Vizio E701I-A3 70-inch LED-backlit LCD TV - Smart TV - 1920 x 1080 - 1 Logo
Darryl Clark Posted on Jul 07, 2016
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NO Backlight logo flashes then goes dark can see picture with flashlight no backlight after that

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  • Darryl Clark
    Darryl Clark Jul 07, 2016

    I want to fix it myself not take it in for repair

  • insano233 Jul 07, 2016

    OK well you would have to take off the back panel and volt test everything up to the black light array

  • Darryl Clark
    Darryl Clark Jul 07, 2016

    any Idea where I could get a schematic to know all of the voltages

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Https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDwZQIZB... try this video 1st.sounds like your problem.

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