Samsung forum: LE40B650 power issue

http://www.samsung.com/us/capacitorsettlement/

But Samsung has many lists. You need to call in and ask if there is another list with this model when BAD CAPS are covered. Remember that many makers are running their derriere off changing these parts out and picking up the pieces.

And again, you can google BAD CAPS to find the articles about the known bad names.
Bob

http://www.samsung.com/uk/support/model/LE40B650T2WXXH-downloads?isManualDownload=true

This is the model, obviously the list is for US model numbers so the equivalent would be LN40B650 purchased in 2009. The class actions are in the US though the capacitor issue occurred in Europe too but unfortunately I think that Samsung have been less forthcoming here in dealing with it.

My father has the same set but a 651 as opposed to 650, the only difference being a different coloured bezel unfortunately he didn't have the warranty extension so when his went it was a bit more hassle. Here in the UK there are more stricter consumer laws. Samsung wouldn't even acknowledge there being any issue so eventually the shop had to pay for the repair as a product like a TV has to expect to have a life of at least 6 years.

Fortunately as I mentioned I have the warranty extension so there won't be a problem getting it repaired but what I am concerned about is if parts are replaced that will eventually fail again at the point when I no longer have the warranty.

If I google BAD CAPS I find "THE" site about this and the bad cap names are there.

Thank you for your reply. I am in the UK as it happens not Ireland.
I was hoping for a general reply regarding this. The parts, the mainboards and power boards whether for US or European market are from the same manufacturers in the far east so the question would be the same if I were in the USA.

Basically would any new power or main boards fitted as replacement have better quality capacitors than the one presently faulty or would they have the same type as the faulty ones?
Please assume theoretically that i am in the US if that helps.

Have been badly burned by the BAD CAPS (see google) issue. Millions of dead PCs and now you see this in other electronics. All makers I know of went over the inventory to purge such material. This is no assurance it's all gone but you can find the bad makers if you do your research. (Samsung made caps are fine.)
Bob

lucid,

So you want me to speculate, eh?

Well, if you were a US customer, I'd let an Authorized Service Center technician diagnose your problem and determine what needed to be replaced, and since these Authorized Service Centers are not directly owned, but rather contracted by Samsung, they manage their own inventory. So I wouldn't know precisely which parts they were using.

To your question about whether they would replace the whole board or just the part, since I've never actually replaced one myself, I wouldn't know precisely what they do. However, I seem to recall that Samsung pays for the capacitor to be replaced, not an entire board. So there should be some modularity to the components.

Hope that helps some!

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Thanks for both your replies. It's taken me all day of looking through drawers and cupboards to find the receipt and warranty. Fortunately I have 2 years 3 months left of the warranty. Looking at the paperwork the mainboard was replaced in May 2010 but not sure about the power supply though. I just wondered whether there was a date of manufacturing of the boards by which i could be sure that the same wouldn't happen again. So I can make sure that the service company don't fit or source old stock where the replaced board still has bad caps that may cause problems in the future.