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We've had a 32inch Samsung LED TV in our bedroom for 3 or 4 years.
Last week it went pop and then failed to turn on.

I googled "samsung tv not working" and it returned hundreds of similar problems.
It seems Samsung LED TVs are prone to a capacitor in the power supply failing, luckily it also provided a fix.

One trip to Maplin, a £0.37 capacitor and 30 minutes later the TV is working again

So, if you have a Samsung LED tv that stops working, do a google search and you could save yourself some money


LOL, there's also a business opportunity there for someone, ebay is full of broken Samsung TVs with the description matching the symptons shown by my tv

Hi John.

That's a great "tip"....

The only trouble with setting up such a business in this so-called "throw-away and buy another one" age, is that the number of repair firms actually still in business is decreasing rapidly.

And likewise the issue of getting hold of spare parts from manufacturers can be an issue and then there's the problem that you have to offer a warranty when you re-sell repaired items.

And in many cases, it is cheaper to buy a brand new unit with warrnty, than to buy an older unit, with an unknown history, that has been repaired and offered for resale.

regards
Tim