Westinghouse LD4655VX overly sensitive buttons

[marcopolo123]

Hi all!

I have a Westinghouse LD4655VX television that turns itself on and off and flips through the menus, inputs and volume randomly and spontaneously.

I originally thought that some rogue signals were causing the TV to flip out, but I have now isolated the cause, just need to know how to fix it.

Cause: the TV has a control panel along the lower right side consisting of buttons for power, volume and menu. Normally you would touch the button with your finger to activate the function… I find now that just putting my hand in the vicinity of the right side of the TV activates the functions and the TV goes bonkers!

If the TV is on a stand in the corner of the room, it works fine for days. When I mount it on a metal wall bracket, it immediately starts flipping through its menu options. I suspect this is because the TV is mounted over the fireplace, even though the fireplace is rarely used. (Gas fireplace may still be emitting some heat…)

I suspect this would be remedied if I could deactivate that control panel. I do not need to use the buttons as I have a universal remote. Ideas on how to deactivate this bugger???

Thanks!
Marcopolo

[nfadel]

Re: Westinghouse LD4655VX overly sensitive buttons

Try sticking a metal plate, preferably grounded, between the location of the panel and the wall. It might be EMF from a power line running inside the wall, and blocking it with a thin grounded steel plate will tell. Best to keep that TV away from heat sources for longer life.

[marcopolo123]

Re: Westinghouse LD4655VX overly sensitive buttons

Thanks, I will try that and let you know.

[ecking767]

Re: Westinghouse LD4655VX overly sensitive buttons

I fix that problem before I think it was cold soldering joint issue. post picture to help refresh my memory.