Repair Journal | LG 26LC7DC | Won't turn on!

LG 26LC7DC | 26" LCD

Symptoms:
TV had trouble turning on. Over the following weeks, it would take longer and longer to power up. Finally, it would not power up at all, and only the power LED would blink (green/red) when the power button was pushed.

Diagnosis:
Because this particular set had power issues that worsened over time, my first thought was capacitors. It's like when the batteries start to get low in your drill or what have you. Opening the set up showed that this was, indeed, the case.

Solution:
Replace the capacitors! This reminds me that I need to do a video tutorial on this (or at the very least, find a good one on YouTube).

Anyway, if you are comfortable with a soldering iron, this will be a quick job for you! In my case, the power supply had five (5) busted caps including the following: 1x 3300uF 10V, 1x 2200uF 10V, 3x 680uF 35V.

After carefully replacing each with a comparable part, The TV worked great! My parts list included: 1x 3300uF 16V, 1x 2200uF 16V, 3x 680uF 35V.

Good luck, and if you find that you have a query, please get a hold of me at crkalinowski@gmail.com.