Hello everyone, I have a Vizio E60-E3 that I just replaced the backlight strips on but while I had the screen sitting off to the side my cat decided to chew on one of the side ribbons, Now the right side of the screen is blank and I have horizontal lines going completely across the screen where the cat chewed the ribbon. I had to disconnect one of the t-conn ribbons to get the other side of the screen to even come on. Does anyone know of a way to repair this or is it a lost cause?
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
If you have ribbons on BOTH SIDES of tv, talking about SIDES not top and bottom, you can peel away the tabs on the bad side and should fix it, I'm sure the others will chime in, they love to help with this. -
Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
Freakafter8 came up with this fix, Thanks Freak. https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=49281Comment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
I don't have the boards on the side, all I have are the ribbons that are not attached to anything. Here is a pic, this is not my actual screen but it is the same screen.Attached FilesComment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
The boards aren't that important... its the tabs that potentially are the issue. Check them to see if there is any visual heat type looks and maybe gently feel them to see if there is any difference.
before you do anything... psot a picture of the screen with a good input (test pattern) so that the forum can see what is happening.
PS. Maybe feed the cat more often... :-)Last edited by budwich; 02-28-2020, 06:19 PM.Comment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
Thanks for the replies guys, budwich, the one tab that my cat decided to chew on is definitely damaged.Comment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
OK.... so "potentially", you can remove that tabs on that side and you willl get a good tv...BUT there can be other issues when a panel is "worked" on.... hence, the request for a picture of the display before you start doing "major surgery".Comment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
Here are some pictures for reference, 1st pic is with both tcon ribbons in place, 2nd pic is with right side (looking from the front of the tv) of tcon disconnected. 3rd pic is of damaged right side ribbon.
I see the horizontal lines and i also notice a dark discolored blotch in the upper part of the screen. Can a tcon cause the dark discolored blotch or is this panel toast?Attached FilesComment
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Re: Vizio E60-E3 Half screen/Horizontal lines
well.... as you figure, the only chance for success is if that "dam cat" didn't chew on the opposite side AND didn't damage the actual panel near / around where the chewing took place. IF you are lucky, remove (gently pull the tabs along the "bad side"... like removing tape) all the tabs along the bad side. The set should then respond with basically an OK picture unless you have "golden eyes" in which case you may see some minor issues in terms of uniformity (eg. large bright area may show some less bright) and you may notice some other "artifacts" due to the set only operating with one side of drivers.... but in general, the set will be useable... assuming you can keep the cat away. :-)Comment
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Hi there,
I think it might be a bad panel but I thought I'd ask before I chuck it..
thin colored horizontal lines bottom and thin section on top. As it runs warmer, you can see some ghosting or double image. Right hand side of the screen darker then brighter (backlight is always on, so it's the actual LCD that gets darker and brighter)
Replaced the Main board, because I had one handy, no change.
Is it worth replacing TCON? disconnecting ribbon on one side of the panel, the lines appear still on the other side (unplugged side.)
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Found yet another TV by the road that has lines across the whole screen. What is causing this?
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