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KYBOSH replied to Trying to Save - SONY BRAVIA KD-75X780F - No Picture BUT there’s sound

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05-31-2025, 05:05 PM
The tape was on the original LVDS.
I purchased brand new sets of LVDS cables and was working with those since I started back up looking at this few weeks ago.
It was only recently when i looked at the original LVDS cables that I noticed the tape from the previous owner.
I have been using brand new LVDS, brand new T-Con and a confirmed working Main board only.
Nothing really else to do or try. ...

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05-30-2025, 03:52 PM
Thank you for the input Davi.
You may recall a few pages back I ordered a brand new T-Con board but there was no change.
The "good guy" sent me proof by way of a screenshot (not posted) of set's serial number located in the System Information page (and they match 👍).

No one wanted to fix this set more than I did but according to the Troubleshooting flow chart there is nothing left but the panel that could be at fault....

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05-30-2025, 10:54 AM
Hello everyone. Hope you are all well and in good spirits.
I wanted to update this thread with information that I have found since I last posted.

I found a good guy on ebay who agreed to test the mainboard for me for a bench fee.
He told me initially that these TVs are known for their panels dying but I wanted to be absolutely sure it was the panel and not anything else since we have been working on this thing for several months.
So he agreed to test it for me by putting it in another (similar but not same) TV model. Still dont know what model TV he used as I thought...

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KYBOSH replied to Trying to Save - SONY BRAVIA KD-75X780F - No Picture BUT there’s sound

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05-10-2025, 03:23 PM
I dont see anything like what you are describing but its probably all well and good.
This experiment is probably way over my head anyway!

Im going to go with the assumption that the Mainboard is the issue.
If I send it in for repair and its NOT the issue then at least for a $30 bench fee I will have confirmation that it works.
And that'll just leave the panel as the only possibility.

Im not in the repair market. I do this for a hobby and quite enjoy learning.
A tool like the TV160 is probably worth it bcos it will save someone days/weeks/months...

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05-10-2025, 02:52 PM
Interesting...
Okay so be clear:
With the power off/unplugged, I want to create a short as illustrated in the picture.
Then power ON/plug in the TV and check for a self test pattern on the screen.

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05-10-2025, 01:24 PM
Davi can you give a primer on how this test method works? This is actually my first time of hearing of any diagnostic test dealing with that timing crystal.
If the MStar chip is not able to send a video signal how will this force it to do so?...

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KYBOSH replied to Trying to Save - SONY BRAVIA KD-75X780F - No Picture BUT there’s sound

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05-09-2025, 11:35 PM
Funny story... i was looking over the old LVDS cable and noticed that the copper tracks at the end looked kind of dull.
Upon further inspection i found that it was covered with scotch tape.
Apparently the previous owner attempted to mask off 90% of the traces with tape in an attempt to get the TV working.
Would have never noticed this if not by chance.

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05-09-2025, 07:11 PM
Sorry for the delay my friend!

It was next to impossible measuring the resistance of the smallest inductors because the leads are on the bottom and not on the side.
Some of the inductors had wandering resistance readings but they eventually settled on a number. I indicated that with a ⇅ symbol.

These readings were are basically the same whether I was testing the TCon on the TV or the one that I have off the TV.
Hope these are of help. To be honest I am not sure what they mean. I assume the wandering resistances are due to the nearby capacitors.
I used...

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05-09-2025, 03:20 PM
Thank you for the clarification!
I jumpered both testpoints together and removed bother FFCs.
The voltages are exactly the same.
0V everywhere except L2 which has 1.1V.

I didnt bother testing with only 1 cable on given that result.
If you think i should please let me know....

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05-09-2025, 02:49 PM
I mentioned that L2 (the large gray inductor) is measuring 1V.
I measured it against the ground of the screw securing the TCon to the chasis,...

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05-09-2025, 02:41 PM
Just to be clear:
Step 1: with the power OFF, solder a thin wire between the two test points you illustrated in the picture.
Step 2: With the power ON, test for voltage at all the inductors with I) both FFC connected II) either L or R FFC connected and finally III) no FCC connected.

Is this how you want this experiment done?...

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05-09-2025, 02:12 PM
Yes i have 12v+ on the fuse. It was my sanity check when i wasnt seeing anything on the inductors. This is the new TCon also. Amd the 2 processor chips there are hot....

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05-09-2025, 10:27 AM
THANK YOU FOR THIS

This actually reminds me of the weird magnetic field - LED trick i discovered on Youtube and posted about.

I checked for voltages across all the inductors you marked and NONE HAD VOLTAGES except L2 (large gray one) and it was only reading 1V....

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05-09-2025, 09:26 AM
Sorry [USER="71977"]nomoresonys[/USER]
Im currently looking for those test points.
Its not easy finding them... very tiny markings.[ATTACH=JSON]{"data-align":"none","data-size":"full","title":"20241119_150816.jpg","data-attachmentid":3633471}[/ATTACH]nomoresonys...

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05-09-2025, 05:19 AM
Yes Sir I replaced both with brand new ones....

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05-09-2025, 04:59 AM
Thank you Lotas. [URL="https://www.badcaps.net/forum/troubleshooting-hardware-devices-and-electronics-theory/troubleshooting-tvs-and-video-sources/3510688-trying-to-save-sony-bravia-kd-75x780f-no-picture-but-there%E2%80%99s-sound?p=3631250#post3631250"] I replaced them earlier this week[/URL] with brand new ones direct from Sony distributor (encompass.net).
Davi.p suggests that I am dealing with a mainboard issue.

I did some searching and found Nick's Electronics Repair (not to be confused with Nick's TV Repair!) [URL="https://nickselectronics.com/products/xbr-75x850f"]offers...

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05-08-2025, 07:07 PM
First off, thank you very much for explaining the screen tapping phenomenon. I usually don't feel like I have egg on my face but this YouTuber got me!

If the mainboard is the problem then I would have egg on my face again!. It gives sound get sound, response to input,ect, accepts firmware updates... everything that would indicate that its a good mainboard. Plus the troubleshooting flowchart (I posted above) for this model does not list the mainboard as even a probability at all.

But we have eliminated just about everything along the way so unless there is something...

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05-08-2025, 02:19 PM
Here is a screenshot of the YT video i linked above. At the 20 second mark he demonstrates how the display is powered but with no image.

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05-08-2025, 12:31 PM
I updated the post the data [USER="169795"]lotas[/USER] requested. But i think your low opinion of youtube videos and tutorials isnt quite right or fair. A lot of amazing and informative things there and im quite appreciative of the content creators efforts. Of course not everyone or everything is good on their but a lot of it is.lotas...

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05-08-2025, 11:45 AM
I spot checked those already but using the ground from the chassis. but i went back just now to check again will check again (with the grounds you specified) and they are all showing as not shorted . I will post the resistances shortly.

Edit to Add:
The ones you asked to to measure show a resistance of 2.34-2.35MΩ on each of the legs of 6 legged SMDs (rectifiers?.
The 2 legged device reads 2.468MΩ.

Curiously on the panel board on RIGHT side, the same SMDs all read as OPEN (no resistance at all)....

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