I have a Samsung LN37A450C1DXA Serial Number: AL0M3CSQ407763V. The picture on this tv is washed out. I am trying to fix this. Is this a T-Con board issue or Power board issue?

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LCD TV TroubleshootingThe defective LCD TV may have the following common symptoms:

Symptom: No picture on screen but LCD TV still has sound.
Solutions: The problem is cause by defective inverter. Replacing ivnerter will solve hte problem. Symptom: Screen flash on and off between 1/2 to a few seconds, but power indicate light stays on and TV still has sound.
Solutions: The problem is cause by defective inverter. Symptom: Blue Screen but no picture
Solutions: The problem is cause by defective Main Board(AD Board). In some cases, this problem may cause by the defective Screen Controller board. Thsi board is mounting on teh back of LCD TV Scree. Symptom: Power light stays on but no display and sound
Solutions: The problem is cause by defective Main Board(AD Board) or Power supply board. Symptom: No Power or Power indicate light does not lits
Solutions: The problem could cause either by defective Power supply board or defective Main Board(AD Board). Symptom: Screen is half dim and half bright
Solutions: The problem is cause by defective LCD Panel.It needs to be replace.

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My Mom's LNR408D also had sound but no picture. I was able to fix it by soldering in a jumper wire across a blown (1.5A ???) SMD picofuse on the "T-Con" board.
Consider attempting this ONLY if you: 0) Know enough to avoid the potentially fatal High Voltage parts of the power supply board!!!
1) Are a fearless hackazoid 2) know what you're doing with a soldering iron and teensie SMD parts 3) are gonna throw the busted thing out anyway so you have nothing to lose and won't be sad if you screw something up.
4) Know enough to avoid the potentially FATAL High Voltage parts of the power supply board!!!!!


This board is at the top center under a close fitting RF shield. The suspect part was labeled "CP" on the board and marked with "P" on the part. It is visible above the right-center of the connector from the main board. An ohmmeter showed it as open, so I bypassed it with a jumper wire from connector VIN to the hot side of C13. One image shows the suspect part and the jumper in place.


The other shows the TCON board placement top-center (under its RF shield). With care, it seems possible to test the fuse and put the jumper in place without removing the shield. (Obviously don't touch anything else with the VOM leads!)

Thanks to ZORBUS and Steve's TV and Electronics for the idea.
http://www.avforums.com/forums/lcd-televisions/892447-no-picture-but-got-sound-my-samsung-lcd.html
http://www.gesda.com/transformer/Fall08_files/Page336.htm
Steve C

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Howdy,
It would be a lot cheaper if you just replace the two caps that have gone bad. Just get a cheap solder pencil from the store and about an inch of solder and you are in business.
The Power Supply Board is the center Board (towards left) after you remove the back off the TV. Remove Board from TV with the 6-7 screws. Replace capacitors CM852 & CM853; 2200ufd 25volts.

Thaks for using FIXYA, BIG IRISH.

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Hello, I can tell you from experience that this is an inverter issue. Both the master and the slave have several transformers and sometimes you can't tell if they are damaged or not. I would recommend testing the leads from the inverters to make sure which one of the two is the one causing the dim picture.

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It needs to be repaired by having the convergence ICs replaced or resoldered (if intermittent).

Parts are STK 392-570. Be sure to use thermal paste on the ICs.