Re: Samsung Plasma PS42A410C1D Failure to launch

Well thanks dkneyle,
I worked in UK through the 90's on TVs then moved to Melbourne, Australia where I continued to earn as a TV repairman. It was good that with a bit of brain-power and (usually) only a few dollars of parts (caps, resistors etc) you could fix up a TV worth $500 + and charge nicely for it.
Now the price of a TV has dropped and the ability to repair-to-component-level has also dropped, there's not really any way to earn usefully from this trade.
Still a buzz to 'save one from the dumpster' as you...

Re: Samsung Plasma PS42A410C1D Failure to launch

Hi Guys,
This is probably all finished with your particular faults with this power supply but I've just joined (found this forum whilst searching for info about this) and thought I'd share my findings......

My fault.... Power supply won't switch on properly from cold - just get relay(s) kicking on/off every couple seconds.

The cure.....Tried all small caps for low ESR as suggested here but this didn't cure the fault. I then found a nice, neat little dry joint on one leg of the 680nF square, blue...