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[MichaelJMcFall]

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My name is Mike. I don't have any formal training in electronics but i have always been able to tear things apart and put them back together. Back in the 90's I was a mechanic at Brinks. I fixed their coin wrapping machines (maybe you have seen the coins in a plastic covering) I would call the engineer and explain the problem and he would tell me how to fix it. I'm hoping for the same here. White vertical line 1 inch wide and 1 foot long on right side on a older heavy pioneer elite pro 1410hd 60 in plasma. I'm thinking its the upper buffer board

[jevtanet]

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Hi all. I came here to learn some new things, or to share my experience in electronics and computing. I just like to fix things.

[Grizzly907LA]

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Hello!!!!

[jaredinhouston]

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Hi all. Having a problem with a z sus board. Technical professional but apparently i am in over my head. Please help....anyone?!?

I had an issue with coloring in pic. Only a slight problem. Wife did not even notice issue.*

After reading online, i saw that the problem could be caused by cold joints on coils on z sus board. I inspected, and sure enough the joints were cracked.*

I used a cheap soldering iron and wasnt exactly clean in my soldering. I used what i had and was tired as it was well after midnight. Long story short...

I plugged z sus board back in and powered up the tv, which immediately turned itself off.*

I realized i blew the fuse on the z sus board, and replaced it. Turned tv on...same thing. The fuse is now solid, but if the fuse is removed, or the z sus board is disconnected, the tv powers on with sound but no pic.*

The board apparently is no longer available for purchase. I have a multi meter, and quality soldering and desoldering tools at this point.*

After reading posts from some of the pros here...i am feeling hopeful. Thanks.

[gsimpson2g]

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Hello, my name is Geoff, and I have come here for a little help with learning TV repair. I have been in the world of electronics for several years now, replacing components here and there on boards, but never on TVs. I Figured I would try my hand at it and picked up 2 TVs that are not working, or have a problem that appears to be board related.

[bocaj]

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Hi, Jonathan here. I have an EE degree and used to build various circuits but it's been a while. I tend to repair things when I can. I have a TV that's got a minor problem (turning itself on and off) that I figured I might be able to fix with some info that's on this forum.

[meoze]

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Hi everyone. I am a noob and came across this site while trying to fix my sister lcd tv and hopefully getting it to work again. I do programming and dabble into electronics and try to fix things.

[bendorfold]

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Hi, my name is Bob. I've replaced capacitors on approximately 10 desktop motherboards over the last 15 years. I know, it's not an earth shaking number. I enjoy tinkering with electronics. Currently I'm repairing an 1100 Watt power converter for my, soon to be, solar panel array. I also just opened up one of four Dell E173FPb (BenQ) 17" monitors I use for Currency Trading as it turns on with a dim image and then turns black. Capacitors and transistors are on the way. When I run into a problem, I will ask a question. Thank you.

[Butterwable]

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Hi new member here , the name is butterwable and have a slight interest in electronics and joined mainly to post and get some pointers and info to fix a tv that I want to repair for my old grandmother, Nice to meet everybody and greetings from the chilly scandinavia.

[jayz28]

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Hi everyone,
Just joined today hoping to learn about my 3007wfp that is doing some strange things. I have some theoretical electronics experience (college courses) but not much hands on real-world work.

[WGenius]

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Hi guys , how are you doing? I hope you're all fine.
Well, my name is WaLiD, I am 25 years old, I live in Algeria-Constantine_Known as "City of Science and Scientists", theoretically I am an accountant (believe it or not), but in real life I am a Geek of electronics, I've done a lot of repairs_computer/monitors repairs (hardware level + Software), Smartphones/Tablets repairs_Software Repairs of any kind, since 2010, and before that I was just a hobbyist playing with things and that since 2004.
I do most repairs for free (honestly) for people I know, friends, friends of friends and so on_ and that means more challenges for me , so technically you can say that I'm a computer repair technician, my English is very good but not perfect .
I came across this lovely forum to learn more from you guys, especially schematics and share with you the little I know, so let's get started

Wish you and the forum all the best

[Dheano]

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This forum looks like a lot of help. Now I see why so many people recommend it.

