On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 17:01:32 +0100, R D S wrote:

On 10/04/2021 15:08, T i m wrote:
On Sat, 10 Apr 2021 13:58:15 +0100, R D S wrote:

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I've had the back off the TV, there's an IC on the power board with a
crater in it.

The problem from my 'I don't generally like to mess with SMPSU's' POV,
you can't guarantee that it's or it's_just the obvious that's dead.

Indeed, and i'm pitiful at soldering.

Ah, that might not help.

After trying the things that were suggested as the 'most likely' that
didn't work I found a complete new PSU from China that cost less than
even a couple of rounds of the components ... and that worked straight
away. ;-)

I've found a board for $20 odd overseas but I don't want to be without
it too long so there's a place in the UK you can post them to for
repair/exchange for about £40.

I feel like most would see this as an opportunity to get a new massive
telly!

Quite!

A mate bought such, selling me his 40" shuffled-though (his old lounge
TV went into his bedroom, what he sold me came out etc) TV and his new
set looked *massive* (to both of us) but now he doesn't see it as
large at all.

Once you have the new TV you can bide you time re fixing the old one?

Cheers, T i m