Re: Samsung PN58C550G1FXZA won't turn on

Yes. The power board fixed it. In almost 7 months, I got no responses at all on this forum. Very disappointing.

Re: Samsung PN58C550G1FXZA won't turn on

Any thoughts from anyone?

I've tried to follow Tom's troubleshooting, but I'm not sure I've got it right.

Worked fine then one day just wouldn't come on. Red (power) light flickers or blinks once. If you keep pressing buttons, it eventually goes out. I've not timed it to see if it'll do it by itself, but I don't think it will (I recall leaving the room and coming back later, having forgotten to unplug it, and the light was still on).

First fuse on the power board (lower left) has 126.5 v (roughly) on both sides. Second fuse (just to the right of the first one) has near zero. I verified the...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Went looking for plasma tv troubleshooting and found you guys. I thought the helpful atmosphere made it a worthwhile place to be a member.

I started reading this thread at the beginning (2003) and found the early settlers were more complete in their introductions, making it very interesting. I especially enjoyed the informal contest regarding who had the earliest computer.

I was a Ham radio operator in junior high school (a very long time ago--1958) and probably hold a record for cold solder joints....