got a sweet pick up Friday

**Chrissm14** · 04-27-2014, 08:49 PM

A guy called me to pick up a flat screen tv, and when I get there, it's a Westinghouse 46" led tv that looked brand new. I thought the screen would be smashed or something. I didn't ask what was wrong with it, and when I got it home I plugged it in and it works fine. Only thing wrong is the screen is a little dim on the bottom left hand side, anyone know what could cause it or how I could fix it? I haven't gotten a chance to take it apart and look at it yet. I'd I can get it working its going on the wall to replace my 42" lcd

Also went and to the yard and made $250 the same day. And got some cabinets that I built at work installed in my basement. Finished refinishing my floor in a bedroom, cleaned the lawn mower carb and got the yard mowed, fixed the leaking garden hose, and got rid of the last 6 monitors hogging up space in my basement. I must say it's been a productive weekend

**PickerBenny** · 04-28-2014, 09:26 PM

Sounds like a good time. I found a vizio flat screen, but it didnt turn on. The fuse wasnt broken or anything that was fried, so im at a standstill. Good for you bud!

**Mechanic688** · 04-28-2014, 11:27 PM

Originally Posted by PickerBenny

Sounds like a good time. I found a vizio flat screen, but it didnt turn on. The fuse wasnt broken or anything that was fried, so im at a standstill. Good for you bud!

Here Benny, This forum deals with bad caps. which is a common cause for failure in flat screens and computers, also they have parts kits and mucho info available. If your hands on then this might be a simple fix.

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**Mvpvlad** · 04-29-2014, 07:07 PM

there is a big warning that nobody knows about with flat-screens you aren't supposed to lay them down with the screen facing down this could have been the reason

**Chrissm14** · 04-29-2014, 07:47 PM

I just took it apart and the sheets of plastic between the screen and the glass were not flat in that corner they were kind of scrunched up. not sure if I did it while taking it apart, but it happens to be in the corner that isn't working right. I'm putting it back together now, I'll post back with my results

**Rollyrogers33** · 04-29-2014, 08:10 PM

Got a 60" LED that was sitting in the trash with the stickers still on the screen. Plugged it and it worked great. Turned around to find a remote in my garage. Started to smell smoke. Turned around and white smoke was pouring out the back.

**Chrissm14** · 04-29-2014, 08:49 PM

**** probably a short somewhere. just got mine put back together and still the same problem. I'll try it again someday and take it completely apart

**Mechanic688** · 04-29-2014, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Rollyrogers33

Got a 60" LED that was sitting in the trash with the stickers still on the screen. Plugged it and it worked great. Turned around to find a remote in my garage. Started to smell smoke. Turned around and white smoke was pouring out the back.

In the CB radio world we would tell them; "Man, you let the factory smoke out of it."

That was probably a surface mount transistor or IC

**snapperhead** · 05-31-2014, 05:55 PM

A couple of months ago, a friend asked me if I wanted a big industrial monitor, naturally I said yes. Turns out to be a 40" high def lcd monitor, a special one that is meant for commercial use like factories, bars, shops, etc. Only catch was that it was meant to be wall mounted and weighed in at over 40kg. $4 worth of box section steel and some left over plywood, and hey presto, I now have the best computer monitor I could have imagined. Its shock, smoke, dust, and waterproof (6" deep all aluminium case with no vents) and I have thrown things at the screen to test it. I checked up it's specs, and it retailed at over $7000 new. Only problem I see in the future is if it ever packs out, how can I go back to a normal sized computer monitor again. I'm a spoiled rotten happy scrapper.

got a sweet pick up Friday

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