please respond... anyone, but my issue is with a 60' westinghouse, and whats going on is the top half of the screen starts to flash like a strobe, but after a while it will stop for a long time, then start again and go for a while... am i just experiencing the starting stages of what everyone else is getting? the start of the ""black out"" im kinda thinking i lost a capacitor or something, to afraid to open it up... :/
I have a 42" westinghouse tv and the same problem. I was going to thrash it and buy a $ 1,200.00 new the tv (Samsung) after seeing your video I will try to save some money and go to the same route. Thanks a million.
Thank you for thinking about us. I believe that are many peoples with this problem out there. just 2 thinks, that board is actually the backlight inverter board not the power board and in the first part when you refered to transistors, they are just simple connectors for the ccfl lamps. They cary high voltage when the tv is plugged - be awere.
@ozzywalls I'm not sure. i'm not a professional. but yes it does sound like a capacitor is failing. or something is overheating and causing it to shut off.
Thank you so very much for this video and positive information! I too am a Westinghouse victim and our TV is identical to yours and after nothing but bad news it was such a relief to see this video! Your truly resourceful and clever! I contacted customer service at retechtv.com and they were excellent! Hats off to you! Thank you!
I'm planning on trying this same fix, I was wondering how you knew which board to buy on the retechtv website? I am going to try and start taking the tv apart tonight. Thank you for posting this and for any responses I get!
I have the same TV and fixed the problem for $35. everyone won't have the same problem but look for burnt parts and bulging capacitors. I soldered in a transformer(1 of 3 black rectangles) it had bubbled plastic and burn marks.(can be found for $20-30 Ebay, etc.) and 2 or 3 capacitors from Radio Shack. I also have never tore open a TV before this. just a heads up.. might save some people $100 with basic soldering. good luck everyone!
@gookzilla420 Yeah. It's normally the capacitors that burned on the board but for some people (me included) it would be harder to solder transformers and capacitors than to buy a whole new board. I also read in some forums about people that went that way and in the end they still had to but the whole board because the problem was beyond capacitors. But I'm happy that you solved your problem and paid even less. Great work!
@gunit8590 So dont buy Vizio, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, and so on? LCD technology itself was invented in the USA, so i guess your saying don't buy LCD tv's.
please respond... anyone, but my issue is with a 60' westinghouse, and whats going on is the top half of the screen starts to flash like a strobe, but after a while it will stop for a long time, then start again and go for a while... am i just experiencing the starting stages of what everyone else is getting? the start of the ""black out"" im kinda thinking i lost a capacitor or something, to afraid to open it up... :/
tonicsoul 6 days ago
I have a 42" westinghouse tv and the same problem. I was going to thrash it and buy a $ 1,200.00 new the tv (Samsung) after seeing your video I will try to save some money and go to the same route. Thanks a million.
thechicobarroso 1 month ago
you replaced the board with a new one, you never "fixed" the board
HAPPYHARDCORE4LYFE1 1 month ago
Thank you for thinking about us. I believe that are many peoples with this problem out there. just 2 thinks, that board is actually the backlight inverter board not the power board and in the first part when you refered to transistors, they are just simple connectors for the ccfl lamps. They cary high voltage when the tv is plugged - be awere.
mititeimaricei 3 months ago
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Just because it's Westinghouse...doesn't mean it was made in the USA nor that it is "American" technology
Lionhart2x 3 months ago
Just because it's Westinghouse...doesn't mean it was made in the USA nor that it is "American" technology
Lionhart2x 3 months ago
@Lionhart2x true that
djmanogil 3 months ago
@ozzywalls I'm not sure. i'm not a professional. but yes it does sound like a capacitor is failing. or something is overheating and causing it to shut off.
gookzilla420 4 months ago
Thank you so very much for this video and positive information! I too am a Westinghouse victim and our TV is identical to yours and after nothing but bad news it was such a relief to see this video! Your truly resourceful and clever! I contacted customer service at retechtv.com and they were excellent! Hats off to you! Thank you!
mzeches1 4 months ago
Thank u a thousand times!
zacharyjeans 5 months ago
I'm planning on trying this same fix, I was wondering how you knew which board to buy on the retechtv website? I am going to try and start taking the tv apart tonight. Thank you for posting this and for any responses I get!
willugoupordown 5 months ago
I have the same TV and fixed the problem for $35. everyone won't have the same problem but look for burnt parts and bulging capacitors. I soldered in a transformer(1 of 3 black rectangles) it had bubbled plastic and burn marks.(can be found for $20-30 Ebay, etc.) and 2 or 3 capacitors from Radio Shack. I also have never tore open a TV before this. just a heads up.. might save some people $100 with basic soldering. good luck everyone!
gookzilla420 1 year ago 2
@gookzilla420 Yeah. It's normally the capacitors that burned on the board but for some people (me included) it would be harder to solder transformers and capacitors than to buy a whole new board. I also read in some forums about people that went that way and in the end they still had to but the whole board because the problem was beyond capacitors. But I'm happy that you solved your problem and paid even less. Great work!
djmanogil 1 year ago
@gookzilla420
Hi i have the same TV but it works for like 5 min then it shut off is this the same problem with the power board?
ozzywalls 4 months ago
lol just dont buy american technology and u dont have to buy such things
gunit8590 1 year ago
@gunit8590 We only bought because at the time we couldn't afford anything better.
djmanogil 1 year ago
@gunit8590 We only bought it because at the time we couldn't afford anything better.
djmanogil 1 year ago
@gunit8590 So dont buy Vizio, Apple, Microsoft, Intel, and so on? LCD technology itself was invented in the USA, so i guess your saying don't buy LCD tv's.
tube2a 6 months ago
@tube2a
first of all thats not true, england and germany were also involved in the invention of it
look at the researches about lcd, not who sold it at the end of the day at first
secondly apple buy their lcd panels from samsung, as well as their microchips
microsoft just produce software, the hardware comes not from micro
and no one knows even vizio outside of the usa, they started 2002 ,and its a taiwan based company
gunit8590 6 months ago
Thanks for the help man!
anc9999 1 year ago
@anc9999 Sure thing man.
djmanogil 1 year ago
@anc9999 yeah this worked on our tv because ours would competly shut off and wouldnt turn back on but this fixed it thanks
anc9999 1 year ago