60 inch LG turns itself off

[weirdo]

Got this tv today and seems to run fine all afternoon then turn it on tonight (when it's a bit cooler/more humid?) and it turns itself of to standby.
I seem to be able to turn it back on but soon it goes back to standby.
Powersupply?
Will get a model number when I sober up.

[Fernbay]

If it's a rear pro or a DLP, forget it & save your time & money.

[weirdo]

Neither of those Ferny, I've sobered up enough to read the model number now.
It's a plasma LG 60PC1D

[mickstv]

Check C205, C223, C234, C238, C240, C241, C242, C244, C253 in the SMPS. These caps cause slow start up and no start up, but could also be part of the problem with your plasma.



Mick

[best4less]

Just upping the service manual to the filebox now mate

the file will be called 60PC1D

[best4less]

Hope it helps

[weirdo]

Just upping the service manual to the filebox now mate

the file will be called 60PC1D

Thanks besty but I already found it this morning on scribd
Handy to have in the filebox for others anyway

[mickstv]

Just upping the service manual to the filebox now mate

the file will be called 60PC1D

Thanks for uploading the manual.

[TVguy]

If you have access to a service remote control you can look up the power off history. Sometimes the cooling fans can produce this symptom.

[weirdo]

If you have access to a service remote control you can look up the power off history. Sometimes the cooling fans can produce this symptom.

Thanks for that mate, unfortunately I don't have one of these.
There seems to be one on ebay >

Upon Googling I found you can use the Harmony remotes too.
For those that are interested >

Now to find a cheap Harmony remote.

[LeroyPatrol]

Aldi had some cheap harmony remotes but you can find them on ebay for $20-30.

That's an interesting website.

Leroy

[mickstv]

Or Buy a service remote from Fr_303, check the link below.






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[weirdo]

If you have access to a service remote control you can look up the power off history. Sometimes the cooling fans can produce this symptom.

Ended up getting a Logitech300 and getting into service mode.
In the Poweroff tab all the values were set to 0.
Is that what I should expect to see?
Got no idea what the values mean.

[mickstv]

Take the back off it and have a look and see if the fans spin up when you turn it on. Then also check the capacitors I mentioned before and see if any of them have bulged tops.


Warning High Voltage Inside so be careful



Mick

[weirdo]

Thanks mickstv, will have a look tomorrow and report back

[weirdo]

Check C205, C223, C234, C238, C240, C241, C242, C244, C253 in the SMPS. These caps cause slow start up and no start up, but could also be part of the problem with your plasma.



Mick

Looks like you were right
Caps 238, 240, 241, 242, 244 and 253 are bulged
Just about to order some from Wes components
Also noticed neither of the fans were turning although when I tried to help them along it seemed as they were trying to
Could this be because of the faulty caps or another problem?

[mickstv]

Looks like you were right
Caps 238, 240, 241, 242, 244 and 253 are bulged
Just about to order some from Wes components
Also noticed neither of the fans were turning although when I tried to help them along it seemed as they were trying to
Could this be because of the faulty caps or another problem?

I would say change the caps all on the list not just the bulged ones. With the fans I'm not sure, they could be temp operated and might not turn until the unit has warmed up.



Mick

[weirdo]

Cheers Mick, will do
Just waiting to hear back from WES components for a login but I guess they don't process them on weekends/automatically

[LeroyPatrol]

Cheers Mick, will do
Just waiting to hear back from WES components for a login but I guess they don't process them on weekends/automatically

terrible service!

Leroy

[weirdo]

terrible service!

Leroy

Yes, I'll be reporting the bastards to consumer affairs