One of my reps at work was complaining about Samsung refusing to repair his TV even though there was known problem with defective capacitors for this model. Their response was that his serial number was not an effected unit. I told him I thought we could fix it, but he seemed like he was looking for an excuse to get a new TV. This was a 46″ 720p LCD that was about three years old. These are still priced at $1,900 on amazon, even though you can buy a much better one for less. I offered him $50 for it and he accepted. :) Sure enough after opening it up I could immediately see the problem. I’ve probably repaired this same problem on 50+ Dell gx2{6,7,8}0 motherboards; I recognized it right away. I went to Tanner Electronics for the replacement caps which cost a whopping $2.55. It took me about an hour and a half to replace them. Continue reading “Bust-a-Cap in yo TV?”
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