Samsung UE32C4000PW won't turn on

[J-FRO]

Hey chaps,

I've got the above TV and have owned it for 3 or 4 years now and subsequently the warranty would have expired by now.

I went away on 21st September for a few days and when I left the TV was working perfectly. I came home on the 23rd and didn't try switching it on until the 24th at which point I found it wouldn't turn on. I would have left it on standby when I left on the 21st.

I have tried plugging it in a separate wall socket and also tried swapping the 10A fuse with another one to see if it was that but no joy either way.

Has this happened to anyone else with a Samsung TV here? I've seen that there was a bit of an issue a few years back with Samsungs with capacitors blowing but this isn't something I've looked at or changed myself before. If it was a blown capacitor, how would I know it is?

Oh and I refuse to pay Curry's £95 plus parts to repair it. At that rate I might as well just buy a new 32" TV!

Cheers for any help,

J

 

[Happy_Camper]

This happened to mine. As you say, it was a major issue for the Samsung rose ring TV's. When it happened to mine, the TV tried to turn on but made a clicking noise and never turned on. I emailed Samsung complaining saying the TV was expensive when I bought it and I expected better quality from Samsungs etc. I received a phone call the next day from Samsung advising they would send a local engineer to fix it, at their cost.

Apparently it was architectural undersight by the developers, there are not enough capacitors or something and it put strain on them when turning the TV on. Even with it out of warrantly, they should repair it.

If they don't, you can search ebay for a replacement PCB. Make sure the serial number is exactly the same.

Let me know how you get on.