Re: Samsung PN50A510 P3FXZA Plasma Cycling On/Off



Though I am by no means an electrical engineer, I'm pretty decent with electronics and technical specs, and from what I've read and learned so far, his neighbor would certainly be correct in his statement about poly vs. just tantalum caps. If I have read the specs correctly, however, the Panasonic Digi-Key part that kevinm34232 initially linked to does seem to be a polymer tantalum capacitor, just like the Digi-Key part that bkjeight mentions above. The Panasonic part actually has a lower ESR (35 mOhm) than the Kemet...

Re: Samsung PN50A510 P3FXZA Plasma Cycling On/Off

Hello, I am also new to this forum. Though I have watched this particular thread for about a week now, I am just posting now. First of all, big tip of the hat to [B]kevinm34232[/B] for first posting this and keeping everyone informed as to his progress and experiences, including the posting of the link to the Panasonic replacement cap on Digi-Key, but especially the picture of the board showing the location of C102.

I had purchased a mainboard repair kit from shopjimmy.com, which included a replacement for C102. However,...