Re: Changing input power supply for a plasma (TC-P65VT60)

Cheers folks, I will likely go ahead and order the correct sub-P board to patch in later. Will also have to keep the old 240V board around just in case I need to move regions again! The problem will be finding the motivation to install it, I think...

Re: Changing input power supply for a plasma (TC-P65VT60)

As a wise man once said, he who hesitates has a reckless disregard for the health of his television set. On a hunch, supported by fzabkar's assumption, I decided to bite the bullet and just plug it into 120V mains power. Surely the worst that could happen would be that a fuse on the sub-P board blows (doing its job as a power entry point to protect the P board), right?

As it turns out, the TV seems perfectly happy on 120V power despite the one fewer coil and extra capacitor. Success!

I have no...

Re: Changing input power supply for a plasma (TC-P65VT60)

Alright... I've got some images now that show the boards as installed in a bit more detail. I've also gained a new appreciation for just how sharp unfinished sheet metal is--ouch.

The Sub-P board is a MPF6916 instead of a MPF6916A as shown in the Jimmy's part shots. It looks like the fuses are rated the same on both boards. As far as I can tell, there are two major differences:
[LIST=1][*]The "coil" on L004 is missing in my board while it's on Jimmy's[*]There is a second "black box"...

Re: Changing input power supply for a plasma (TC-P65VT60)

Interesting, I had thought it was the Sub-P board that was where the mains voltage connected to first.

There does seem to be a lot of 240V specified components on the US parts which suggests that I may be in luck. You're absolutely right about the part numbers though; I'll bite the bullet and figure out how to take the back off to get some proper photos of what's actually installed. Hopefully it's a fairly simple enterprise of just removing every screw on the back!

Appreciate the comments and...

Re: Changing input power supply for a plasma (TC-P65VT60)

Thanks for the part sources!

This is actually the Australian version of the TV, so has a tag specifying only a 240V input voltage. The odd thing is that the part numbers are the same between the US supplies (Jimmy's / Payless) and the Australian model.

This means it might actually be a switching power supply that they just refrained from labelling as such, similar to how the PS4 works.

Looking at the powerboard diagrams is there any way to tell? I think the small fuse near the...

Good evening all,

I've imported my favourite TV of all time back to Canada from my time in Australia, so naturally am faced with a 240V input voltage requirement. Currently this is served by an external transformer and the TV seems to work quite happily off this. Unfortunately, as with most transformers, there is always a noticeable buzz when the TV is in use.

Looking at the forums so far, it looks like lots of the internal circuitry in plasmas is designed to get the voltage and current to the right levels for each specific part. This suggests that one or two of the...

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Hello! Just stumbled upon this resource today when trying to find out some details about power supply changes / swaps that can be attempted with plasma TVs. Looks like a very informed group!