Hi all!
Trying to repair my dad's old plasma. He says it started about 3 months ago with color issues/ghosting. While watching there would be color change, etc. which grew worse over time. A couple weeks ago he says he heard a pop sound, and the tv would not turn on at all.
I did a little research and saw references to the cold solder issue with coils on y and z boards.
I removed both boards from the tv and resoldered on the z sus coils which appeared cracked. I did not remove old solder but added to what was there.
I put everything back together and plugged it in. I did hear a bit of a click as soon as I powered it, and there was very little pic when I connected to a source and turned it on. I noticed black all over the screen which eventually cleared up and now there is just a very weak pic. I did not solder on the y sus, it looked pretty good.
I'm thinking I may take it apart again and clean all the solder from the places I added, and retry it, but am not sure if there is something else I should check.
The image I'm getting are very low light and are not affected by any adjustments to the tv menus.
Any tips appreciated!
Dutch
Trying to repair my dad's old plasma. He says it started about 3 months ago with color issues/ghosting. While watching there would be color change, etc. which grew worse over time. A couple weeks ago he says he heard a pop sound, and the tv would not turn on at all.
I did a little research and saw references to the cold solder issue with coils on y and z boards.
I removed both boards from the tv and resoldered on the z sus coils which appeared cracked. I did not remove old solder but added to what was there.
I put everything back together and plugged it in. I did hear a bit of a click as soon as I powered it, and there was very little pic when I connected to a source and turned it on. I noticed black all over the screen which eventually cleared up and now there is just a very weak pic. I did not solder on the y sus, it looked pretty good.
I'm thinking I may take it apart again and clean all the solder from the places I added, and retry it, but am not sure if there is something else I should check.
The image I'm getting are very low light and are not affected by any adjustments to the tv menus.
Any tips appreciated!
Dutch
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