Re: Capacitors in CFL's

I am also one who feels that CFL life is over-rated. I tried to be an early adopter and bought some for a server room. On all the time. But they died within 12 months.

I also hate the inconsistent colour spectrum they put out. As a camera hobbyist, I can't get the white balance of pictures to look right. And as human, food doesn't look as appetizing and people don't look as nice under CFL lighting.

And then there's the toxic waste situation created when you break one. My aging parents broke one and I had to leap into action...

Re: Are these Chemi-con caps bad? (from a 2008-era LG Plasma that freezes)



Thanks for your advice Tom.

I took a chance and reflowed the solder on the main board using my oven.
And it worked!

It's been 3 days now and the TV continues to run perfect.

I understand that this type of home-brewed repair won't last forever, especially since the main (CPU?) chip will get hot when the TV runs and cools down when it's off.

And so I've tried to keep the extremes of this hot-cold cycling...

Re: Are these Chemi-con caps bad? (from a 2008-era LG Plasma that freezes)



Thank you Tom. Sadly the picture is perfect. Even when it is frozen, the picture is perfect. So perhaps it's not these caps.

Do you think it's the main board? A year ago you had suggested it was the problem for a fellow with a Samsung with a similar freezing/rebooting problem.

See: [url]https://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?p=443703#post443703[/url]

For my LG, there are 2 boards that look to be main boards. They are:

P/N: EAX42359101(0)...

My 60-inch LG plasma from 2008, model 60PY3DF, has a problem where the picture freezes approx 30 seconds after turning it on and then maybe 20 seconds later, it sometimes will self-reboot.

I removed the TV's cover and everything looks ok (to my UNTRAINED eye) except for 2 Nippon Chemi-con 250V 820uF KMQ 105C capacitors. They are ever so slightly bulging on top.

I've taken 2 pics, one of these 2 250V 820uF ones and the other of another similarly sized but different spec'ed Chemi-con, 450V 390uf KMR 105C, that has a perfectly flat top, just for comparison's sake.
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Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello everyone! My first post!

Hoping to resurrect an older LG Plasma TV.

Wish me luck!