vizio vw42l

etorg1125 · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

Hello,

I have a vizio vw42l that I got for free. The guy I got it from said he heard a loud "zap" noise then the screen went black. When the power button is pressed the unit come on for about 2 seconds then goes black again. I am somewhat of a hack and removed the back cover and visually inspected all of the readily accesible board and could find nothing obviously wrong. One interesting side note. I powered the unit on with the inverter boards ungrounded and the unit came on and stayed on with a flickering picture. As soon as I grounded either one of the inverters the screen went black again.
What should I replace?

Thanks in advance for your advice....

Justmanuals · Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1948

This Parts & Service manual can be purchased for $11.77 and downloaded immediately after payment from http://www.justmanuals.com

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etorg1125 · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

Thank you for the offer. I was able to find it for free.

http://76.254.74.102/Updated%20Field%20Tech%20Service%20Manuals/Vizio%20Amtran%20Field%20Tech%20Service%20Manuals/VX%20Series/VX42L%20HDTV10A%20Service%20Manual.pdf

Justmanuals · Joined: 21 Aug 2004 Posts: 1948

The one in that link is 33 pages. The manual I have is 98 pages. I think the 'free' version is missing something.
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etorg1125 · Joined: 28 Jul 2011 Posts: 3

Thanks again for your input but as I mentioned in my original post I am a hack and hence not that savvy where a 98 page manual would help me. I am just in dire need of help with this issue from someone who knows what they are doing.