TV Repair DIY

mobileron

well i put the video panel of my old lg into the OVEN for 20 mins worked perfectly afterwords.
Check ebay if u dont believe me.

Bexm

@spenderdave
Thanks..! Have been watching YouTube vids on replacing the leds.. Does look a right palava, although if we could manage it would be alot cheaper than a new TV..!
Other than the fact the screen may break (and the actual dismantling and putting back together) , would you say there is any danger to attempting this ourselves? 
I have dismantled many things and reassembled.. Although granted not an led TV! 

Bexm

mobileron said:

well i put the video panel of my old lg into the OVEN for 20 mins worked perfectly afterwords.
Check ebay if u dont believe me.

Intriguing.. Although ours wouldn't fit in the oven 😂

fred246

Bexm said:

@spenderdave
Thanks..! Have been watching YouTube vids on replacing the leds.. Does look a right palava, although if we could manage it would be alot cheaper than a new TV..!
Other than the fact the screen may break (and the actual dismantling and putting back together) , would you say there is any danger to attempting this ourselves? 
I have dismantled many things and reassembled.. Although granted not an led TV! 

Oh god. You will get all the fully qualified TV repair men out with the multiple electrocutions, feet severed at the ankle due to glass breakages, multiple explosions, toxic fumes, plastic part toxicity, house fire spreading to the whole street etc etc.

sweetgirl2015

To be honest its lasted 8 years which is really good. The average lifespan is 7.
I'd certainly not bother spending good money on it when its only going to be a matter of time something else fails on it.
TV's are relatively cheap to buy now. I got a 55inch Sharp smart TV for around £300, and wonderful picture. 

Mickey666

Throwaway mentality - No wonder the world is filling up with landfill rubbish! 
Have a go at repairing the thing and if it fails then what has been lost?  Nothing.  Even if it lasts for another year or two that's money saved and a little bit of good for the environment.  Plus, you'll learn something new and that might help you repair other things in the future.

jsmith9

"would you say there is any danger to attempting this ourselves? ..."

Yes of course there is. You are talking about repairing a piece of electronics designed to be plugged into 240vAC when you have no electronic training! Even if you did it, if it subsequently caught fire your house insurance would not cover you. Why are you even considering it!

"Have a go at repairing the thing and if it fails then what has been lost?  Nothing..." - well apart from your life possibly.

a

Just make sure that the led have failed, an not the bit that powers them. You may be able to swap connection around as often if the tv has two supplies to the leds,  often they are the same model.

if one row of led is completely gone, then most likely it is one bad led connected in series with other leds, use a meter and just replace the bad one.

Chino

fred246 said:

the fully qualified TV repair men

Are there such things in 2020?

Mickey666

jsmith9 said:

"would you say there is any danger to attempting this ourselves? ..."

Yes of course there is. You are talking about repairing a piece of electronics designed to be plugged into 240vAC when you have no electronic training! Even if you did it, if it subsequently caught fire your house insurance would not cover you. Why are you even considering it!

"Have a go at repairing the thing and if it fails then what has been lost?  Nothing..." - well apart from your life possibly.

Yep, and the neighbour's lives when their house burns down as well, plus all the danger to the firemen, not to mention the extra strain on the NHS during these dark Covid times.  Best to buy a brand new TV . . . although how confident can you be that it wasn't damaged in transit and won't burst into flames the first time it's first switched on?  Maybe get it unpacked by a specialist company and tested first?  Definitely have a fully trained and certified competent person mount it on the wall though.  Might need planning permission  and almost certainly building regs sign-off, plus they'll probably want to see the structural calcs to show the wall can take the extra weight.
Can't be too careful