Re: Quasar SQ5500u Led backlight failure.
A bit late to the party here, but I would like to add some input here. I got 3 of these family of TVs in and 2 were SQ5501u models. Only one PSU had bad caps, but the other two had multiple bad LEDs in the strips. Since the LCD panel itself isn't in a bracket for easy removal, you are going to need at least 2 sets of hands to avoid cracking it. Even then, expect a gamble. Wear gloves, have clean hands and have a nice soft, flat spot handy to place the LCD panel (I use a workbench with a shipping blanket over it).
Using a $20-25...
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My name's Jeremiah myself, but I am one of a few people at an electronics recycler in Oklahoma City. We try and fix up what we can and send it to a new home on the cheap rather than shred everything. Sites like this make for a wonderful resource for us and we're planning on documenting and posting what we can when we find something that hasn't been tackled before.
We love taking things down and since most of our stuff comes in dead, we get to see crazy and fascination causes of failures. This also means we have a...
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