Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

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  • Pioneerx01
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Apr 2015
    • 241
    • US

    #1

    Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

    So, I have broken one of my rules and got an LED TV with back-lighting issues. Never had much luck with those, and this one is no different.

    TV is LG 42LE5300-UC AUSWLUR with power supply EAY60803201, LED driver board YP4247LPB and main EBU60981905.

    When you turn the TV on (with remote or button) PSU relay clicks on, back-lights turn on 2 seconds after that as well as LG welcome screen. After 3 seconds back-lights turn off, but the panel is still on when checking with flashlight test and power supply remains on until turned off by pressing he power button again.

    I have taken the panel and filters off to inspect the LED's themselves. It is an edge-lit TV. All LED's turn on with uniformed intensity, none are off or look bad. I have noticed that few LED's have a little glow to them. The glow starts when the set is turned on for those initial 2 seconds, then LED's come fully on, and then they turn completely off after 3 seconds, no glow at the end. I did take a picture of it, but it is hard to see.

    I have bypassed the main board as well, just to be sure, be removing the cable that leads to main board from PSU. I have jumped the '3.5V' pin with 'Power ON' and 'DRV On' pins on the PSU. Same problem as before.

    Caps look OK and diodes read OK on the PSU. Moving to LED driver board. I do get a 3.3V on the 'ERROR' pin when the back-lights turn off. 'DRV ON' pin remains at 3.3V at all times when PSU is on. There are 13 larger voltage regulators on the LED driver board. When the relay click on, the output voltage spikes to about 36V (I have no min/max) and immediately starts to drop until back-lights come on, then they read 0V. After back-lights turn off, the voltage again spikes to about 36V and settles anywhere from 9.2V to 10.8V on various regulators. The V1+ through V4+ contractually read 98.9V when back-lights are off or 105.5V when they are on.

    Any thoughts on what is wrong?
    Thanks for the input

    Full resolution pictures too larger for BadCaps:
    https://www.dropbox.com/sh/dedifsu75...ZyxW9Gcva?dl=0
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    Last edited by Pioneerx01; 12-03-2015, 10:52 PM.
  • budm
    Badcaps Legend
    • Feb 2010
    • 40746
    • USA

    #2
    Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

    OK, Black probe on the chassis, red probe on the PWM_DIM pin, then turn on the TV to see what kind of action you have on this pin when the backlights come on and go out.
    Do the same on DRV ON pin again just to be sure.
    You have 12 strings of LEDs, and those 16 devices on LED driver board are MOSFETs, not regulator ICs.
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    Last edited by budm; 12-03-2015, 11:06 PM.
    Never stop learning
    Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

    Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

    Inverter testing using old CFL:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

    Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
    http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

    TV Factory reset codes listing:
    http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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    • Pioneerx01
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Apr 2015
      • 241
      • US

      #3
      Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

      DRV ON reads steady 2.9V at all times.
      PWM_DIM reads 3.2V when relay clicks on and when LED's are on. After the LED's turn off, the voltage gradually drops to 2.5V and then gradually picks back up to 3.2V. This "dip" happens after the LED's turn off and takes about 2 second to go from 3.2V to 2.5V and back to 3.2V.

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      • budm
        Badcaps Legend
        • Feb 2010
        • 40746
        • USA

        #4
        Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

        That is the PWM DIM is present, if it drops to 0V and stays at 0V then that will be bad, but yours are OK. So you do have all the correct signal but I m surprised that the DRV ON never change state.
        I need to look at the board layout more closely, and I am still not sure what the ERROR Voltage should be for normal operation.
        Never stop learning
        Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

        Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

        Inverter testing using old CFL:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

        Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
        http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

        TV Factory reset codes listing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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        • Pioneerx01
          Badcaps Veteran
          • Apr 2015
          • 241
          • US

          #5
          Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

          Yes the DRV ON is still steady at 2.98V. I have checked again at the P201 connector and at the driver board itself.

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          • volkan
            New Member
            • Jan 2016
            • 1
            • turkey

            #6
            Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

            what was the problem ? Thank you.

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            • emoniz
              Member
              • Aug 2012
              • 29
              • Portugal

              #7
              Re: Backlight issue on LG 42LE5300-UC

              HI!
              I have same issue. But i've already switched 4 led strips and PSU. I just dont understand why this is happening after replace the main culprits. I'm wondering if anyone knows how to bypass this IC AS3693 led protection to continue working without turning off led strips. Thanks!!

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