Samsung LE40R87BD LCD TV - relay clicking repeatedly but wont start

[chips01]

Ok where would I get all the info of my settings? are they in the service mode option in the tv? if so do i just make a note of all of the serttings in there?
Where can I get a copy of a service manual for the tv, I have looked in the download section but cant find anything, have googled it but dont really want to pay for a manual if I can help it.

Sorry if I seem a bit thick here lol

[theo laird]

The pdf file attached to the last post contains the settings. It's for the 32"-40" 86 version. You can use it as a guide keeping in mind, it's not exactly the same model.

[chips01]

Ok looking at those settings there are quite a few abnormalities, I know they are different models but some of the settings dont seem correct ( what would I know tho ).

Have attached file for you to have a quick look over, have made a note next to the parts that are different.

[theo laird]

Option Table 2 could be wrong, should be set for your panel type. 40".   Page 8, Video mute time is wrong, set to 10 from 0. All the rest of the settings seem to be within their ranges. Item 12 Reset is also interesting. There are no details in the manual whether by using it, it resets the complete set to factory settings or not. It could be the answer. What is now clear the settings have been corrupted by the original PSU problem. More than this I cannot add without the exact table for the 87 version. 

[chips01]

Ok will have a look and change the settings, I will not touch the reset on item 12 as yet until I can find out if this does completely change it all back to factory settings.  I have looked for a manual for this model but can only find a part 1 and nothing else.  Will keep looking though.

[theo laird]

Complete Manual here 6 zip files

h**p://www.eserviceinfo.com/downloadsm/41407/SAMSUNG_LE23R86BD,%20LE26R86BD,%20LE32R86BD,%20LE37R86BD,%20LE40R86BD.html

[chips01]

Thanks for the link to the manual, obviously there are some differences between the 86 and 87 version.  I took the bull by the horns and pressed the reset option on item 12 and it seems to have fixed the problem I get when I go into movie mode, I will take a look at what the settings are again at some point and make a note to compare what settings had been corrupted.

I would like to say a huge THANKS to all those that have put their thoughts forward on this problem.

[theo laird]

Glad to be of help. It pays to put faith in old retired profesional brigade with 50 odd years in the trade.  Our brains are still active, even though the bodies are starting to creak a fair bit.

[stinkypinky82]

Hello All,

I would just like to say a huge thank you, as thanks to your instructions we managed to fix our TV for only £20.

We recently had the same clicking problem with our 2 year old LE40R87BD and it refused to come on.  After doing a little research on the internet, we found out about the capacitor problem and low and behold when we opened the back of our TV we had 3 dead ones.   :wallbash:

A neighbour of ours knows a thing or two about electronics and changed the capacitors but still no joy. Feeling disheartened we continued to search and found this forum and decided what the hell, lets give it a go.  After resetting the eprom as per the guidance you gave, the TV is now up and running.

I am over the moon,  thanks to good people like yourselves, i have saved myself lots of money!   

I am so disapointed with Samsung, as i have always liked their products but will not be buying any more!

Thank you,  Thank you,  Thank you,  Thank you,  Thank you,  Thank you,  Thank you!  :biggrin2:

[enzo-ita]

Hi,
this is to inform you that with your suggestions I have been able to repair my samsung 52l2m86bd whihc had the problem of clicking repeatedly and starting only after about 20-30 clicks.
I opened the back and found the psu having 5 caps defective.
The caps are 10v 1000mf.
I just changed them and the tv is back on duty as ifit was new.

THANKS THANKS THANKS

I was already ready to call the tech but thank to you I saved myself a lot of money!! Total cost of the repair 3,5 Euros!!1 Nothing at all.
Ciao from Italy

[AdyAde]

Hi all,

I have just signed up after finding this site from google.

I have a Samsung LE40R88BD, and it has started the clicking itself on & off, i changed 6 capacitors all to 25v 1000uf even tho 3 were 10v. but still no joy, when i disconnect the cable from psu to av board i have no power (see pic) do you think i need a new psu or a new av board (sorry if it's not called an av board just presume it is as it houses the scarts / hdmi's etc)

Is there a way to test my psu before i spend money i dont have?

Any help appreciated.



Thanks  :biggrin2:

[Contrast John]

Hi All
Had another one of this model in for repair and after persuading it to start with the shorting links found I still had problems. After setting the tuner option to auto and doing a reset I found that a retune failed to find any stations. This was cured by toggling the 'Ready' option in section 2 of the service mode and leaving it in the 'off' position. A vertical column of interferance (small dashes about a half inch wide all the way up the screen) was cured by adjusting 'FEE Delta' in section 13 of the service mode to a value of 0. Might sound like a quick fix but took a good while to sus out. It seems that a lot of attention may be required to the settings in the service mode whenever there are problems after replacing the capacitors.
Would also like to take the opportunity to thank everyone for their contributions to this and related threads on these Samsung models. Our combined knowledge and observations have enabled us to build a picture of the possible/probable failings and how the engineer might tackle them.
Thanks to everyone
John.

[kittysboy]

Hi, I have a  LE40R83 BX . It had the usual power supply fault but still :bo: has a problem. It powers up and runs for 25 seconds then clicks off. it then starts again , it keeps cycling on and off every 25 seconds. I have tried a new eprom ic .The tuning and every thing else works fine while its on . Any one else had the same trouble.  Regards  Kittys boy.

[steveyjh]

Hello all,
  New to this forum and was searching the net for the same problem as most of you are or were having.
having found that it wasn't a handfull of people with the same problem I decided to ring samsung today, as with my tv being just over 2 years old I was a bit hacked off!!!
   The moment I mentioned about the clicking when its trying to switch on they said I was eligible for a free repair as they have accepted there is a problem with this model,  RESULT!!!!
   H&H TV repairs in liverpool have contacted me already so thats a good start.  :cheesy1:

My TV started having problems when I lost my HDMI3 port, it completely disappeared of the list, then I noticed all my digital TV had disappeared also, which meant no access to d-menu on the remote, luckily I have sky+ so I could still watch telly, but clicking has got worse this last week and wont come on at all now :mad:

So just letting you know its definitely worth a call before you do fiddle around inside your telly, I'd rather they break it and have to repair it than me. :ciao:

[steveyjh]

Hello all,
  New to this forum and was searching the net for the same problem as most of you are or were having.
having found that it wasn't a handfull of people with the same problem I decided to ring samsung today, as with my tv being just over 2 years old I was a bit hacked off!!!
   The moment I mentioned about the clicking when its trying to switch on they said I was eligible for a free repair as they have accepted there is a problem with this model,  RESULT!!!!
   H&H TV repairs in liverpool have contacted me already so thats a good start.  :cheesy1:

My TV started having problems when I lost my HDMI3 port, it completely disappeared of the list, then I noticed all my digital TV had disappeared also, which meant no access to d-menu on the remote, luckily I have sky+ so I could still watch telly, but clicking has got worse this last week and wont come on at all now :mad:

So just letting you know its definitely worth a call before you do fiddle around inside your telly, I'd rather they break it and have to repair it than me. :ciao:

This may help

Samsung cust services 08457267864

good luck  :ciao: