Re: e701i-a3 no picture but backlights

Freakaft8, I think I screwed the pooch!
I followed all the steps, replaced the transistor, pulled the right ribbon cable and powered it up. Right away, I got the V picture but it was towards the bottom of the screen. This TV was a gift so I had never seen anything come on except the backlighting. Any who... When I saw that V I got excited and peeled off the driver board on the right. I think I peeled off the wrong side! Now, the picture is very bad, and begin to fade when I turn it on, beginning at the left of the screen.
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Re: e701i-a3 no picture but backlights



Huron, do you still have any of them left over I could buy from you? I'm having such a hard time finding the correct transistor for this fix....

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Okay, so identify the bad driver and completely remove it from the screen. Thats it?...

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Freak,

Am I to understand that once I identify the bad driver, I simply leave it disconnected and the set should work just fine?...

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Awesome!! I was wondering if that one would work because I also can't find the same one everyone else has used. Thanks!...

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huron,
What make/model/part # of transistor did you use? I'm having a hard time finding the right one for this repair....

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Okay, I've read the steps. Am I to understand that once I identify which driver is causing the problem, I simply remove it and replace the transistor all is good?

Just want to know as much as possible before I begin.

Re: e701i-a3 no picture but backlights

Hello, first timer here.

I was gifted one of these screens with the same problem described so many times here. I'm up for doing the surgery on it and fixing it (if possible). I've been looking for the RTR020N05 transistor to replace the one on that board but all I can find is a RTR020N05TL. I don't know anything about the value of these transistors and am wondering if the TL will make a difference or if I should look for another regular RTR020N05.

Also, I noticed that several of you bought 10 or 20 of them. If...