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Tv repair

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  • 01-06-2020 6:25pm
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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭


    Hi just wondering if this tv is repairable, picture has gone all glitchy, colours through screen etc, it's a sony kdl46d3500, have it about 9 years or so, only started acting up recently, rang a guy and he said it sounds like the screen and not worth fixing, just looking for 2nd opinions, cheers


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi just wondering if this tv is repairable, picture has gone all glitchy, colours through screen etc, it's a sony kdl46d3500, have it about 9 years or so, only started acting up recently, rang a guy and he said it sounds like the screen and not worth fixing, just looking for 2nd opinions, cheers

    That's the tv there


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    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    If it is the screen definitely not worth Fixing.


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    massy086 wrote: »
    If it is the screen definitely not worth Fixing.

    Yea trying send pic, not sure if it's screen or not, guy on phone just presumed maybe screen


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Yea trying send pic, not sure if it's screen or not, guy on phone just presumed maybe screen

    Pics don't seem to work


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    massy086
    Registered Users Posts: 2,845 ✭✭✭massy086


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Pics don't seem to work
    It could be a faulty inverter board probably best emailing the pics to a few repair shops and getting there options.or Google the model number and the problem see what it pulls up


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    That's the backlight inverter, that's fixable in any TV repair shop. I've replaced one myself. Google the model number and you can order one on eBay. It's an easy one replace


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    That's the backlight inverter, that's fixable in any TV repair shop. I've replaced one myself. Google the model number and you can order one on eBay. It's an easy one replace

    Cheers, hard to find anything for the tv, older tv, checked eBay etc, model no is kdl46d3500


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Cheers, hard to find anything for the tv, older tv, checked eBay etc, model no is kdl46d3500

    I think this is it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143159299501

    Take the back off the TV and see does it have SSB400WA20S REV0.4 on the inverter. It may not look identical to this, sellers sometimes use generic images


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    I think this is it https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/143159299501

    Take the back off the TV and see does it have SSB400WA20S REV0.4 on the inverter. It may not look identical to this, sellers sometimes use generic images

    Cheers I'll look later, is it easy to install? Thanks


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    The Nal
    Registered Users Posts: 12,450 ✭✭✭✭The Nal


    Judd looks like he gone for the "on an acid trip" background on a Zoom call.


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Cheers I'll look later, is it easy to install? Thanks

    It's a piece of cake, slot out the old, slot in the new. You'll find videos on YouTube if you're unsure.


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    It's a piece of cake, slot out the old, slot in the new. You'll find videos on YouTube if you're unsure.

    Cheers I ordered part good man hopefully will work now when install it next week ðŸ‘


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Cheers I ordered part good man hopefully will work now when install it next week ðŸ‘

    Hi didn't get to check the was out but just checked advert think might been wrong part cause it's 46d not 40d which was on advert:( model is kdl46d3500. The one I ordered is kdl40d3500


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi didn't get to check the was out but just checked advert think might been wrong part cause it's 46d not 40d which was on advert:( model is kdl46d3500. The one I ordered is kdl40d3500

    Is that not the size of the screen? Different size screens would share the same parts


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Is that not the size of the screen? Different size screens would share the same parts

    Yea, 46d, ah thats fine, thought might be different internal part if diff sized screen, cheersðŸ‘


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Yea, 46d, ah thats fine, thought might be different internal part if diff sized screen, cheersðŸ‘

    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Yea, 46d, ah thats fine, thought might be different internal part if diff sized screen, cheersðŸ‘

    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post

    Seems to be a long board at each side of the tv, and the board in post is actually shorter than both these:(


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post

    I've no idea, every brand is different. Mine was an old Samsung was in the middle somewhere away from main boards. Do a search on YouTube


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post

    Seems to be a long board at each side of the tv, and the board in post is actually shorter than both these:(


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Hi just got part in post, which area is the inverter in, the 2 boards at side of the tv seem bigger than the board in post

    Seems to be a long board at each side of the tv, and the board in post is actually shorter than both these:(


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Seems to be a long board at each side of the tv, and the board in post is actually shorter than both these:(

    Wrong part


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    Gooey Looey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,297 ✭✭✭Gooey Looey


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Wrong part

    Shoot sorry, you'll have the part number now for a search. You should be able to return it


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    Gooey Looey wrote: »
    Shoot sorry, you'll have the part number now for a search. You should be able to return it

    It's fine was cheap anyway, checked part num seems to be called master left invertor, there's also similar board on right side of tv also with components opposite way.


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    It's fine was cheap anyway, checked part num seems to be called master left invertor, there's also similar board on right side of tv also with components opposite way.

    Wonder has the tv got 2 backlight invertor boards? Identical board on right side of tv, but components other way around


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    buzzing147
    Registered Users Posts: 437 ✭✭buzzing147


    buzzing147 wrote: »
    Wonder has the tv got 2 backlight invertor boards? Identical board on right side of tv, but components other way around

    Wonder is that Toshiba 43 inch in lidl any good, only 260e, guy said best not to return part as expensive to post, so to the bin it goes! Can't find right past, seems to be 2 boards, a main invertor and a slave invertor, not sure which one, or both, are gone


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    TheBoyConor
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,292 ✭✭✭TheBoyConor


    This is exactly why people tell you it is not worth fixing. Look at all the time and effort you put into getting some obscure part and then you go to put it in and it doesn't fit. All that time wasted dicking around with it when you could be doing anything else.

    When a tv breaks, unless it is under warranty, then it is into the WEEE bin and you get a replacement.
    Sure even when a tv breaks under warranty they usually just bin it and give you a replacement. It is cheaper to replace than pay someone the time to repair.

    I'd advise you just to scrap it and get another TV. you'd get one on adverts for cheap.

    And a word of warning - there is every possibility you'd get the right part, slot it into the TV and still find that it is not working properly. There could be litterally anything else wrong with it too. Then it is more time chasing the fault and dicking around.


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