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Spent 45 minutes chasing a blown fuse on a 2008 Samsung TV yesterday
I was at my bench in the basement, working on this old Samsung LN-T4665F that kept losing power randomly. Thought it was a bad cap again, so I checked all the usual spots on the power board. Nothing looked bulged or leaked. After 45 minutes of poking around with my multimeter, I finally noticed a tiny crack in the solder on the main fuse holder. Reflowed it with my Hakko iron and the TV fired right up. Client was thrilled it only took a couple hours total. Does anyone else run into stupid simple fixes like this after tearing your hair out?
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harperg763mo ago
Always the tiny stuff that gets you. Spent two hours once on a toaster that wouldn't heat before I found a stray crumb jamming the lever. Makes you feel like a genius and an idiot all at once.
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kellys783mo ago
Ngl @harperg76, at least your crumb was free - waiting 45 minutes for a fuse fix sounds like a painful waste of time honestly.
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