Re: Vivitek LT26PL1A wont turn on

That`s a great idea

ps- Thanks for the pics- your surface mount work station looks like a better setup than my kitchen table. However it does not look as comfy as my couch where I have been sitting with the voltmeter trying to figure out what the heck is going on with the d-mned tv. Clearly this isn`t my day job!

Re: Vivitek LT26PL1A wont turn on

Thanks budm

I took off the heat sinks to get a better look at the caps.

I will test as requested and let you know (and try to keep my hands clear)

This LCD TV may also be the same/similar to Westinghouse LTV32
Bought new in 2006'ish

I can operate a soldering iron and have some electronics from my technologist training and can identify a cap, resistor and transformer.

{have learned empirically that electronics run on magic smoke. I have determined this because anytime I have seen that bit of smoke come out of the device (my first radio when I was a kid) it stopped working. q.e.d.}

Actual Symptoms-
won't turn on,
blue and and yellow LED on at same time (looks white)
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Hi
I am Greg and live in Vancouver BC. As far as experience- I know the soldering iron hurts when picked up from wrong end and my voltmeter doesn't work when I forget to turn it off (Murphy's corollary- if I have a 9v battery handy I need 2 AAAs).

I have a Vivitek LT26PL1A LCD tv. I bought it at least 5 years ago and it has been used periodically but mostly sat around turned off but attached to my spare computer. It currently won`t turn on - just a white power light-should be blue/yellow I think. When I...