Toshiba 20DL75 20 in. EDTV-Ready LCD Television "plastic melting smell tv" Questions

...in place of where the switch was soldered to on the board. Before you do this check to see if there's a burnt/melted plastic smell at the switch. After I opened my set I could see that it was

...plastic melting, then noticed a lot of smoke coming up from the back of the television. The tv is only 3 years old. What happened? Hi, Most probably, Electrolytic condenser in the Power supply to ...

...smell is from plastic and solder that is being melted by a short on one of the TVs logic boards. Call a local TV repair man this is not an issue you could fix yourself and will most likely be better ...

melting the white plastic behind the bulb. Here's my problem. Vizio doesn't offer parts for the panel. I see aftermarket CCFL dealers that want measurements, has anyone else used them?

...I'd guess the regulators probably went thermal and before you could shut it down it melted some plastics in or near the heat sinks. Strongly recommend haveing it sent to a shop for an estimate.