Re: Samsung PN58C550G1F flickers off and on.

As an addendum... when disconnecting the Xsus board and powering the TV on, the flickering continues but the longer the TV is left on a bit of a red-ish color appears in the flash. When plugging that board back in and unplugging the Ysus board, the flicker stops completely. The clicking continues but there is no image and no flicker / light of any kind.

Hi all,
I am helping a friend with their Samsung PN58C550G1F Plasma. According to him, the TV shut off during a thunderstorm and hasn't worked since. When plugged in, a red light appears on the front of the TV and the power button responds. The screen does not light up (not even a dim grey light as mentioned in many posts). Instead, there is an occasional clicking sound and the TV will flicker a white color and shut off immediately. It repeats this indefinitely. During this time, the power button no longer responds and there is no image of any kind. You have to unplug the TV to halt the...

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I'm a software engineer from Atlanta, GA. No real experience with electronics outside of shop class in high school and my physics course in college! Just learning to tinker with some things... Thanks to everyone who contributes here and makes it such a great resource.