Emerson BLC320EM9 A

[Tedybear]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

I'll look them up and figure out a parts list.

Sorry about the delay. Had to tear apart a VCR and clean the belts. (Old Hitachi with all the bells and whistles. Things built like a brick &hithouse..can't kill it)

Thanks again for the help. I'll start ordering in the parts that I'm 100% sure I fried, and from there see if I can figure out the rest of the power issues.

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[Tedybear]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

All fixed. Many thanks goes to ShopJimmy. Some of the board level parts are no longer available unless I want to buy in heavy bulk.

So the main board got replaced, everything assembled, and it functions great!

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[Caleb]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

Glad you got it working, just curious what parts you were having difficulty sourcing?

[Tedybear]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

I got stuck when researching the zener diodes. Everything else I could find fairly quick. Most of the zener diodes kicked up obsolete and no way to order them in. (Unless I wanted to order in larger amounts off eBay.) By the time I finished up a base line order of the hard parts with shipping costs factored in--it was almost a wash to just order in the main board from shopjimmy.

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[Caleb]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

As long as you know the voltage zeners can be direct replaced with any other zener of same voltage and dissipation. I usually order 10 at a time but 22v, 26v and 36v seem to be the ones I use the most of. You can also get an assorted pack off ebay with a bunch of different values. But I understand if this is a one off tv repair your probably better served with a board replacement

[Tedybear]

Re: Emerson BLC320EM9 A

Well, if I did this more often then once every month or so it seems. I got lucky so far.

One 50" Samsung DLP repaired the light tunnel. The wife is using it in the living room. (probably the best picture 1080p that I have ever seen on that Samsung)

The 62" Mitsubishi? Sold it within a week of repairing it. Just repairing the faulty wiring to the bulb and repairing the speaker wiring.

Picked up another identical 50" Samsung DLP for my home office. Family said faulty light tunnel, dim picture and a 'ghost' around the edges. Pulled the set apart and gave it a full cleaning. All it needed? Replacement 125w bulb. (We had an extra one from the other set.) The old bulb had almost zero reflective material left in the bulb. I checked the bulb life timer as it was the factory bulb left in the set. Well over 12,000 hours and counting. So that set is in my office with a fantastic picture as well.

And the Emerson. If the set runs flawless through the burn in period? (I leave it running for about a week just to ensure it does not crap out) I'll probably list it on the C-List for about 80 or so.

I do not do a lot of flipping of things, but most people see these TV's as disposable and at times I can pick things up to repair and resell. (I love the thrift stores for that reason)

I can see picking up more assorted packs if I did this more often. Truth be told there are about 6-8 people in my area that scour the classifieds for tv's and electronics to repair. By the time I get a lead on a cheap one to repair? It's normally El'Goneo'

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