Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

[shelby5041]

Re: Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

update....i was not able to find correct main board ..too expensive..so aaron told me to buy a pn50a650 main board which is a lot larger but it was avail for about $40 so i bought it and mounted it on my pn50a550 and the tv now powers on perfect...aaron said it may work so i tried it

the board i bought was BN94-01819

original board for my tv is BN94-01658

the boards are different but it worked for me...its not a direct replacment but it does seem to work and better than having a working tv then not lol

see photos of alternate board mounted and tv with good picture

[shelby5041]

Re: Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

so if someone wants a cheaper alternative to fix their pn50a550 with the infamous main board issue you can try my way and see if it works for you

my main board was not repairable.....so this was my only reasonable alternative since the original main board is just not avail and too costly if you can find them...

thanks aaron if you are out there

you are awesome

[aaronwt6]

Re: Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

Glad again this worked for you. It ended up even better than expected with the fit. My experience with the LCD equivalents and the 100s of board repairs certainly lead me to believe it would at least display the picture correctly.

Enjoy!

[shelby5041]

Re: Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

And ill bet the alternative board i used....doesnt have a design issue like original board has

Reason i know this ...is because when u search orig board on ebay all u see is repair services only and when u search the board i replaced it with there are no repair services on
Ebay

[The_Todd]

Re: Samsung plasma wont power on pn50a550

(deleted)