Planar PDP42B 42″ Plasma TV Repair
An older plasma Monitor that had a power supply problem.
If anyone knows where I can find specs for using the serial port, please let me know. I haven’t been able to find a remote.
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An older plasma Monitor that had a power supply problem.
If anyone knows where I can find specs for using the serial port, please let me know. I haven’t been able to find a remote.
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electrolytic …
electrolytic capacitors suck.
they always break down.
Yep, it looks great …
Yep, it looks great now.
ok cool then you …
ok cool then you are all set, BTW did you fix the zoom or whatever was wrong that you needed the remote for on this TV?
I have the remote …
I have the remote for it now, just forgot to update the description.
you can probably …
you can probably get a universal remote but then those only have the basic functions like volume and channel and the numbers, no special stuff.
does anyone know …
does anyone know where to order parts for it? I call pioneer but they only sell the whose board not individual one. Thanks in advance.
You can get them at …
You can get them at any decent electronics hobby store. Some RadioShack stores still carry them, but without much selection. There’s a place called “YouDoIt Electronics” near Boston that carries everything, but I don’t think it’s part of a chain. You’ll need to check around your area for something similar. Be sure to match both the voltage and capacitance ratings. Good luck.
welcome to china.
welcome to china.
if you have a Palm …
if you have a Palm OS or Windows Based PDA, you can download a program called Novii Remote, it will turn your PDA into a universal remote, and you can download codes for any brand, I hope my post helps out
Guided Missile is a …
Guided Missile is a Midway arcade game from the 70’s.
A missile? Awesome!
A missile? Awesome!
Very nice plasma! …
Very nice plasma! The picture is nice, but it is surprising that it’s only 6 years old and ALREADY had bad caps. That’s just baaad. The comment form “kkjackson69″ had me laughing: we have a Pioneer projection TV from 1991 that had a problem with the picture. THe repair shop said it would be $400 to replace whole board, but on the internet we found out someone with the same problem, the capacitor he replaced. I replaced that capacitor and it works great now!
‘im having the same …
‘im having the same problem with a panasonic 50 inch i get free. the repair shops are telling me that to fix it will cost will $350 to $550 dollars. Man they’re just like auto dealership ready to rip you off. Thanks for the infor….
I have the same …
I have the same problem, its the power supply. I was wondering if I should just replace the power supply or the compacitators since thats wat you did. Where can you find the capacitors.
Sup man!
LOL I …
Sup man!
LOL I didn’t realize how tired I was that night until I watched this video again. I think I did this after work one night in the middle of the week.
You got a good …
You got a good channel goin’ here, man! You weren’t kidding about the plasma either. Love the Sonic cartoon! Haha.
I discovered that …
I discovered that the TV would power up when I heated the power supply a bit, and since the voltages were all normal when it did come on, I knew there were no shorts elsewhere in the TV.
I narrowed the temperature sensitive area down to that control card, and found that the caps were bad, causing the power supply to not “see” that the output voltage was proper. That causes it to think there is a problem and it shuts down.
Amazing picture! I …
Amazing picture! I hope you will find a remote for it because that tv looks sweet!
Aaron,
Excellent …
Aaron,
Excellent work. I always come back to check your youtube videos. How did you find out those capacitors were bad? Were they swelling up or did you use your ESR tester and probed around?
Valuable info about …
Valuable info about the repair, thank you.
It does have DVI …
It does have DVI for analog and digital, but it is only 480P native.
The monitors in the old Midway games did use good parts. The Wells-Gardner V1001, Motorola XM-501, and M5000/M7000 were all very reliable. I just got done fixing up one in a Guided Missile that was home to mice for over 10 years.
Wow, what an …
Wow, what an incredible picture, even after captured on your camera and shown here on youtube.
Does it have a VGA / monitor input?
Also, what is it with capacitors nowadays? The monitors in my 1977 Midway Boot Hill and Space Invaders machines still have original caps in them and they work fine.
Geez bad capacitors …
Geez bad capacitors already!! It does put out a pretty darn good picture. Awesome choice for a display test, Sonic (SatAM)! My favorite cartoon series!
When plasma TVs …
When plasma TVs first came out, everyone said they were only rated for 7 years of use. I guess you’ll find out soon how long this one lasts!
Would a universal …
Would a universal remote work?
I’ve got a RCA universal remote I bought at Best Buy that works the menu on my TV. Maybe the same model will work for you (if they still have it)
too bad I can’t get the battery cover off to give you the model no.