LG 42PC3D 42 in. Plasma Television - Page 6 - Answered Questions & Fixed issues

Make sure the SAP is off. This will be under the Audio section.

the inverter or back light are probably bad the guts of that set are the same ones used in the vizio brand of set as well i have one sitting here with the same problem

If you remove the back, you probably will find a couple electrolytic caps that are bulged, and need replace on the power supply module. and that should take care of your problem, or you can buy a new one at www.partstore.com.

I had a similar problem with my 42 in Philips LCD HDTV.

Here was the problem. My Power Supply Board had several bad capacitors. I opened my TV (warranty was expired of course) and found four bulged capacitors on the PSB. Many major electronics companies Philips/Magnavox, Sony, Panasonic, and others were sold capacitors that failed in 2-5 years instead of 10-20. The capacitors fail prematurely due to a lack of preservatives. Unfortunately, they were installed in all sorts of devices and cause a wide range of failure problems.

Here are some options for you.

1. Have it fixed by a professional $$$$$$$??????? (Is it under warranty?)

Remember, TVs CONTAIN HIGH VOLTAGE AND CAN KILL YOU! Do this at your own risk.

2. Open your TV and find PSB. (The board that the power cord plugs into) Check for faulty caps. If you find some (bulged or leaking) bad caps replace the entire board. The entire board costs around $250 right now because they are in high demand right now. They can be found online. I would definitely shop around though.

3. Remove and then replace individual faulty caps. This takes some soldering skill.

Caps are inexpensive and if you can take care of it yourself it will save you hundreds.

This may be your problem. If you determine that it might be.

I have a Tip/How TO tutorial on this site that may also help. It gives step by step instructions for replacing caps on PSB #715t2432-2. If this is your board you are in luck. Here is the Link: Fixing the Philips Turns/shuts off on its own problem. I'm working on uploading pictures to help guide people though the process as well. Let me know if I can do anything to help.

Hope this helps and if it does please rate it accordingly. Good luck.

it is going to be a failure of the Z sustain board if you can see dark video. you can either replace the Z sustain board or the IPM that is bad on the Z sustain. the board is about $175.00 or so part number is 6871QZH034 I THINK.

Hello Sir, Hi, the screen is broken, I'm afraid that is it for your TV. getting a replacement screen is near the cost of a new TV. You can still sell the TV or auction it on ebay for additional cash, sell its electronic parts such as power supply and main board as surplus goods. Its better this way. Next time protect your screen with LCD protectors or go to a glass shop to buy safety glass, as a cover for your NEW TV.

It sounds like you may have a Y sustain board failure. If you open the set, the large board to your left is the Y sustain. Most of them have part numbers on the board and you can order it from a LG supplier or LG them selves. 1800-243-0000
I hope this helps
Skyassoc

here is a direct link
http://lge.andrewselectronics.com/lookup.aspx

search for model # 42PC3DUD
then click appearance
then stand base assembly
$112.53

Hi igorgoris-

These two boards are completely interchangeable.

Check this link to find the Y sustainer board for your plasma.
I would suggest that before buying it, check the part number of the board from your TV.

Check you remote control with a digital camera:Turn on your camera to view the display on the LCD screen. Point the remote control to the camera's lens. Press the remote controls buttons and observe on the camera's LCD screen or viewfinder that the remote control emits infrared lights from the transmitter IFR light. If you don't see any lights on the camera's LCD display from the remote control, then the remote control is bad.

try to check the aspect ratio and input source to make sure they are correct. for the aspect ratio, make sure it is set either at 16:9 ratio or try the zoom options. if it is set at zoom, you can move the screen left to right or up or down through the zoom settings. make sure you are also using the correct cable. hope this helps

This is from the manual of your tv.

If you ever forget your password,

key in '7', '7', '7', '7' on

the remote control. Then, the

password reset to '7', '7', '7',
'7'.

Good luck

You are quite correct. Germany is PAL and USA is NTSC a totally different colour processing is carried out with Pal.
It is always a shame when one goes to the expense of bringing an item that is much treasured to another country.
No good news I am sorry to say as I am not aware of a convertor at the moment however, you may find that a device called a Copy Mate will do it. It strips the video from the source and re builds it in a format of your choice. Have a look at http://www.copymate.eu/
Hope this helps.

You have a some leaky capacitors in the high voltage section of your TV repalce.

If the picture goes out then its usually associated with failed sustain boards, provided all the controls are functioning(if the controls are not working then its most likely to be the logic control board itself). It is usually advisable to replace both the sustain boards at the same time. That should resolve the problem.

Sai.

hi all .ive had the same problem,a thick black line down screen.sometimes it flickers from top to bottom and other permantly in view.but i have solved it.forget your ic boards and taking apart tv.have you got either a ps3 or wii connected to tv.if so unplug power lead from socket and relocate in seperate socket.make sure the lead is completely free of any other leads and you might just find this works.i think the power lead creates some sort of frequency that the tv picks up .good luck hope it works

me to any solutions most welcome at this piont

its in the power supply

Hello,

The reason your television have sound but no pictures is because there is a problem with the t-com board of the television.

Once you can have the board fixed or replaced because mainly its a capacitor that got burnt on the board.

But replacing the board will do just fine.

Take care and good luck