Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

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  • maxvalutech
    Badcaps Veteran
    • Dec 2014
    • 804
    • australia

    #1

    Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

    Hi from Oz, some years since last posted. This set is 3 years old and had almost no use in that time. Brought it out of hibernation a month ago. Problem came up shortly after. Set is always turned off at pp when not being used. Turn it on and logo comes up then picture but after a few to around 15 minutes the picture start blinking irregularly for a time then go completely off, backlights remain on. Leave it and after 10 - 20 minutes picture will come back on and sometimes do the same thing again but then will stabilise and run normally for hours until switched off.
    I have pulled back off and checked the single combined board and tcon - no sign of any problem in caps etc. Pulled and cleaned all connections/ribbons to from tcon and changed picture settings in menu to standard with low noise and DLC off after doing a reset.
    This seemed to fix the problem as all normal then for 4 days until problem came back
    Now here's something strange - I can sometimes cause the set to sit up and act properly by giving it a firm slap on the back !
    Read somewhere that these sets are made in India, sold by Aldi in Ireland, and probably have other brand names. Info is non existent.
    I gave up working on sets about 3 years back and now no tools where I am not even a multimeter. So any ideas or experience on these sets ?
    Last edited by maxvalutech; 03-31-2020, 03:48 PM.
  • nomoresonys
    Badcaps Legend
    • Jan 2013
    • 12096
    • U.S.

    #2
    Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

    Seems like a backlight circuit issue, possibly bad connection or bad led/s, could be why the slap clears it up temporarily.

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    • maxvalutech
      Badcaps Veteran
      • Dec 2014
      • 804
      • australia

      #3
      Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

      As mentioned in post the backlights stay on. I'm inclined to think dry joint but as all else works it would have to be in picture circuit only. Today set turned on blinking etc again after 10 mins picture then off, if left as is the picture will usually suddenly come on again within 30 mins and then stay on. Today i gave set a slap ana a stable picture immediately came on and stayed on for 3 hours then blinked again and went off coming back on after about 10 mins and normal again. Perhaps a component heating/cooling on the board or some voltage fluctuation. I do know the signal we receive is marginal particularly around 8.30 in the morning (this from previous TV) and I had some suspicion that the picture fluctuations may have triggered eeprom problem that then needed time to reset itself.

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      • budm
        Badcaps Legend
        • Feb 2010
        • 40746
        • USA

        #4
        Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

        Since the backlights stay on but no image on the screen, then you should verify if the 12VDC feeding the T-CON is still present or not when it acts up.
        Never stop learning
        Basic LCD TV and Monitor troubleshooting guides.
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...956#post305956

        Voltage Regulator (LDO) testing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...999#post300999

        Inverter testing using old CFL:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthr...er+testing+cfl

        Tear down pictures : Hit the ">" Show Albums and stories" on the left side
        http://s807.photobucket.com/user/budm/library/

        TV Factory reset codes listing:
        http://www.badcaps.net/forum/showthread.php?t=24809

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        • nomoresonys
          Badcaps Legend
          • Jan 2013
          • 12096
          • U.S.

          #5
          Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

          My bad, I immediately forgot what I read, when I read it, think I got 2 threads mixed up.
          Last edited by nomoresonys; 03-31-2020, 08:42 PM.

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          • nomoresonys
            Badcaps Legend
            • Jan 2013
            • 12096
            • U.S.

            #6
            Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

            You may be on the right track, did you try a factory reset, firmware update?
            Last edited by nomoresonys; 03-31-2020, 08:44 PM.

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            • R_J
              Badcaps Legend
              • Jun 2012
              • 9535
              • Canada

              #7
              Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

              When the picture goes out do you still have audio? Try taping areas of the board with an insulated stick, you might be able to narrow it down.

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              • maxvalutech
                Badcaps Veteran
                • Dec 2014
                • 804
                • australia

                #8
                Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

                Thanks people a couple of good suggestions there to follow up.

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                • maxvalutech
                  Badcaps Veteran
                  • Dec 2014
                  • 804
                  • australia

                  #9
                  Re: Altius AL5517UHDS intermittent loss of picture - self fixes

                  Blinking getting more frequent but a slap fixes it straightaway so surely a dry joint.

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