LG with black line down middle

[nskeates]

Hello,

First post here but forum seems really good.

I have got an LG 42" plasma serial number 406MACT27593 and have a 20mm black vertical line that comes and goes. I took out cover on the TV so the insurance company says they will replace the TV with a new one but i was wondering if its worth offering the insurance comapny a few pounds for the TV and get it repaired.

Does anybody know what sort of costs would be invloved to repair this as from reading through problems on the this forum it seems quite common.

thanks
neil

[tv tony]

if this line is intermittent u may be lucky, it may be a bad connection on the x drive pcb, what model is it, ill explain procedure to strip down,
tony walker

[nskeates]

Hello Tony,

will post model this evening. thanks for the help.

black line comes and goes as it pleases.

neil

[nskeates]

Hello Tony,

the model number is RZ-42PX11

thanks
neil

[nskeates]

can anybody help with the black line as i'm not sure wether to get the insurance company take away the old plasma or not.

[BC109]

More than likely it's COF (Chip On Film) connector at bottom of panel. Resolder the 4x SMD resistors on the film. The faulty connector will be inline with your 20mm line.
Generally a good idea to do all film connectors.

[nskeates]

well the new plasma came yesterday from the insurance company and the old one was not taken so i now want to fix the old one. :biggrin2:

has anybody got a picture/diagram of what i need to solder ? never had a back of a plasma off before !!

thanks
neil

[backpage]

hello...it does sound like a bad connection...this will be from the control board to the screen...all the plasic film strips will need cleaning,(with metho)..be careful you doent bend pins...can be a bitch to refit the tapes back in their slots..dont dispare though .once you get the hang off fitting them in,you will do fine ...also check all solder joints on the base connectors were these go in...

[Ohm Supplies]

I'm sure someone should of mentioned this but do you have a decent solder iorn.

I take it your not a tv engineer, are you really sure that you want to be taking the back off? its a pain to get down to cof's and I think your modle is a V6 so its more likley to be panel (so you done have anything to loose I suppose) but you would need a fairly small point to do the job properly.

regards
Andy