Re: Samsung LN52A550- Tab Bonds???

I'll throw up pictures when I get home later today. I did forget to mention that I put some thermal conducting tape stuff on all of the tab bonds, stuff from digikey that I believe was something budm suggested.

I have an LN52A550 that I bought off of craigslist. The problem lies either with the panel or the tab bonds, but I don't have enough experience to figure it out. What began as just a band of colored lines across the screen has turned into those same colored lines, but now that entire half of the screen is black.

I have tried the tab bond repair methods mentioned throughout these forums, but I haven't had any success with them. I have also replaced the T con board, and it did not change anything.

On startup, the lines are visible while the rest of the screen is still...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hey guys! I'm Jackson and I'm graduating high school in literally 4 days I'm new to both badcaps and to circuitry repair in general... lol. At the moment I am fixing up older TVs that have blown capacitors, resistors, etc. I do it kind of as a hobby, but mainly to learn things and to make some extra cash on the side. I'd love to use this forum to learn even more and have some neat tips and tricks!