Samsung 226BW Bad Caps warning

Just to follow up on my above comments, I tried to return it to samsung and ask for the same panel back (note panel, not model) and they basically told me to shove it. In fact, samsung support didn't really know what I was on about (or were denying multiple panels or differing quality), but Amkotron (their repair company) knew straight away, and said it wasn't possible. Just a heads up if you have an S panel.

My problem wasn't the caps though, not yet..... My OSD no longer works, like it's permanently locked. RMA was approved but I'm not doing it yet. I think I'll RMA it just before the warranty runs out.
 
Picked up the stuff I need from rswww. Fingers crossed. Hopefully I'll have the caps by tomorrow and then I can spend the weekend sorting out the monitor. :)
 
i have this monitor...if this happens to mine and the last thing i soldered was my radio contol car about 20 years ago...

what kit would i need to buy to be able to do this AND what are the chances of me being able to do it?

I like to think i have reasonable steady hands...i used to paint citadel miniatures...
 
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Citadel miniatures, capacitors - transferable skills! You can pick up a soldering iron for between £5 and £10 that would be just fine for this job, they're not too small here.

The question I'd like to ask is, how safe it is to be playing with the power board? Should I leave it off for a certain amount of time, or can it be discharged etc?
 
Great, I have one of these, I guess if it goes pop I can replace it with a larger monitor but i've only had it two years I think, no signs of problems yet but looks like its inevitable

Lesson learned, spend a bit more next time.

I noticed theres no pic of the actual monitor and I had to google to confirm I had the same one so for reference

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That's the one, but is that image hotlinked? Might want to rehost if so.

That also looks identical to the 223BW, which I believe was the same except it lacked RTA function. I expect it would also have the same components.
 
It's not hosted by google, it'll be by some site somewhere that's listed. Just upload it to an imagehost if you must have it otherwise it's extra traffic for someone elses site who we're not even visiting.
 
they probably do it on purpose, design it to fail jsut out of warranty..

My mate works at a TV repair place and he is making a packet at the moment fixing samsung TV's with blown caps...

he gets 3 or 4 a week to do... they started comming in about a year ago.. its great for him £1 on spares, 45mins soldering and £80 in the till.....
 
Unfortunately price is indicative of quality in most cases, so you'll have to spend on a high end Dell, NEC or Hazro type monitor to get some decent components. I probably won't go Samsung again because of this, but tbh if you can't afford a high end one, just get one with the best warranty service. I think in this case, Samsung have really skimped, but it'll be hard to determine which other manufacturers use cheap components.
 
Thanks, I remember thinking it was awesome for the price I paid for it because it looked really nice at the time, after this thread i'll never look at it in the same way again haha.

Like I say though next time round i'll do a bit more research and spend a little more, its not gone pop yet and if it does hopefully it will be in warranty, to be fair though its been decent so far in the time i've had it, its had a hell of a lot of use
 
Exactly. I would be expecting to replace the monitor after 3 years anyway as I like having a warranty on them all the time, so considering it comes with 3 years it isn't that bad compared to some things.
 
Well, I've just sorted mine out. Real easy to do too. No more flickering. :)
All I need to do now is hope nothing blows up! lol
 
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michellez said:
Mate had a 40" Samsung telly do this! Found some forums with lots of people saying the same thing.

Trip down a certain highstreet electrical store who sell components as well and just a few quid spent on replacements :-)
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Yeah this happened to my 40" tv, two caps had blown.

Soldered in some new ones that cost less than the couple of quid postage and been running fine since.
 
Ive had the same problems with my 226BW and since its out of the warranty i thought i would try and fix it.

Cost £15 total for the replacement Caps + Soldering Iron + Solder etc.


Sorry in advance for massive pictures :p


Before
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Bad caps taken out
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New caps in
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My novice solder work :p
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Hope this helps anything with a similar problem. It is surprisingly easy to fix and the monitor is working good as new.
 
first off sorry to bump such an old thread but i just had these issues recently come up on my monitor and thanks to the guide's/pictures i was able to replace my caps no problem.

a problem i did encounter though is i damaged the cord that leads from the power button to the right side of the monitor (the very thin blue+white cable). i accidently ripped one of the white wires out while trying to remove it to access the power supply, luckily the wire i did rip seemed to be the power to the blue LED that lit up behind the power button when the monitor is turned on (lucky me). now my question is, is this cable replaceable? if so, where would i go about getting a new one? my monitor does turn on fine without any issues, but rather safe than sorry.

thanks
 
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