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Samsung TXB-1930 TV not starting reiliably
This is a cheap 19" with a 1994 date code. It has recently become
unreliable when turning it on. Sometimes, it comes on just fine. Sometimes, there is no picture, no sound, no HV crackling, and no power-on thump (from the flyback?), but there is a relay clicking repetitively at about once per second. It produces the same symptoms with both the remote control and the power switch. Once it starts clicking, it can take many attempts to stop it with either the remote control or the power switch. I would have guessed it was a problem in part of the power supply. Does anyone have the schematic for this TV, particularly the power supply and the remote control? Samsung says they no longer have it available. Is this the right area to be looking? Are there any other likely common problem areas to check? |
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wrote in message ups.com... there is a relay clicking repetitively at about once per second. Not a relay - SMPS cycling from shut down. |
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Samsung TXB-1930 TV not starting reiliably
lsmartino wrote:
I had the same problem with a TXB-1940 Samsung TV which uses the same chassis as yours. It was caused by Q902 (KSC1507 or NTE198), C974 (electrolytic 10uF x 25V) and C970 (electrolytic 100uF x 25V). Q902 is part of the standby power supply. It takes 151V from the main filter cap of the PSU, and reduces it to 12.5 V. Samsung designers in their infinite wisdom decided to leave that transistor without a heatsink, which makes the transistor to work very hot and to overheat each time the TV is off *and* plugged to the AC. Over time, the electrical characteristics of the transistor changes and it canīt deliver the amount of power needed to sustain the micro while making the relay to turn on as soon the user press the Power On button. This causes the realy to cycle as you noted. Once the TV manages to turn on, the standby power supply is overriden and the TV starts to operate ok. It would also be a good idea to check and replace R902 (5.6 K), R905 (2.2 K), R901(5.6 K) and R903 (68K). These resistors work very hot while the TV is at standby and they probably have shifted in value too. The schematic calls for 2 Watt resistors, but I replaced them by 5 Watt ones. It was a bit tricky to mount them, but they produce a lot less heat than the factory originals, and that helps to preserve C970 too. Overall, that TV seems to be produced to self destruct after several years of use. Critical transistors arenīt properly heathsinked, and because of that they become unrelieable. Check also Q603 (KSC2073) and Q602 (2SA940) for bad solder joints. They are the output pair of the sound amplifier, are not heatsinked, and they work *hot*. You will see the PCB darkened around them and the solder joints gray dull. Resolder them if needed. KSC1507 is not a critical component, so you can use an equivalent part. I strongly suggest you to heatsink it. I did that with my TV and I havenīt had a single problem since then. Good luck! I replaced Q902 with an MJE2361 on a heat sink (it was the only NPN HV power transistor my local electronics store had in stock) and also C970 and C974, as you recommended. That seems to have fixed it! Thank you. This TV does not see much use, so there was a lot of blackening under R901/R902/R903/R905 and none under Q602/Q603 (consistent with your explanation). All of these resistors are still in spec, so I did not replace them (even though I had purchased 5W replaceements). On my chassis, R905 is 1.0K by measurement and by reading the color code. The quality of your reply gave me the confidence to purchase the parts before even opening the TV. Your analysis showed that you clearly understood the circuit and the failure mechanism. From your description, I could easily guess at a probable circuit diagram. Even if I had had a circuit diagram, it would have taken serious troubleshooting for me to isolate the problem. This is the first time that I remember fixing a failure due to a partially degraded semiconductor component. My most common failures are due to bad electrolytics or completely zapped semis. Again, thanks. |
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lsmartino wrote:
ha escrito: I replaced Q902 with an MJE2361 on a heat sink (it was the only NPN HV power transistor my local electronics store had in stock) and also C970 and C974, as you recommended. That seems to have fixed it! Thank you. Iīm glad to see that you solved the problem. I own a very similar TV set with the same chassis as yours, and it gave me a lot of grief before I understood how the standby circuit worked. Since this was an intermittent problem, I wanted to post a follow-up. Since replacing Q902, the set has worked 100% reliably for the past three weeks. BTW, despite some other comments, I did see the relay in the power supply circuit that was producing the clicking sound. |
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