20 Most Recent Polaroid FLM-3232 Television - Page 7 Questions & Answers

Power supply board it dead.If no LED light at all.

the adio output ic is drawing to much current for what ever reason the 5 volt supply resister has opened up . I donot have a diagram for this set if a tech was to look at this set and have access to a vom he or she could replace this resister with a higher wattage it is a 10 ohm resister

Make sure the SAP is turned off in the audio section of your menu. If that's ok, then the main board needs replaced. In my opinion it would not be worth investing the money into it. Parts are also very difficult to locate for Polaroid sets.

You can get service manual here: http://www.polaroidsupport.com/polaroid/en_us-sm.html
Look for standby 5vdc power supply, you must have this first before looking for anything else.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
You may need new poer supply module.

not sure if there the same but the boards inside may be.

This sounds like the problem most LCD tv's get with swelled up capacitors in the power supply board. look for circular cylinder shaped parts rapped in plastic with writting on the sides, and metal tops, if the top is rounded over, not flat, it is bad. replace them.

have you run setup in the cable mode if not try that make sure you select cable

Including the work , more than for a new tv.

Found Solution on_Line. Replaced 2, 1000 microfarid 10V Electrolitic Capacitors on the power board. Used RadioShack 1000uf 35V. TV now working

back lighting ? might be invertor board controls back lighting

I do not know what your problem is as you do not even describe a problem, but I dare say capacitors do not need to be bulged to be deffective.

Usually the ones closest to heat source are the ones to dry first; bulging can be result of a too strong current running through them too and not neccessarily related to heat.

Usually they are large and close to the connectors that carry power from the power board to other internal boards.

Other capacitors may also be affected, of course.

You can try your luck replacing them in order, bring the TV to a specialist or start reading the theory of repairing SMPS - you can find it online, an excellent read if you really want to get into it.

two suggestions, NEVER BUY POLAROID AGAIN. I have several dead poly's in my shop and I do NOT recommend the brand for any reason, stick with samsung. Next, You need to have your power board rebuilt. Polaroid sells it as a part of the control box, There is a seller on ebay that rebuilds the entire box for $200. Personally, I'd put the thing up for sale and put the money toward a tv you can count on to last.

You likely have a bad control box. Polaroid sold MANY of these TV's with bad parts. I searched online and finally found some contact info for someone in corporate. I basically stomped my feet and threw a fit until they agreed to do something. I have had the TV for 1 yr 9 mo when it started doing the SAME thing. If you call customer service, they will offer to send you a "discounted" replacement TV for $310 (refurbished) but you pick up the costs for shipping yours back, shipping the new one AND tax. Or they will sell you the part for $500 and then you have to pay a repairman to install the part.

My suggestion.....don't take NO for an answer. They finally agreed to send me a control box. I am sure it's refurbished and now I have to figure out how to get it installed. I also found a site online where a few people fixed it themselves for less than $30.

Good luck! I will never buy Polaroid again.....ever!

Ur backlight video board it,dying.Micro processor have shorted,must change the backlight board.

Check power supply and main controller for bad caps.
You can get service manual here:
http://www.polaroidsupport.com/polaroid/en_us-sm.html
Please post back what you find.

you have one or 2 bad caps in your power supply board these can like devices will have a buffed you top value of part in on the side your power board it where you plug the ac cord into

Most likely bad power supply. May have bad capacitors also. Look for swollen at top.

Look at the power supply first since it is easier to get to, look for burnt parts, bad capacitors, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
I would suggest not to try to use the TV until the problem is solved becuase more damages can result.
Please post back what you find.

You can download the service manual here: http://www.polaroidsupport.com/polaroid/en_us-sm.html
Look at the power supply first since it is easier to get to, look for burnt parts, bad capacitors, etc.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capacitor_plague
Please post back what you find.

Your backlight inverter may have gone out, or it may not getting power from the main power supply board. These are the two place to look first.