Re: Samsung UN60F8000BFXZA Backlight issue - Board BN44-00656A

More news! I can recreate the backlight going out by tilting the TV. When i tilt it forward about 20 degrees, it typically goes out. When it's laying down, backlight dead or alive, that pin reads 4.9 vdc. When i right the TV straight up and switch to another input (or powercycle, whatever "refreshes" the screen) it brings the backlight back.

Right now, i lowered the backlight brightness like you suggested, and it seems to have passed my "laying over" test and is running still. I'll let...

Re: Samsung UN60F8000BFXZA Backlight issue - Board BN44-00656A

Hey CapLeaker, thanks for the reply!

Attached is a picture of the full back and the connector you referenced with BLUONOFF. I'm having trouble metering the voltage from pin 20 without unplugging the connector, i'll get creative and fasten a paperclip to my meter lead or something. I can probably get in next to the pin.

Right now with the connector unplugged, it reads 4.5 vdc. I'll see what it goes to when the back light shuts off....

Hello all! I've searched around on the forums for info regarding the above samsung and PSU/LED board, but haven't found any exact matches. The boards look pretty different from their predecessors so i figured i'd put this all out there.

The issue has to do with the back light. It will run perfectly for hours, even days, then the backlight kicks out until you change the source or power cycle the TV. Then it may come on for 5 minutes, or a few more hours. Its pretty random, i haven't found any patterns with it yet.

Since there's a picture, the internet tells me the...

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Hiya! I'm working on fixing a Samsung TV and taking up my entire dining room table. Hopefully its fixed before my wife runs out of patience!