I have an awful problem with my TV so hopefully one of the geniuses on here can help me save some money, I've had this TV for a few weeks (preowned) and really feeling out of pocket!

So, Hello from Newcastle, England

[foxtwo]

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hello my name is christian i bought a dell on ebay everything works just theres a password on the bios goes to windows loading than reboots.my service tag is 28TQMM1-2A7B any help would be great.

[Doc38343]

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Hi new to the electronics repair game, just love doing this type of stuff and learning new things. Work on computers for a living for 20+ years (yup i'm old.. just slipped past 50 a couple of years ago) Now i am adding flat screen TV's to my repair list but I really want to repair the boards instead of just buying them. Google found you guys and you kept popping up so I joined. Some great info in here so thanks and I hope to contribute as I'm able.
Peace....

[MonkeyDust]

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seeing as I was directed here I am 28y/o and have been working with pc's for about 15+years I love messing with them and trying out new software like windows beta OS's

[erasure371]

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As this is a brand new forum, I thought I'd open up a thread to encourage new members to introduce themselves a bit.. now hey.. let's not get too personal.. ok ?

And if you wouldn't mind to keep this thread \"clean\" let's try to keep the the chitchat (i.e. even the welcome to the board replies) to a minimum or this thread may get to 100 pages fast

So I'll start things off :

My name is petabyte and I'm a forum junkie. :oops: I've been off the wagon for a number of years and countless times I've tried to stop but it's useless.. I need to feed my learning addiction.. :!:

Now just a bit about me.. I'm a fairly secretive guy in terms of privacy on the net.. especially when the things you write are visable to anyone with a net connection. But I love to share the info and knowledge I have, so that's why I'm here, to share and learn.

my formal education is that of an electronic engineer and I held a field service position with a firm for over 20 years.. that job is gone now along with company car and laptop <cry> oh well..
So needless to say (but i will) I've always tinkered with things.. yes, a hacker.. (too bad that term lost it's orignal meaning) a hardware hacker mostly.. hacking fixes in whatever I find that breaks.. (except for cars, I have friends for that) I got started a little late into the computers, my first box was an ibm pc-xt with a whopping 10meg HD,blazing fast 4.66mhz 8086 processor, 640k mem running dos 3.3.. man was I cool back then.. :roll: nevermind..

so these days, I'm forced to be a software guy as well.. as I fix pc's for friends and that usually means cleaning virus/trojan/adware and reinstalling OS's.. yeah hardware breaks but not that often :cry: so as a result, I keep up on my software knowledge by visting a few security forums.. and trolling around a few hardware forums as well.

now I found this place from a thread at motherboards.org/forums
where I've been hanging out lately.. it's a nice friendly place with some pretty smart people.. mostly, of course, it's about mobo's.. So this person mentioned badcaps.net and I recalled reading articles a year or so ago about the faulty caps and was curious as to what you guys were up to.. and I said \"w00t.. they have a forum\"..

and so now.. you're stuck with me :P

so what's your story ? come on.. give it up..

Hi everyone, trying to troubleshoot a 60" aquos tv. Hoping to get some good input from the forum.
My background is electrical/electronics mostly from the pc side of the fence. Currently working as an electrical safety instructor. Wishing everyone the best and again hoping for some good information.

Regards
Erasure371

[BeginnerLVL1]

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Hello,
I hope to join this forum

[iphadili]

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Hi there I'm Fadil and I'm From FYROM - Macedonia.
I certainly working on computers and mobile devices ( it's my hobby)
I graduated for Business Administration but never worked my profession.
I'm glad to tell what I know and what I'll read here.
Nice to have people who know some thing differently from others

[IMBack!]

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Hi all, Im new here. I came to get some help fixing a plasma tv

[sjak]

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Hello,
My name is Sjak (Jack) I live in the Netherlands, I have been trained as an electrical engineer, though I have worked mostly in a completely other field.
I like to make and fix things and am interested in learning more about electronics.