Re: Samsung LN46B540 turns off



Ok, thanks, I'll pick one up this weekend....

Re: Samsung LN46B540 turns off

Yes the power board/inverter is a BN44 00265.

In terms of checking the the voltage regulators I'm not equipped to do so with any immediacy... though I've ordered a multimeter from china...

Re: Samsung LN46B540 turns off

The issue occurred on every source I've tried: HDMI (multiple ports), VGA, & rf/cable.

It seems to occur independent of backlight settings. Although I guesstimate more testing would be required to rule it out completely, but no - it doesn't seem to be be significantly better with a setting of zero.

The behavior I see now: is that when I plug it in and turn it on with an active source it stays on for about 5 minutes, turns off for 5 minutes, then will only briefly flicker on again from there on out for less then 1 second...

Re: Samsung LN46B540 turns off

K I'm gonna try that, thanks. I'll have to get new batteries for the remote so can't try right now though.

..I'm curious though, if the fact that the issue only occurs with a signal being broadcast is indicative that it might not be the caps? Or does this not really tell us much?

Edit: Forgot my phone doubles as a remote control.
Performed the factory reset ( though it's : power (off), mute ,8,2,4, power (on), for older models. )

Unfortunately, no dice, same issue occurs after the reset.

Hi all,

My Samsung LN46B540 will continually turn itself off and on.
This will only occur when there is an active signal being broadcast.

If I leave the tv on with no signal source, just a blank "no signal" screen, it doesn't experience any issues.

However, as soon as I connect a source, it will start turning itself off and on again.

It started about a year ago. After not using it for a month it started working again. Now the issue has re-occurred. It will turn on for 5 minutes, then turn off for 5 minutes, then on for...

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