Re: Vizio SV422XVT - constant orange light

Hello All. Thanks for all the info. So ive got all the same symptoms on the same model unit. Wife was watching one night, walked away, heard a "POP" and came back to a black screen. Orange light,wont turn on, all fuses are good, all my 5V+ on PSU are good, no 12+ or 18+, no voltage at F4, V0 at STNBY pin with or without power button pressed. Tried the 1K resistor and jumped 5v to STNBY pin but left the cables connected. (jumped by back probing into the connector). This turned on my power supply giving me 12V+, 18V+ and obvioulsy...

Re: New Members - please post your introductions here

Hello All.
My name is Scott, Married with 2 Teenage boys and we live in central NewHampshire.
Well it looks like there's quite a few pros in here. Some of you guys have mad creds.
I am more of a do it yourselfer/tinkerer. I was a Mercedes Benz Tech by trade for 25 years and recently made a switch to work for a biomed company repairing and servicing lab equipment. I've always had an interest in electronics but never had any formal education in that area.
Ive found over the years that its sometimes...