Samsung LE40M86BDX/XEU

[HawkMk165]

Greetings all;

Have recently acquired a Samsung LE40M86BDX/XEU tv (going very cheap) from a friend - who has upgraded to something a wee bit larger.

The picture on the set is good and (touch wood) all appears to function as it should. However, one thing I have noticed is a very-very feint narrow (off white/yellowish) band about a third of the way down (right across the screen), when the picture is showing a white background - Is this something that can be addressed?

Apologies but no photo - my camera isn't sensitive enough pick it up.

It is very feint and (if it cannot be fixed) one can live with it.

Look forward to your constructive responses.

Cheers

Chris D

[dick_barton]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BDX/XEU

You probably have one of the fluorescent tubes starting to fail and going yellow. It will be in line with the yellow strip you can see on the screen.
You could live with it until it fails.
Or if you feel confident in doing so you could swap and move the dimming tube to the bottom of the set.

[HawkMk165]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BDX/XEU

You could live with it until it fails. Or if you feel confident in doing so you could swap and move the dimming tube to the bottom of the set.

Thanks for the reply and the advice. I did manage to download a service manual for this model which hopefully should provide a method of performing the task.

I'm betting that the tubes are specialist, I.e. not like the "bog standard" tubes available from an electrical retailer. Can you advise upon where one could obtain replacements within the UK?

Regards

Chris Dermott

[dick_barton]

Re: Samsung LE40M86BDX/XEU

The only thing I can think of is to keep an eye on Gumtree "TV Repairs" or freeadds for a faulty set matching yours.