Recently, I repaired a 17PW25-4 Psu (heap of trash) two days later after giving the Tv back to the customer it blew up again this time the 24v diodes blew killing the primary switching section.
So I decided to see if I could mod a 17PW26-4 (better designed Psu) to replace the 17PW25-4. After reading the schematic for this particular 17PW25-4 (note all of them are different you must make sure you find the schematic for your exact one!) I took a list of the voltages at each pins and printed it off for the 17PW25 used in this Tv.
I then plugged the 17PW26-4 into mains and took its voltages on the connector, these will run the voltage rails with out the motherboard connected btw so you can take voltage readings. After taking all the voltages of the 17PW26 I compared it to the 17PW25 Psu. The voltages used are the same but the wires are in different places found that I needed to change 6 wires in total.
So after re-pinning the connector so that the correct voltages are in place, plugging the Tv in it works whoooo
Been testing it for at least 14 hours turning it on and off working great
I have recapped the 17PW26-4 with good caps and should be a solid unit now at least the Tv works and will last longer than the hideous 17PW25. Overall just goes to show that you can interchange these units just need to mod the connector a little so you dont blow stuff up haha ohhh Vestel
So I decided to see if I could mod a 17PW26-4 (better designed Psu) to replace the 17PW25-4. After reading the schematic for this particular 17PW25-4 (note all of them are different you must make sure you find the schematic for your exact one!) I took a list of the voltages at each pins and printed it off for the 17PW25 used in this Tv.
I then plugged the 17PW26-4 into mains and took its voltages on the connector, these will run the voltage rails with out the motherboard connected btw so you can take voltage readings. After taking all the voltages of the 17PW26 I compared it to the 17PW25 Psu. The voltages used are the same but the wires are in different places found that I needed to change 6 wires in total.
So after re-pinning the connector so that the correct voltages are in place, plugging the Tv in it works whoooo


I have recapped the 17PW26-4 with good caps and should be a solid unit now at least the Tv works and will last longer than the hideous 17PW25. Overall just goes to show that you can interchange these units just need to mod the connector a little so you dont blow stuff up haha ohhh Vestel

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