Ben G
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During the week, I tried to turn the tv on one morning and it was dead.
Changed the power lead and the red standby light came on then went out after a second.
Nothing else happens. Any ideas? It's a 42'' samsung plasma, about 4.5 years old, model: PS42A456P2D.
It's left on standby whenever it's not on, if that makes any difference.
[Edited on 15-12-2012 by Ben G]
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BarnshaW
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power supply inside the TV itself
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andy_mk3
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Yeah power supplies are common on plasma tv's. It's possible to repair or replace them.
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TheCrow
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Crack it open and check for any blown caps, very common problem. But be fucking carefull. There is several big ass caps that hold 400+ volts and will give you a shock.
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Aaron
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Unlucky.
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Ben G
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quote:
Originally posted by Aaron
Unlucky.
Thanks for the helpful advice.
Found someone who charges 25 quid to diagnose the problem and then takes that off the repair bill.
I won't be touching it myself, i'm terrible with anything electric.
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corsa-torque
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Samsung TV's are common for the resistors to go which explains your problem.
It's about £3 in parts and u'll need a soilder iron.
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John
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Resistors or capacitors?
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Aaron
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben G
quote:
Originally posted by Aaron
Unlucky.
Thanks for the helpful advice.
It's annoying , isn't it.
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Ben G
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Not really. You just make yourself look like a cunt.
Fortunately, cs is full of very knowledgable people willing to give advice, so I thank them very much.
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philrussell81
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mine had same problem, fixed it myself for about a 5er
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DaveyLC
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Really common on pre 2012 tvs the caps die in the power supply.. I've got a UE55 led samsung upstairs with a dead PSU, sad really that samsung can't put decent components In a 5k TV!!
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John
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What UE55 do you have that cost 5K?
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Really common on pre 2012 tvs the caps die in the power supply.. I've got a UE55 led samsung upstairs with a dead PSU, sad really that samsung can't put decent components In a 5k TV!!
If I had paid 5k for a tv I would splashed a few hundred quid on an extended warranty tbh
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John
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They fixed the caps issue years ago, well pre 2012. Wasn't just Samsung either, it affected anything that used them.
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whitter45
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good excuse for a new TV
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Ben G
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Capacitors and power supply were fucked. 100 quid to fix.
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Balling
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Hopefully you didn't pay that? Just about the value of the TV it self...
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Ian W
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quote:
Originally posted by Balling
Hopefully you didn't pay that? Just about the value of the TV it self...
But if a new TV is going to be at least 5 times that then £100 is probably the best bet a week before xmas!
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Balling
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I guess that's a good way of looking at it...
Just can't help but think that pouring £100 in a 4.5 year old plasma is a bit like pissing your pants to keep warm.
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Ben G
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I did pay it. As ian said, it's a week before xmas. I paid 600 quid for the tv and I was going to buy a new one next year. The one I want is about 500 quid so 100 quid to fix the telly for now isn't too bad a price in my eyes.
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N16K
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quote:
Originally posted by DaveyLC
Really common on pre 2012 tvs the caps die in the power supply.. I've got a UE55 led samsung upstairs with a dead PSU, sad really that samsung can't put decent components In a 5k TV!!
you payed 5k for a tv?
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Russ
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technically he didnt say he paid 5k for it, just it once cost 5k
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DaveyLC
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quote:
Originally posted by John
What UE55 do you have that cost 5K?
UE55C9000
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John
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Did it actually cost 5K? that's the 2010 model, the 2011 top of the line only cost 2k.
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