No Power In LG 32 Inch LCD TV Repaired
The complaint of this LG 32 Inch LCD TV was no power. For your info no power symptom can be caused by many factors. It is not necessary the power supply fault because the mainboard also can cause a no power symptom. This means you need to open up the set and check the power supply DC output to see where the problem is. Once the cover was removed I saw three circuit boards; the power board, mainboard and backlight inverter Board.
I checked on the DC output voltage first of the power supply and there was no power at all.
Actually I can check on the main fuse first but as you know different repairers have their own ways of what to check first. I can check on the main fuse first if I wanted to so it depends on individual preference.
Since there was no DC output voltage from the power supply this means the power supply itself have problem. Next, I checked on the main fuse and it was opened circuit and found the protection resistor was gone too.
I used my ohmmeter to check on the power IC VCC pin and the hot ground and there was a very ohm reading indicated the power IC was shorted internally.
I proceeded to check on other corresponding components and all seems to be working fine. Thus I concluded only the power IC and the protection resistor were the caused of the problem.
I replaced both the parts and powered it up but had to go through a 60 watt series light bulb. The bulb went off so I could put in a new main fuse and retested the set again.
The TV came back to life as you can see from the photo below:
Conclusion- In certain cases, there can be more bad components but in the above case, it was only the power IC and the protection resistor. If you wish to learn how to troubleshoot and repair Switch Mode Power Supply successfully, I can recommend Jestine Yong’s SMPS repair ebook. You will learn lots of his SMPS troubleshooting and repair tips. He is running a promotion now where he provides technical support up to three months through Whatsapp and Signal app! Ok will see you again in the next repair article.
This article was prepared for you by Suranga Bandara who owns an Electronics repair shop in Anuradapura, Sri Lanka.
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Yogesh Panchal
June 11, 2021 at 4:23 pm
Good Fix! Suranga
Yogesh Panchal
June 11, 2021 at 4:51 pm
Good job!Suranga
Paris Azis
June 11, 2021 at 5:10 pm
Good job Suranga. What was the type of the detective I.C?
Parasuraman S
June 11, 2021 at 6:58 pm
Very good professional fix, Suranga! Well done!
Albert van Bemmelen
June 11, 2021 at 7:12 pm
Sadly all photos are not sharp enough to be able to read the type of SOP8 power controller that was replaced here. And on the only photo that would have been a very good close-up it was still taken upside down. Why I wonder??
Waleed Rishmawi
June 12, 2021 at 2:08 pm
the first logical thing to check when there is no power in the TV set is the fuse after checking the main power lines come from the power socket;at least that is what I would have done if I was in your situation. good job on the repair and thanks for sharing.