Re: Sony KDL-40EX400, No Power, No Power Light. Struck by Lighting.

Thanks tom. I found a PDF of it last night, so I'm still going over everything. I must not have searched properly when I was using your site, because I was unable to find it.

Re: Sony KDL-40EX400, No Power, No Power Light. Struck by Lighting.

I'm still a novice when it comes to repairs, so what you're saying is a bit foreign to me. Once I find the service manual I will give that a once over. It's going to be until at least tomorrow before I can get my hands on a multimeter to check.

So I have a 40" Sony KDL-40EX400 that was struck by lightning this summer. The unit was on and in use when the power went out. I'm getting absolutely no power to the unit, though I'm lacking a multimeter at the moment. None of the capacitors look blown, except maybe the rather large one. It's flat on top, but not flat/concave like all of the smaller ones.

I didn't notice this before I uploaded the photos, but around the base of some of the components (resistors, maybe?) there seems to be some singed yellow areas. For all I know the entire unit is shot. I was hoping you guys...

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130 - No Picture, Has Backlight & Audio

Sorry to necro a thread from 5 months ago, but I just wanted to say that it was indeed a bad fuse at F1. I just want to take a moment to thank tom66 as well as everyone else in this thread. It only took 2 of the 5 fuses I ordered to get it in place set properly.

I wish the pictures were of better quality, but they were taken in a low light situation with an older generation iPhone.

I'll be posting again soon with at least 2 more issues that I hope can be resolved!...

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130 - No Picture, Has Backlight & Audio

Unfortunately, no, I do not.

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130 - No Picture, Has Backlight & Audio

Soldering shouldn't be so bad, but I do appreciate the help. I'll let you know how the repair goes when i get the fuses in. I'm going to see if I can source them here in town first, but if all else fails I'll order them online. Thanks for all the help!

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130 - No Picture, Has Backlight & Audio

Thanks for all of the advice. Unfortunately I'm still lost as far as finding out exactly what kind of fuse I need to buy to replace it. I've always done it based on looks and ratings, but I know that's not a very safe or effective process. Could you tell me what type of fuse, specifically, I should be looking for in my purchase? It would be much appreciated.

Re: Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130 - No Picture, Has Backlight & Audio

I'm definitely not getting a reading from it. What is that type of fuse called and where could I find a replacement for it?

It has a P or lower case d on the top if that matters.

Today I came into the possession of a Sony Bravia KDL-32ML130. My mother was doing some shopping at Good Will and picked up this unit for cheap. She dropped it off at my house earlier this afternoon after finding out that it does not work.

I have a small background in repairing electronics as I've always had an aptitude for fixing my old game consoles, televisions, and arcade machines. However, I have never had any real experience in fixing anything too complex (meaning anything beyond replacing capacitors, fuses, and cleaning up solder).

After reading some similar...