How to repair an LCD flat screen TV that won’t turn on? I have a 55″ inch flat screen TV that is not working properly and would like to repair it. The TV works but I think maybe a board or a cap inside is bad. Can you give me some advice as to what may be the issue? I will explain what I have found so far. TV has power and it stays on standby just fine, the red light turns on when plugged in but no turned ON. Once turned ON, the light turns orange for a few seconds and then it goes to the ON green light. Sometimes it starts going only to orange but then back to the standby red light. The TV will work but only after turning it ON and OFF like 15 to 40 times. Do you think the power board or power supply is going bad therefore the TV will not turn on properly? Any help is appreciated.
How To Repair An LCD Flat Screen TV With Power Issues
We have seen many large flat screen TVs do this. It is usually one or more bad capacitors on the power board.
- A cap is a few bucks and easy to replace if you can desolder and solder.
- You need to identify the bad capacitor.
- The bad cap will look buldged out or extra fat and deformed.
- The small cross on the top of the cap usually splits when they go bad.
- (This is because of a chemical reaction in the capacitor that expands therefore leading to the buldging.)
- Find the bad cap and replace it.
UNPLUG THE TV FIRST… Then open the TV case carefully and gently. Gain access to the inside of the TV so you can see all the boards inside. Look at the capacitors on the power board for any signs of buldging. If you see no buldging caps then you may need to just replace the complete power board which are not expensive.
LCD LED TV Repair power boards
At times, caps don’t always bulge out & you cannot measure capacitance with a regular volt meter. You COULD order all the electrolytic capacitors you need for the TV power board. This would be time consuming and might not even work. A new power board would make the most sense. Need to find a special part for your LCD or LED flat screen TV? Here is a Parts Store for LCD TV Parts.
TV Power Supply: The power board converts the ac line voltage which is 110 volts AC to lower voltages that are required for the operation of the television, very important is the stand by 5 volts needed by the microprocessor to stay wake so when it receives a command such as power on to turn on the power supply, then the power supply generates the secondary voltages needed which can vary by television, some are 12 to 18 volts needed by the audio circuit and 24 volts supply to the inverter board and numerous other voltages.
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Do you know of easier ways to diagnose and fix an LCD LED TV with power issues? Please leave a comment below.
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BP-carbide,
What is the make and model of your TV?
Let us know and we can give you more info about what part to replace.
When you say your TV POPPED, did you smell any electrical smell?
Do you see any burnt residue on the inside of the T?
Have you checked all the caps on the boards?
Usually a POP is a cap popping in the TV on a circuit board.
-RR
My TV POPPED and went blank, and then wouldn’t turn back on. Everything I read online suggested the power board. I just changed it and it still won’t turn on. No red light, no nothing. Any ideas?
Makelesi Adireki,
Sounds like a power board issue.
You may want to take the TV apart safely and check the power supply board.
Might be a bad cap or something else is fried.
-RR
I have a 60 inch LCD flat screen tv. When the power is on, the light turns green for a second, make a clicking sound and then turns back to red. I am not sure as to what could be the problem and how to diagnose the problem.
Christopher Lee Winget,
From what you have described about your Emerson TV, we would guess the power board has failed. Do some further troubleshooting to be sure, but from the description of your problem, it sounds like a bad power circuit board.
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I have an Emerson flat screen it is 55 inches model number is lc501em3 the serial number is DS1A1232115092. My red sleep light does not turn on. Power button does not turn on the TV. When you plug the TV in it makes the sound of powering up if there is no power to the buttons and no power to the screen. The fuses not blown and none of the capacitors appear to be blown either. I do not know what is wrong with it. Any feedback you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I have a Vizio E422AR… i already replaced the power supply to the tv which i thought was the problem but the TV will come on but not stay on… any ideas?… I’ve already made sure everything was plugged in correctly and the power cord was plugged into a working outlet…