Re: Westinghouse 50" TV (EW50T5KW) distortion

I think I have found the problem. Upon taking it apart further down to the panel, I found one of TFT ribbons had a burnt or shorted silver area. Thanks anyway!...

Re: Westinghouse 50" TV (EW50T5KW) distortion

I don't know if a cleaner was used on the screen, as it is a friends TV. I will ask him tomorrow, we are on separate shifts.

Re: Westinghouse 50" TV (EW50T5KW) distortion

I will also post a picture of the guts, Thanks!

Re: Westinghouse 50" TV (EW50T5KW) distortion



Yes, I will post a picture as soon as I get home tonight (2am). I suspected the same thing but, when I unplug the 1 ribbon cable from the T-con board, the 1 half of the screen looks perfect. I thought if the panel failed, then the whole screen failed. Thank you for the reply, I think i might post a video on Youtube. I will post a link when I get home....

I have a westinghouse tv (EW50T5KW) that has horizontal distortion, like an old TV broadcast that has poor signal. If I unplug 1 of the ribbon cables from the t-con board, the problem goes away, of course this is blacking out half the screen. I bought a used t-con board off E-bay and it has the same result, both t-con boards also makes a high pitch whining sound, until I unplug 1 ribbon cable. Do you think I have received a faulty t-con board, that coincidentally has the exact same issue, or could this be a video board problem? I have cleaned the ribbon cable ends with alcohol to no avail. Also...

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My name is Daniel, born in 87". I live in OhiO.
I love to tinker and fix things, although I have no formal education in electronics, I learn quick and have learned a lot through this beautiful thing called the Internet. I have a knack for fixing things, electronic and mechanical.
My day job is CAM programmer. I took machine trades in high school and went on from there land a job running mills and lathes, then CNC's, and now program them. I hope to learn lots more about electronics repair on this forum, and...