Saturday, August 18, 2012

HITACHI - PLASMA TV DW3s - TROUBLESHOOTING (1)




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FAULT:  NO PICTURE
Reasons
  1. The power supply may not be producing the correct voltages.
  2. The Digital Module may not be producing correct Turn-On command s [Power-1 & Power-2]
  3. The Logic PWB may not be supplying the correct Vs/Va Turn-On commands.
  4. The Panel shorted.
  5. The panel is defective, but not presenting short.
  6. Y-SUS and or X-SUS may be defective. [Shorted or non-working]
Monitor the front panel Power LED.
  • Does it turn ON, and then go OFF completely (Indicates shut-down).  Power supply is not running.  (Might be due to a short circuit).
  • Does it Turn On and stay Green, but No picture.  No shut-down.
  • power supply running basic power supplies, but Vs/Va voltages are not present.
Observations [Power supply]
  • Look carefully around all mounting screws for cracks or PWB damage.
  • BUFFERS (Drivers) on SDR Upper and/or lower PWBs [50" to 60"]
Carefully observe the Buffer "Snot" Chips.  Left side black chips mounted on the SDR upper and lower PWBs.  Check very closely for burns and/or small holes in these chips.  If any defect is noted, make sure that the PWB is defective.  Replace it and the Y-SUS if PWB is not upgraded.  Replace only SDR if PWB id upgraded.
COF [Chip On Film] from panel to A-Bus [42"]  Carefully observe the COFs (mounted on the flexible ribbon cables).  Look very closely for burns and/or small holes in these chips.
Check whether any ribbon cable damage on the connections to the Panel itself from the A-BUS PWBs.  If any defect noted, the panel is defective.  Some additional dis-assembly is required to see thes COFs as they are on the under side of the ribbon cable coming from the panel to A-BUS L, R and C PWBs.
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