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LG 55LD530 turning on and off.

Aug 14, 2014 1:41PM PDT

If anyone could help with this issue, it would be wonderful.

I bought this current TV set five years ago and never had an issue with it until now. It's an LG 55LD530 model and mounted.

The main issue is 'random' powering on and off, and I say 'random' in that sense that it only happens in certain scenarios, which in themselves seem to be random.

The times it happens are whenever I use an external hard drive to watch sometime and when a game console is on the main dashboard, though has not happened with the cable box being on, all powered via HDMI. The weird part comes when a game or DVD/Bluray is playing, it does not power of. I have tested it for several hours and not one instance of powering down occurred.

I am unsure if this could be a board issue, power supply, or even possibly bad HDMI ports? I have tried factory reseting it several times, as well as unplugging it for over five minutes and turning everything on. Nothing has worked so far, so any help at all to explain or even fix this would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you.

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Google this.
Aug 15, 2014 1:34AM PDT

BAD CAPS.

Now I'm assuming you are an electronics tech so no need for me to warn you about lethal voltages and how to inspect for this.
Bob

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BAD CAPS?
Aug 15, 2014 2:04AM PDT

BAD CAPS? I am not so sure I understand.

Now, it was not safe to assume I am an electronics tech, or I would not have needed some assistance on this issue when all other Google search attempts have failed. On that note as well, I am unsure what lethal voltages has to do with the question I asked. Unless I took what you said completely wrong, it did not address my question at all.

If there is anyone else who may have had this happen or know what might be the culprit, I would greatly appreciate your assistance.

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Sure it was.
Aug 15, 2014 2:08AM PDT

You lead with writing about boards and more. So let's say you don't want to look into BAD CAPS or such. That means you won't be inspecting the boards for this plague and it becomes more of a consumer issue. That is, you find the service in your area and get estimates.

As to my comment on lethal voltages, that's what may be inside the TV and very relevant to almost all product repair today. I have to give warnings like that when folk talk of boards and such.

The BAD CAPS plague is on the web, so why not read up on that along with safe electronic inspection practices? I know some lash out at such advice but what to do for those folk but give them the lead on what it could be?
Bob

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Professional.
Aug 15, 2014 6:26AM PDT

First off, I apologize for not seeing the 'Google this.' subject line. It was an oversight on my part.

Second, I now did look into it for a moment, which seems to have given me all sorts of different information and nothing clear or concrete. This was another reason I, which I believe I did with a level of courtesy and respect, asked for any assistance or even someone who had a similar issue to this one, or with any luck, someone who had the exact issue with this model.

Third, I will not lash on some advice given to inspect, though I will mention that it seems rather rude to say it in such. Saying it like I am three years old and speaking down on me that I need a hand held and guided, when I was asking for some assistance to those who might find it possible to take a moment of their time to help out with this issue. Though you did for a moment, it still comes off as rather condescending in your approach. If I am mistaken, then I apologize and regardless, thank you for your help. I suppose I will have to do some research and even more likely invest into a T.V. repair store.

Thank you for your time.

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Why I write about lashing.
Aug 16, 2014 2:24AM PDT

Too many have lashed out when offered free advice and leads about a common issue and plague. I can't imagine why folk do that when a simple visual inspection, which seems to be in line if you are going to change boards should be second nature to repair techs.

I guess a lot of folk today demand that others tell them exactly which board or part has failed without me or someone being there. Perils of the internet I guess.

Sorry if you felt talked down to. I had hoped to share the most common cause I see today but can't re-write to avoid all possibility of hurt feelings. That is, let's get down to it.
Bob