Re: Fault Diagnosis Help - Samsung PS42Q97HD

Thanks for the help, now to find a new board!

Re: Fault Diagnosis Help - Samsung PS42Q97HD



I am skilled enough with a soldering iron and may give this a go just to confirm, but after removing it the board will need replacing again anyway. One question though, just for my own knowledge, why 6 Y-buffer connectors and 8 chips?...

Re: Fault Diagnosis Help - Samsung PS42Q97HD

So, think I found the problem after a closer look, the Y-Buffer or Y-Drive as some people call it seems to have a burned out chip:


Looks even clearer in the picture, took me ages to find it with just my eyes!

Is this likely to be simply an error with the board, probably due to heat, or is it likely to be a symptom of another problem?

Hi, I need some help diagnosing the fault on my Samsung PS42Q97HD Plasma TV.
The fault occured some time ago and it's been sat in the spare room since, the TV just powered off and when it was switched back on the display was like this:
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Need to know which board is the likely suspect for a quick repair, I can easily swap out the board and make voltage adjustments, just need pointing in the right direction a I cannot find info on a similar fault. I can also make...