I know I'm semi-hijacking this forum but it's the closest I can find :p
I'm about to (attempt to) repair a second Samsung TV with a now notorious clicking and no power issue. I've read a dozen or more pages on how to do it in the past (and managed the repair last time) but it seems more up-to-date information has surfaced since I did the repair.
The main issue is that 5 capacitors (or a couple of the five) fail - bulging top, leaks - you know the deal. The caps are (I believe from memory) 2200uf 10v 105c units. More recent info seems to say that the TV power supply actually pumps 12v through these caps.
Can I use 16v caps instead of the 10's safely - a couple of the sites I've been looking at suggest this should be ok.
What are "better" caps - what should I be looking for to avoid the customer coming back in 6 months with "It isn't working again!!!"
The caps are the two pin solder into a PCB type (if that makes any sense) and the spacing is pretty tight so they need to have the connectors at the same end, not with a connector at each end...
Those of ya willing to put a little time into this, if you can point to specific units on this site - http://www.rswww.com - that'd be ideal as I want this done asap and there's a local trade counter for the company. I just don't have the space to have a 40" LCD tv sitting around for any length of time.
Thanks in advance....
Not entirely sure how the local "computer guy" ended up fixing TV's but it's for my landlord so I'm willing to take the time - he certainly looks out for me whenever he can....