would be appreciated, and I'm sorry if I sound like a noob as this is my first post; I tried to be as detailed in my problem as possible, and I'm very sure that I'm not the first person to have this problem. Thanks to all in advace.
Recently I have inherited a non-working 50" Samsung FP-T5074 plasma display television from my parents, and want to get it working by pretty much any means seeing as how it cost $2500 new and I don't have my own TV.
I am not sure if there was a storm or a power outage, but the day before the opening ceremony for the Olympics, my mother said that the TV just completely stopped working; this has happened once before, where the TV had a blinking power LED. They had an electronics repair shop fix it for around $200, and if it really comes down to it, I'm willing to pay to have this television fixed, but seeing as how I am somewhat electronically inclined (and have recently been slammed with medical bills), I would rather do it myself if it's possible.
Here is some information on the current situation of the television:
When I was given this set about 2 weeks ago, upon plugging it in, the power LED did not light up, nor was there any sound whatsoever from the set's insides. Following what I had read on the internet, I promptly went to partstore.com and bought some Samsung 12V 250A fuses to replace the ones on the PSU. After I had replaced them, I plugged in the set and it immediately, without me pressing the power button, started to power up, played its little power-up tune, and then started to go into a loop where it continued trying to power up. After about 3 attempts of it power up on its own, it seemed to start giving up and the time in between its attempts grew shorter until all the clicking from the PSU stopped, and the power LED started blinking; the LED would stay on for about 3 seconds, then would turn off for about 1 second, and repeat.
I have visually inspected all the capacitors in the set and none appear to have any bulging or solution oozing from them, however, I do not have a multimeter at the moment but I do have access to one, but not until Tuesday morning (US, central time).
I am prepared to test voltages, however I don't think that I am prepared to do any major soldering; about as much as I would feel comfortable doing would be replacing capacitors. I would feel much more comfortable replacing a board if that's what it comes to.
Any help would be appreciated, and I'm sorry if I sound like a noob as this is my first post; I tried to be as detailed in my problem as possible, and I'm very sure that I'm not the first person to have this problem. Thanks to all in advace.
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