My TV is in pieces and I still can’t get at the god damn control board. From the pictures I’ve seen of the other similar models, it’s like this thing is purposefully designed to be impossible to get at. I would pretty much have to remove every single damn panel, cable, plug and screw to get the chassis out. And even then, getting the chassis open to get at the board would be no picnic.
After reading more forums, it seems like this might be even deeper than the four big capacitors, there’s stories of
every single capacitor going bad on this line.
I think I’m going to just put it back together and call Mitsubishi and give them hell like I’ve never given hell before. This TV is only three years old, barely out of warranty (which I probably voided when I opened up the back anyway). TVs should last more than three years. We didn’t even watch it that much.
Ugh, man… I guess they mean it when they say “No User Serviceable Parts Inside.” I feel for you when it comes to capacitors going out. That’s how my last Dell PC crapped out after 6 years. I sent it off to someone back East to fix (After going through hell to get the damn heat sink off the Pentium 4), and they couldn’t even fix it. (Out one mobo, CPU, and 768MB RAM)
If I could desolder them and resolder new ones on, I’d get the caps myself and recap. Of course, I know enough that I don’t trust myself with precision tools, or a steady hand. Soldering is not my forte.
Good luck, and yes, give them hell. TVs should last longer than three years, warranty or not.
Crap dude.. that sucks! 🙁
I really hope my HDTV stays in good service for a long time. It’s an LCD though.
HAMOO SMASH!
*seconds*
*thirded*