LG tv for 25 bucks

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

I got my fingers crossed for you man. Hope it works.

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Worst case, it was $5.27 to ship and whatever it costs for you to ship it back.

Also, if I recall there was a large slab of thermal compound on the big Broadcom chip in the middle. Do you have that or do I need to send one with it? I see some of these have a heat sink but this one does not. It had the thermal compound and a cover over it that it heat sinks to. You definitely need to make sure it's heat sinked or it will die in short order.

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

I took a picture of the thermal compound. This is the first time i seen some like this as i am use to computer processor compound. I hope that is what you are talking about. Curious do you have screens for the stand ? I do not have them but i do have the base. Or do these not use screws ?

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

I have tons of screws but I'd have no idea what's what. Yes, on the pad. That's what I was talking about. Make sure that sits back squarely on top of the chip when you install the new board. You can power it up to make sure it comes on but don't let it run for any length of time without the cover installed to prevent damage. I swear some of the boards I get back damaged were due to things like this. I've asked people about it before and gotten answers like, I thought that was just a spacer or cushion.

Anyway, board is headed out in the morning and I'll be looking forward to an update.

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

yeah if people do not understand what that is then they should not be fixing things. I will let you know how it goes. If not i do not know where i am going to find one.

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

I got 300 more on the way from a salvage place in a few weeks. If that one doesn't do it, I'll keep in touch if I happen to come across the 47" version. Who knows.

[tom66]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

And I think my small pile of boards is too much... I think there's 20 boards there... I probably should list them but I worry about return policy.

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

And I think my small pile of boards is too much... I think there's 20 boards there... I probably should list them but I worry about return policy.

lol I hear ya Tom. I just got in to this a year ago and now I'm building a shop in the back yard to be able to handle the salvage stuff. Yes, I get some returns but it's mostly mis-ordered parts or people that just don't know what they are doing. All in all I'd say around 5% return rate with less than half that actual dead boards. I blame badcaps for getting me into this mess.

It's well worth it when you get kind comments from people that do get their TVs going.

[aaronwt6]

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yeah if people do not understand what that is then they should not be fixing things. I will let you know how it goes. If not i do not know where i am going to find one.

And mmoore5553, I certainly wasn't saying you didn't know what was going on but I've seen these things simply missing from the factory too so it never hurts to ask. I'd hate it for both of us if you got the board, it worked for a day or two, then died from overheating.

[mmoore5553]

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Aaronwt6 I did not think you meant that at all. I am glad you said something because who knows it could not have had it and i would have never known. Ha I will be first to admit that i only know enough to be dangerous.

[budm]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Hi aaron, can I PM you? I need T-CON for SAMSUNG. Thanks.

[aaronwt6]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Sure thing budm. Just let me know the model number or better yet the t-con part number.

[mmoore5553]

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curious do you think this board will work ? I might buy in case the other board does not work

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261345050162...84.m1438.l2649

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Well i did not win as I put a higher price and ebay rejected it. Oh well.

curious do you think this board will work ? I might buy in case the other board does not work

http://www.ebay.com/itm/261345050162...84.m1438.l2649

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Well bad news. I sent an email to shopjimmy and this was his reply

Faye, Dec 09 14:45 (CST):

Hello Matthew,

No, sorry but these boards are not interchangeable.

Thank you,

Faye
ShopJimmy


matt moore, Dec 07 00:20 (CST):

Name: matthew moore
E-mail: xxxxx
Telephone:

Comment: will the 52LG70-UG work for 47LG70-UG mainboard. I seen that you was out of stock ?

[tom66]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Did you try Aaron's board yet? In many cases ShopJimmy will say no when they do not know. I have done lots of screen size swaps, basically the only major concern is 1080p vs 720p and getting panel sticker right (LG into LG, etc.)

[mmoore5553]

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Oh no i am still waiting for it to arrive but in the meantime i have a broken xbox 360 slim i got for 30 bucks. I have fixed 6 slim's to date so far.

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Good news, maybe. Well the board came in super fast and good packaging to keep it protected. But after i put the motherboard in it had the same lines on it. But it did power up and the boards look identical. But the board did not fix the problem. I just used the on screen menu and it had the same results as before. So i take it that this is a good thing and it is not the motherboard ? So it will be the tcon board ?

[newtothis]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Most likely.

[mmoore5553]

Re: LG tv for 25 bucks

Shop Jimmy does not have the part but i found this on ebay

http://www.ebay.com/itm/PHILIPS-T-CO...item35cf6cce49

I matched the part number and the 1455e1 and then match all other numbers to the board. Do you think that i should order ?