Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

[NickSteel]

Vertical lines. Most probable cause?
I have unplugged and plugged T-Con cables.

Thanks.

[budm]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

I say panel problem.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Thanks.

Even though I hate to "throw away" anything, I guess this has become a recycle candidate.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

I'm not very experienced with TV repair, but I did revive an LG last year with a couple new capacitors. So much satisfaction!

[ivtec]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Vertical lines. Most probable cause?
I have unplugged and plugged T-Con cables.

Thanks.

Bad Panel 100%

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Thanks, guys. Sending to BestBuy for recycle.

[martino]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Thanks, guys. Sending to BestBuy for recycle.

Bestbuy takes tv's in for recycle?

You can also sell the boards on ebay? makes some cash on them...

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Yeah. Best Buy takes, but for $25 fee. Where I live, there are no free recycle locations and I'm not into Ebay selling.

If it had been a more simple part, I would have attempted it, just for the challenge, but........."A Man's Got to Know his Limitations".

[budwich]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

have you tried the "tape trick" on the tcon to panel connector (at the tcon)? there was some posts in the past whereby some have placed tape near the end of the ribbon such that it appears to stop some form of "connection issue" at the connector. Of course, this is a "hail mary"... but if you have time, potentially you might search and find some "comfort" there... if you are lucky.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Since the back is still off, I tried the tape on the top of the connectors to snug the fit.

No change.

Shame, as the picture is so bright and clear.

[budwich]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

:-(
I don't think it was about snugging, I think it was more about contact "contamination" although that is more my read of the "fix".... as I do believe the tape was placed on the contact side of the ribbon. I do believe the link was originally posted by budm to some one else who was given the "bad panel diagnosis". Not sure of the details but perhaps budm might appear.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Yeah. And the lines are all across the screen, not just on half as one connector would result in.

I'm semi-retired and need a few small challenges anyway.

[ReeceyBurger123]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Panel dud, avoid at all costs. Guessing Shitsung aka Samsung panel seen them fail loads of times in the same way ?

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Kinda late to avoid now.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Also, I think that if were a connection problem, only 1/2 of the screen would probably be affected, unlike my whole screen.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Curious.

Although I've accepted that the t-con should not be the problem and that the panel has failed, why do lines appear over the entire screen, not only on one side?

[budm]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...9&d=1475084407
https://www.badcaps.net/forum/attach...7&d=1475189437
I do not see the lines on the whole screen.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

These are better pictures. Hard to take with reflection.

[budm]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

Are these new pictures taken after the ribbon cables between the T-CON and the panel were re-seated? Those coarse horizontal lines are usually due to improperly seated cables.

[NickSteel]

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-46W-5100 Vertical Lines

After I reseated the cables.

Just cleaned the cable ends with alcohol and reseated. No change.

I can only access the cable ends that plug to the t-con board from the panel.